WoRMS taxon details
Spirorbis morchi Levinsen, 1884
131231 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131231)
accepted
Species
Laeospira moerchi [misspelling for L. morchi] · unaccepted (misspelling by subsequent authors)
Pileolaria moerchi [misspelling for P. morchi] · unaccepted (superseded subsequent combination)
Spirorbis (Laeospira) moerchi [misspelling of morchi] · unaccepted (misspelling by subsequent authors)
Spirorbis moerchi [misspelling of morchi] · unaccepted (misspelling by subsequent authors)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Levinsen, G.M.R. (1884 (for year 1883)). Systematisk-geografisk Oversigt over de nordiske Annulata, Gephyrea, Chaetognathi og Balanoglossi. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn.</em> 45(1883): 92-350, plates II-III., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16065206
page(s): 208; note: as spelling Mørchi, with the Scandinavian o-slash. Levinsen and Mørch were Danish. [details]
page(s): 208; note: as spelling Mørchi, with the Scandinavian o-slash. Levinsen and Mørch were Danish. [details]
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Note Atlantic Ocean, North Sea
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, North Sea [details]
Etymology Not stated, but clearly for honoring the well-known biologist Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch (also seen as Mørch when using...
Etymology Not stated, but clearly for honoring the well-known biologist Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch (also seen as Mørch when using the Scandinavian o-slash character. Mørch was Danish, as was Levinsen. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Spirorbis morchi Levinsen, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131231 on 2024-08-14
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Levinsen, G.M.R. (1884 (for year 1883)). Systematisk-geografisk Oversigt over de nordiske Annulata, Gephyrea, Chaetognathi og Balanoglossi. <em>Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den naturhistoriske Forening i Kjöbenhavn.</em> 45(1883): 92-350, plates II-III., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16065206
page(s): 208; note: as spelling Mørchi, with the Scandinavian o-slash. Levinsen and Mørch were Danish. [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist listing [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
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page(s): 208; note: as spelling Mørchi, with the Scandinavian o-slash. Levinsen and Mørch were Danish. [details]
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additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist listing [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
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Etymology Not stated, but clearly for honoring the well-known biologist Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch (also seen as Mørch when using the Scandinavian o-slash character. Mørch was Danish, as was Levinsen. [details]Spelling Levinsen (1884) used the spelling Mørchi. It is not to be transformed to 'moerchi' as this is not an umlaut, and is a Scandinavian usage of the o-slash character, rather than a German dieresis usage. Mørch & Levinsen were Danish. A number of early authors incorrectly used "mörchi°, and a number of modern authors incorrectly used "moerchi" when using combinations within Laeospira. [details]
From other sources
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, North Sea [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pileolaria moerchi [misspelling for P. morchi])
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Laeospira moerchi [misspelling for L. morchi])
To PESI (from synonym Pileolaria moerchi [misspelling for P. morchi])
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Laeospira moerchi [misspelling for L. morchi])
To PESI (from synonym Pileolaria moerchi [misspelling for P. morchi])
To ITIS