WoRMS name details
Serpula penicillus Linnaeus, 1758
340008 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:340008)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Note Malta. Author: "Habitat in M. Mediterraneo ad...
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Type locality Malta. Author: "Habitat in M. Mediterraneo ad Melitam"[details]
Etymology As 'penicillus' is a masculine Latin noun diminutive meaning a little brush, it is here regarded as unchanging as a noun in...
Nomenclature It seems clear that Sabella penicillus (was Serpula penicillus) is the valid name for what is known widely as Sabella...
Etymology As 'penicillus' is a masculine Latin noun diminutive meaning a little brush, it is here regarded as unchanging as a noun in apposition to a feminine genus. If Linnaeus had intended an adjective he would have used 'penicillatus' meaning brush-like. A feminine form 'penicilla' is not possible, and penicilla is also the nominative plural of neuter noun penicillum [details]
Nomenclature It seems clear that Sabella penicillus (was Serpula penicillus) is the valid name for what is known widely as Sabella...
Nomenclature It seems clear that Sabella penicillus (was Serpula penicillus) is the valid name for what is known widely as Sabella spallanzanii. For the purposes of stability, following Knight-Jones & Perkins (1998), this is currently ignored.
Knight-Jones & Perkins (1988) assign Serpula penicillus (later Sabella penicillus) of Linnaeus, 1758 to Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791), which was originally Tubularia spallanzanii, which is named in a later edition of the same work, "Systema naturae". Readers will have to study their article to see why they did this. It does not follow priority. [details]
Knight-Jones & Perkins (1988) assign Serpula penicillus (later Sabella penicillus) of Linnaeus, 1758 to Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791), which was originally Tubularia spallanzanii, which is named in a later edition of the same work, "Systema naturae". Readers will have to study their article to see why they did this. It does not follow priority. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Serpula penicillus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=340008 on 2024-04-24
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 788 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rathke, H. (1843). Beiträge zur Fauna Norwegens. <em>Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, Breslau & Bonn.</em> 20: 1-264c., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11613
page(s): 225, plate XII figs. 5-7 [details]
additional source Heppell, David 1963. Serpula Linnaeus, 1758 (Annelida, Polychaeta). Proposed designation of a type-species under the plenary powers and relevant proposals. Z.N.(S.) 1606. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 20(6): 443-446., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12221788
page(s): 443 [details]
source of synonymy Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors [request]
status source Knight-Jones, Phyllis; Perkins, Thomas H. (1998). A revision of Sabella, Bispira and Stylomma (Polychaeta: Sabellidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 123: 385-467., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1998.tb01370.x [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 788 [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Rathke, H. (1843). Beiträge zur Fauna Norwegens. <em>Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, Breslau & Bonn.</em> 20: 1-264c., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11613
page(s): 225, plate XII figs. 5-7 [details]
additional source Heppell, David 1963. Serpula Linnaeus, 1758 (Annelida, Polychaeta). Proposed designation of a type-species under the plenary powers and relevant proposals. Z.N.(S.) 1606. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 20(6): 443-446., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12221788
page(s): 443 [details]
source of synonymy Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors
[request] status source Knight-Jones, Phyllis; Perkins, Thomas H. (1998). A revision of Sabella, Bispira and Stylomma (Polychaeta: Sabellidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 123: 385-467., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1998.tb01370.x [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology As 'penicillus' is a masculine Latin noun diminutive meaning a little brush, it is here regarded as unchanging as a noun in apposition to a feminine genus. If Linnaeus had intended an adjective he would have used 'penicillatus' meaning brush-like. A feminine form 'penicilla' is not possible, and penicilla is also the nominative plural of neuter noun penicillum [details]Nomenclature It seems clear that Sabella penicillus (was Serpula penicillus) is the valid name for what is known widely as Sabella spallanzanii. For the purposes of stability, following Knight-Jones & Perkins (1998), this is currently ignored.
Knight-Jones & Perkins (1988) assign Serpula penicillus (later Sabella penicillus) of Linnaeus, 1758 to Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791), which was originally Tubularia spallanzanii, which is named in a later edition of the same work, "Systema naturae". Readers will have to study their article to see why they did this. It does not follow priority. [details]
Type locality Malta. Author: "Habitat in M. Mediterraneo ad Melitam"
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