WoRMS taxon details
Prosphaerosyllis semiverrucosa (Ehlers, 1913)
1045604 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1045604)
accepted
Species
Sphaerosyllis semiverrucosa Ehlers, 1913 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Sphaerosyllis semiverrucosa Ehlers, 1913) Ehlers, E. 1913. Die Polychaeten-Sammlungen der deutschen Südpolar- Expedition, 1901-1903. <i>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 im Auftrage des Reichsamtes des innern herausgegeben von Erich von Drygalski Leiter Expedition</i>, 13(4): 397-598, plates XXVI-XLVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2139283
page(s): 483, plate 32, figure 5-9; note: shoreline Simonstown, False Bay, South Africa [details]
page(s): 483, plate 32, figure 5-9; note: shoreline Simonstown, False Bay, South Africa [details]
Type locality contained in False Bay (South Africa)
type locality contained in False Bay (South Africa) [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Taxonomy Verde et al (2013) appear to have examined only the original 4 specimens from Simonstown, South Africa. There were then no...
Taxonomy Verde et al (2013) appear to have examined only the original 4 specimens from Simonstown, South Africa. There were then no new records, and apparently no other records other than the type series from Simonstown, although the authors make no comment on this, or on the geographic distribution. They explain why they were examining this species with this general comment: "there are still many syllid species originally described from a limited number of specimens collected decades ago, with incomplete diagnoses and iconography. Additionally, some of them have been incorrectly classified and assigned to an inappropriate taxonomic level mainly due to past technological constraints." More recently San Martin, Lucas, Westheide (2021: 167, photo figs) place specimens from Tulear Reef, Madagascar, collected in 2002 as Prosphaerosyllis semiverrucosa. They state it is a very distinctive species, but the text (and figures) are not clear on why that statement is made. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Prosphaerosyllis semiverrucosa (Ehlers, 1913). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1045604 on 2024-04-18
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
original description
(of Sphaerosyllis semiverrucosa Ehlers, 1913) Ehlers, E. 1913. Die Polychaeten-Sammlungen der deutschen Südpolar- Expedition, 1901-1903. <i>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 im Auftrage des Reichsamtes des innern herausgegeben von Erich von Drygalski Leiter Expedition</i>, 13(4): 397-598, plates XXVI-XLVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2139283
page(s): 483, plate 32, figure 5-9; note: shoreline Simonstown, False Bay, South Africa [details]
additional source San Martín, Guillermo; Lucas, Yolanda; Westheide, Wilfried. (2021). The hidden worms on the beach: interstitial Syllidae (Annelida) from the Indo-Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 134(1): 149-195., available online at https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324x-134.1.149
page(s): 157, figures 6D–F, 10A, B; note: Record and brief description for Tulear Reef, Madagascar [details] Available for editors
[request]
new combination reference Verdes, Aida; Aguado, M. Teresa; San Martín, Guillermo. (2013). Re-description of some poorly known species of the family Syllidae (Annelida). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 93(08): 2109-2122., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315413000660
page(s): 2114; note: Holotype description & recombined from Sphaerosyllis [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 483, plate 32, figure 5-9; note: shoreline Simonstown, False Bay, South Africa [details]
additional source San Martín, Guillermo; Lucas, Yolanda; Westheide, Wilfried. (2021). The hidden worms on the beach: interstitial Syllidae (Annelida) from the Indo-Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 134(1): 149-195., available online at https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324x-134.1.149
page(s): 157, figures 6D–F, 10A, B; note: Record and brief description for Tulear Reef, Madagascar [details] Available for editors
[request] new combination reference Verdes, Aida; Aguado, M. Teresa; San Martín, Guillermo. (2013). Re-description of some poorly known species of the family Syllidae (Annelida). <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 93(08): 2109-2122., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315413000660
page(s): 2114; note: Holotype description & recombined from Sphaerosyllis [details] Available for editors
[request] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Verde et al (2013) appear to have examined only the original 4 specimens from Simonstown, South Africa. There were then no new records, and apparently no other records other than the type series from Simonstown, although the authors make no comment on this, or on the geographic distribution. They explain why they were examining this species with this general comment: "there are still many syllid species originally described from a limited number of specimens collected decades ago, with incomplete diagnoses and iconography. Additionally, some of them have been incorrectly classified and assigned to an inappropriate taxonomic level mainly due to past technological constraints." More recently San Martin, Lucas, Westheide (2021: 167, photo figs) place specimens from Tulear Reef, Madagascar, collected in 2002 as Prosphaerosyllis semiverrucosa. They state it is a very distinctive species, but the text (and figures) are not clear on why that statement is made. [details]
