WoRMS name details
Spirobranchus semperi Mörch, 1863
338153 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338153)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
- Subspecies Spirobranchus semperi aceros Pixell, 1913 accepted as Spirobranchus tetraceros (Schmarda, 1861) (subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Spirobranchus semperi acroceros Willey, 1905 accepted as Spirobranchus tetraceros (Schmarda, 1861) (subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Spirobranchus semperi papillosus Wesenberg-Lund, 1949 accepted as Spirobranchus tetraceros (Schmarda, 1861) (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Mörch, O. A. L. (1863). Revisio critica Serpulidarum. Et Bidrag til Rørormenes Naturhistorie. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift København.</em> Ser. 3, 1: 347-470, pl. 11 [also issued as a separate, 1–124, pl. 11]., available online at http://www.archive.org/details/naturhistoriskti01copeuoft
page(s): 405, plate 11, figures 24-25; note: The existence of figures isn't indicated in the text for this name, but plate 11 has good operculum figures. [details]
page(s): 405, plate 11, figures 24-25; note: The existence of figures isn't indicated in the text for this name, but plate 11 has good operculum figures. [details]
Type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Philippines Islands, unspecified further
type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Philippines Islands, unspecified further [details]
Status Synonymized by e.g. ten Hove (1970) with Spirobranchus tetraceros, the taxon has been reinstated by Pillai (2009: 178-182)...
Status Synonymized by e.g. ten Hove (1970) with Spirobranchus tetraceros, the taxon has been reinstated by Pillai (2009: 178-182) based on Pillai's own collection material from Sri Lanka (which had been examined & placed as S. tetraceros by ten Hove). However, Mörch's original material came from the Philippines. Earlier Augener (1914:148) had included Pomatoceros tetraceros Schmarda, 1861 under Spirobranchus semperi Mörch, 1863, but clearly the priority lies with Schmarda's name by two years. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Spirobranchus semperi Mörch, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338153 on 2024-04-20
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original description
Mörch, O. A. L. (1863). Revisio critica Serpulidarum. Et Bidrag til Rørormenes Naturhistorie. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift København.</em> Ser. 3, 1: 347-470, pl. 11 [also issued as a separate, 1–124, pl. 11]., available online at http://www.archive.org/details/naturhistoriskti01copeuoft
page(s): 405, plate 11, figures 24-25; note: The existence of figures isn't indicated in the text for this name, but plate 11 has good operculum figures. [details]
additional source Mohammad, Murad-B. M. (1971). Intertidal polychaetes from Kuwait, Arabian Gulf, with descriptions of three new species. <em>Journal of Zoology, London.</em> 163(3): 285-303., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1971.tb04536.x [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy ten Hove, Harry A. (1970). Serpulinae (Polychaeta) from the Caribbean: I - The genus <i>Spirobranchus</i>. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 32: 1-57, plates I-V., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506140
page(s): 3; note: Included under Spirobranchus tetraceros [details] Available for editors [request]
status source Augener, H. (1914). Polychaeta II: Sedentaria. pp. 1-72. In: Michaelsen, W. and Hartmeyer, R. (Eds.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Volume 5. Gustav Fischer. Jena.
page(s): 149; note: Discusses and includes Pomatoceros tetraceros under Spirobranchus semperi, but the former is senior to the latter, so this is not possible [details]
status source Pillai, T. G. (2009). Descriptions of new serpulid polychaetes from the Kimberleys of Australia and discussion of Australian and Indo-West Pacific species of Spirobranchus and superficially similar taxa. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 61(2): 93-199., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Pillai-2009-Rec-Aust-Mus-612-93199/
page(s): 178, figures 57A–H; note: treated as valid, based on Sri Lanka specimens. Pillai reports the same specimens had been placed as S. tetraceros by ten Hove. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 405, plate 11, figures 24-25; note: The existence of figures isn't indicated in the text for this name, but plate 11 has good operculum figures. [details]
additional source Mohammad, Murad-B. M. (1971). Intertidal polychaetes from Kuwait, Arabian Gulf, with descriptions of three new species. <em>Journal of Zoology, London.</em> 163(3): 285-303., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1971.tb04536.x [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] source of synonymy ten Hove, Harry A. (1970). Serpulinae (Polychaeta) from the Caribbean: I - The genus <i>Spirobranchus</i>. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 32: 1-57, plates I-V., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506140
page(s): 3; note: Included under Spirobranchus tetraceros [details] Available for editors
[request] status source Augener, H. (1914). Polychaeta II: Sedentaria. pp. 1-72. In: Michaelsen, W. and Hartmeyer, R. (Eds.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Volume 5. Gustav Fischer. Jena.
page(s): 149; note: Discusses and includes Pomatoceros tetraceros under Spirobranchus semperi, but the former is senior to the latter, so this is not possible [details]
status source Pillai, T. G. (2009). Descriptions of new serpulid polychaetes from the Kimberleys of Australia and discussion of Australian and Indo-West Pacific species of Spirobranchus and superficially similar taxa. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 61(2): 93-199., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Pillai-2009-Rec-Aust-Mus-612-93199/
page(s): 178, figures 57A–H; note: treated as valid, based on Sri Lanka specimens. Pillai reports the same specimens had been placed as S. tetraceros by ten Hove. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Status Synonymized by e.g. ten Hove (1970) with Spirobranchus tetraceros, the taxon has been reinstated by Pillai (2009: 178-182) based on Pillai's own collection material from Sri Lanka (which had been examined & placed as S. tetraceros by ten Hove). However, Mörch's original material came from the Philippines. Earlier Augener (1914:148) had included Pomatoceros tetraceros Schmarda, 1861 under Spirobranchus semperi Mörch, 1863, but clearly the priority lies with Schmarda's name by two years. [details]Type locality Philippines Islands, unspecified further [details]
