WoRMS taxon details
Prosphaerosyllis kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885)
1039353 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1039353)
accepted
Species
Sphaerosyllis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Sphaerosyllis retrodens Ehlers, 1897 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Sphaerosyllis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885) 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): 206-207, pl. XXIX fig. 5, pl. XXXIII fig. 10, pl. XVA fig. 22 [details]
page(s): 206-207, pl. XXIX fig. 5, pl. XXXIII fig. 10, pl. XVA fig. 22 [details]
Holotype (of Sphaerosyllis kerguelensis McIntosh,...
Holotype (of Sphaerosyllis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885) NHMUK 1885.12.1.155, geounit Kerguelen Islands [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Prosphaerosyllis kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1039353 on 2024-04-23
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original description
(of Sphaerosyllis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885) 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): 206-207, pl. XXIX fig. 5, pl. XXXIII fig. 10, pl. XVA fig. 22 [details]
original description (of Sphaerosyllis retrodens Ehlers, 1897) Ehlers, Ernst. (1897). Polychaeten. <em>Ergebnisse der Hamburger Magalhaensischen Sammelreise 1892/93.</em> 3: 1-148, 9 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46140179
page(s): 46-48, plate II figs. 53-57 [details]
basis of record San Martín, Guillermo; Rozbaczylo, Nicolas; Díaz-Díaz, Oscar. (2017). Guía Y Claves Para El Reconocimiento De Las Subfamilias, Géneros Y Especies De Syllidae Registradas A Lo Largo De La Costa De Chile, Archipiélago Juan Fernández E Islade Pascua (Annelida: Phyllodocida: Syllidae [Guide and keys for the identification of the subfamilies, genera and species of Syllidae registered along the Chilean coast, the Juan Fernández Archipelago and Easter Island (Annelida: Phyllodocida: Syllidae)]. Anales Instituto Patagonia (Chile)]. <em>Anales Instituto Patagonia (Chile).</em> 45(2): 7-50 [44pp]., available online at http://www.analesdelinstitutodelapatagonia.cl/index.php/analespatagonia/article/view/835
page(s): 31; note: the authors expressed doubts concerning the proposed new combination; type material was not revised, the new combination was based only on the original description [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 206-207, pl. XXIX fig. 5, pl. XXXIII fig. 10, pl. XVA fig. 22 [details]
original description (of Sphaerosyllis retrodens Ehlers, 1897) Ehlers, Ernst. (1897). Polychaeten. <em>Ergebnisse der Hamburger Magalhaensischen Sammelreise 1892/93.</em> 3: 1-148, 9 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46140179
page(s): 46-48, plate II figs. 53-57 [details]
basis of record San Martín, Guillermo; Rozbaczylo, Nicolas; Díaz-Díaz, Oscar. (2017). Guía Y Claves Para El Reconocimiento De Las Subfamilias, Géneros Y Especies De Syllidae Registradas A Lo Largo De La Costa De Chile, Archipiélago Juan Fernández E Islade Pascua (Annelida: Phyllodocida: Syllidae [Guide and keys for the identification of the subfamilies, genera and species of Syllidae registered along the Chilean coast, the Juan Fernández Archipelago and Easter Island (Annelida: Phyllodocida: Syllidae)]. Anales Instituto Patagonia (Chile)]. <em>Anales Instituto Patagonia (Chile).</em> 45(2): 7-50 [44pp]., available online at http://www.analesdelinstitutodelapatagonia.cl/index.php/analespatagonia/article/view/835
page(s): 31; note: the authors expressed doubts concerning the proposed new combination; type material was not revised, the new combination was based only on the original description [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Sphaerosyllis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885) NHMUK 1885.12.1.155, geounit Kerguelen Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
New combination San Martín et al. (2017: 31) expressed doubts concerning the proposed new combination, expressed as Prosphaerosyllis (?) kerguelensis. The type material was not revised, and the new combination was based only on the original description, stated to be 'very incomplete'. [details]
