WoRMS name details
Eurythoe pacifica levukaensis McIntosh, 1885
340839 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:340839)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McIntosh, W.C. [as M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 29-30, Pl. XVI fig. 5, Pl. IIA fig. 14, Pl. IIIA figs. 10-12; note: McIntosh uses 'Eurythoë' with a diaeresis on the 'e' [details]
page(s): 29-30, Pl. XVI fig. 5, Pl. IIA fig. 14, Pl. IIIA figs. 10-12; note: McIntosh uses 'Eurythoë' with a diaeresis on the 'e' [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.29, geounit Fiji
, Type locality contained in Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone , Note Levuka, Ovalau Island, Fiji Islands, Pacific...
Holotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.29, geounit Fiji [details]
type locality contained in Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range Not stated. Probably at shallow water.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Levuka (Ovalau Island, Fiji).
Etymology Not stated, the subspecific epithet levukaensis refers to the type locality of the subspecies, Levuka (Ovalau Island, Fiji).
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed.
Depth range Not stated. Probably at shallow water. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Levuka (Ovalau Island, Fiji).
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Levuka (Ovalau Island, Fiji). [details]
Etymology Not stated, the subspecific epithet levukaensis refers to the type locality of the subspecies, Levuka (Ovalau Island, Fiji).
Etymology Not stated, the subspecific epithet levukaensis refers to the type locality of the subspecies, Levuka (Ovalau Island, Fiji). [details]
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed.
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Eurythoe pacifica levukaensis McIntosh, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=340839 on 2024-04-20
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McIntosh, W.C. [as M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 29-30, Pl. XVI fig. 5, Pl. IIA fig. 14, Pl. IIIA figs. 10-12; note: McIntosh uses 'Eurythoë' with a diaeresis on the 'e' [details]
source of synonymy Augener, Hermann. (1913). Polychaeta I. Errantia. 65-304. IN: Michaelsen, W. and Hartmeyer, R. (Ed.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. <em>Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Gustav Fischer, Jena.</em> 4(5): 65-304, plates II-III., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7160888
page(s): 87 [details]
page(s): 29-30, Pl. XVI fig. 5, Pl. IIA fig. 14, Pl. IIIA figs. 10-12; note: McIntosh uses 'Eurythoë' with a diaeresis on the 'e' [details]
source of synonymy Augener, Hermann. (1913). Polychaeta I. Errantia. 65-304. IN: Michaelsen, W. and Hartmeyer, R. (Ed.). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. <em>Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Gustav Fischer, Jena.</em> 4(5): 65-304, plates II-III., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7160888
page(s): 87 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.29, geounit Fiji [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated. Probably at shallow water. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean: Levuka (Ovalau Island, Fiji). [details]
Editor's comment McIntosh (1885: 29-30) does not provide information about the depth, habitat, or date of collection of Eurythoe pacifica levukaensis. The H.M.S. Challenger arrived to Lekuva on the 28th July 1874. According to the travelogue written by W.J.J. Spry "The Cruise of Her Majesty's Ship "Challenger". Voyages Over Many Seas, Scenes in Many Lands" (1878: 190), "On the 28th [July 1874], we were off the harbour [of Levuka], which is surrounded with detached coral reefs, over which the surf was breaking in white foam: passing through an opening only 800 or 900 feet wide, we reached the anchorage, with its shallow, clear, and still water, affording as great a contrast as possible to the dark turbulent waves outside." Moreover, J. Murray & A.F. Renard refer on the "Report on the Deep Sea Deposits Based on the Specimens Collected During the Voyage" (1891: 167) that "In the Coral Sand from 12 fathoms [= about 22 m], off Levuka, there were no pelagic Foraminifera, while the minerals were comparatively numerous and large, having a mean diameter of 0.5 mm." The collections of the NHMUK hold several specimens of Mollusca collected during the Challenger Expedition at Levuka, the 29th July 1874, at a depth of 22 m deep, which seems to fit the data of the sample of sediment described by Murray and Renard. It is possible that the specimens of Eurythoe pacifica levukaensis are from the same sample. [details]
Etymology Not stated, the subspecific epithet levukaensis refers to the type locality of the subspecies, Levuka (Ovalau Island, Fiji). [details]
Habitat Not stated. [details]
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed. [details]
Type locality Levuka, Ovalau Island, Fiji Islands, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate -17.68°, 178.84°). [details]
Type material Syntype deposited at the Natural History Museum, London, UK (NHMUK 1885.12.1.29). [details]
