WoRMS name details
Nephthys hombergi var. kersivalensis McIntosh, 1908
340897 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:340897)
unaccepted (rank upgrade to species, generic spelling variant)
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McIntosh, W. C. (1908). A monograph of British Annelids. <em>Ray Society of London, II. Part I. Polychaeta. Nephthydidae to Syllidae.</em> 2: 1-232., available online at http://www.archive.org/details/monographBritis2McInA
page(s): 20-21; note: as a variety [details]
page(s): 20-21; note: as a variety [details]
Type locality contained in United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Atlantic Ocean, Great Britain
type locality contained in United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From other sources
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Great Britain [details]
Etymology In a footnote on page 20 McIntosh states Nephthys hombergii var. kersivalensi is named for "the old name of Lochmaddy,...
Taxonomy McIntosh described Nephtys kersivalensis as a variety within the description for Nephtys hombergii. McIntosh used the...
Etymology In a footnote on page 20 McIntosh states Nephthys hombergii var. kersivalensi is named for "the old name of Lochmaddy, North-Uist, where it is plentiful [details]
Taxonomy McIntosh described Nephtys kersivalensis as a variety within the description for Nephtys hombergii. McIntosh used the...
Taxonomy McIntosh described Nephtys kersivalensis as a variety within the description for Nephtys hombergii. McIntosh used the 'Nephthys' genus spelling, which is in line with the derivation of the genus name but not the spelling used by Lamarck. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Nephthys hombergi var. kersivalensis McIntosh, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=340897 on 2024-04-16
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original description
McIntosh, W. C. (1908). A monograph of British Annelids. <em>Ray Society of London, II. Part I. Polychaeta. Nephthydidae to Syllidae.</em> 2: 1-232., available online at http://www.archive.org/details/monographBritis2McInA
page(s): 20-21; note: as a variety [details]
source of synonymy Rainer, Sebastian F. 1989. Redescription of Nephtys assimilis and N. kersivalensis (Polychaeta: Phyllodocida) and a key to Nephtys from Northern Europe. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 69: 875-889. [details]
page(s): 20-21; note: as a variety [details]
source of synonymy Rainer, Sebastian F. 1989. Redescription of Nephtys assimilis and N. kersivalensis (Polychaeta: Phyllodocida) and a key to Nephtys from Northern Europe. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 69: 875-889. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology In a footnote on page 20 McIntosh states Nephthys hombergii var. kersivalensi is named for "the old name of Lochmaddy, North-Uist, where it is plentiful [details]Taxonomy McIntosh described Nephtys kersivalensis as a variety within the description for Nephtys hombergii. McIntosh used the 'Nephthys' genus spelling, which is in line with the derivation of the genus name but not the spelling used by Lamarck. [details]
From other sources
Specimen The Natural History Museum, London [details]Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Great Britain [details]
