(ofParamarphysa longula Ehlers, 1887)Ehlers, E. (1887). Reports on the results of dredging, under the direction of L. F. Pourtalès, during the years 1868-1870, and of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78), and in the Caribbean Sea (1878-79), in the U.S. Coast Survey steamer "Blake", Lieut-Com. C. D. Sigsbee, U.S.N. and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXXI. Report on the Annelids. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 15: vi & 335 pp., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30734338 page(s): 99-100, plate 29, figures 3-12 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Marphysa longula (Ehlers, 1887). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=421060 on 2026-07-22
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Marphysa longula (Ehlers, 1887). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=421060 on 2026-07-22
original description(ofParamarphysa longula Ehlers, 1887)Ehlers, E. (1887). Reports on the results of dredging, under the direction of L. F. Pourtalès, during the years 1868-1870, and of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78), and in the Caribbean Sea (1878-79), in the U.S. Coast Survey steamer "Blake", Lieut-Com. C. D. Sigsbee, U.S.N. and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXXI. Report on the Annelids. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 15: vi & 335 pp., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30734338 page(s): 99-100, plate 29, figures 3-12 [details]
basis of recordFauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online athttps://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751[details]
status sourceSalazar-vallejo, S. I.; Carrera-parra, L. F. (1998). Eunícidos (Polychaeta) del caribe mexicano con claves para las especies del Gran Caribe. <em>Fauchaldius, Lysidice, Marphysa, Nematonereis y Palola. Revista de Biologia Tropical.</em> 45(4): 1481-1498.[details] Available for editors
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