WoRMS taxon details
Opisthosyllis viridis Langerhans, 1879
131333 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131333)
accepted
Species
Opisthosyllis papillosa Hartmann-Schröder, 1960 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Langerhans, Paul. (1879). Die Wurmfauna von Madeira [part I]. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 32(4): 513-592, plates XXXI-XXXIII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45240737
page(s): 543, plate XXXI fig. 9a-c [details]
page(s): 543, plate XXXI fig. 9a-c [details]
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Note Northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Madeira Island...
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Type locality Northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Madeira Island (Portugal) (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 32.64º, long. -16.9º), among vegetation, probably algae, on beach. [details]
Type material The species was described by Langerhans (1879: 543) with base on three immature small specimens, with 34-36 segments and up to 0.5 cm long. [details]
Depth range Intertidal and shallow waters.
Distribution Circum-tropical. Madeira Island. Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia). Japan. Korea.
Etymology The specific epithet viridis, Latin adjective meaning 'green', refers to the green color of the species.
Depth range Intertidal and shallow waters. [details]
Distribution Circum-tropical. Madeira Island. Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia). Japan. Korea.
Distribution Circum-tropical. Madeira Island. Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia). Japan. Korea. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet viridis, Latin adjective meaning 'green', refers to the green color of the species.
Etymology The specific epithet viridis, Latin adjective meaning 'green', refers to the green color of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Opisthosyllis viridis Langerhans, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131333 on 2024-08-12
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original description
Langerhans, Paul. (1879). Die Wurmfauna von Madeira [part I]. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 32(4): 513-592, plates XXXI-XXXIII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45240737
page(s): 543, plate XXXI fig. 9a-c [details]
original description (of Opisthosyllis papillosa Hartmann-Schröder, 1960) Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1960. Polychaeten aus dem Roten Meer. Kieler Meeresforschungen, 16(1): 69-125., available online at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001489/148944mo.pdf
page(s): 87-88, plate 8 figs. 59, 61, plate 9 figs. 60, 62 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record 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) [details]
additional source Núñez, Jorge; San Martín, Guillermo; Brito, María del Carmen. (1992). Syllinae (Polychaeta, Syllidae) de las Islas Canarias. <em>Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias.</em> 4(3-4): 109-129., available online at https://mdc.ulpgc.es/cdm/ref/collection/racc/id/153 [details] Available for editors
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additional source San Martín, G.; Hutchings Pat, A.; Aguado, M.T. 2008. Syllinae (Polychaeta, Syllidae) from Australia. Part. 2. Genera <i>Inermosyllis</i>, <i>Megasyllis</i> n. gen., <i>Opisthosyllis</i>, and <i>Trypanosyllis</i>. Zootaxa 1840: 1-53
page(s): 35-38, figs. 26E-F, 27A-G, 28A-F, 29A-B [details]
additional source Aguado, María Teresa; Murray, Anna; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2015). Syllidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 35-60., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.5
page(s): 46-47 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 543, plate XXXI fig. 9a-c [details]
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original description (of Opisthosyllis papillosa Hartmann-Schröder, 1960) Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1960. Polychaeten aus dem Roten Meer. Kieler Meeresforschungen, 16(1): 69-125., available online at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001489/148944mo.pdf
page(s): 87-88, plate 8 figs. 59, 61, plate 9 figs. 60, 62 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record 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) [details]
additional source Núñez, Jorge; San Martín, Guillermo; Brito, María del Carmen. (1992). Syllinae (Polychaeta, Syllidae) de las Islas Canarias. <em>Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias.</em> 4(3-4): 109-129., available online at https://mdc.ulpgc.es/cdm/ref/collection/racc/id/153 [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source San Martín, G.; Hutchings Pat, A.; Aguado, M.T. 2008. Syllinae (Polychaeta, Syllidae) from Australia. Part. 2. Genera <i>Inermosyllis</i>, <i>Megasyllis</i> n. gen., <i>Opisthosyllis</i>, and <i>Trypanosyllis</i>. Zootaxa 1840: 1-53
page(s): 35-38, figs. 26E-F, 27A-G, 28A-F, 29A-B [details]
additional source Aguado, María Teresa; Murray, Anna; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2015). Syllidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 35-60., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.5
page(s): 46-47 [details] Available for editors
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Depth range Intertidal and shallow waters. [details]Distribution Circum-tropical. Madeira Island. Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia). Japan. Korea. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet viridis, Latin adjective meaning 'green', refers to the green color of the species. [details]
Habitat Among dead corals, seagrasses, algae, rubble and sediment, intertidal to shallow water depths. [details]
Type locality Northeastern Atlantic Ocean, Madeira Island (Portugal) (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 32.64º, long. -16.9º), among vegetation, probably algae, on beach. [details]
Type material The species was described by Langerhans (1879: 543) with base on three immature small specimens, with 34-36 segments and up to 0.5 cm long. [details]
Language | Name | |
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Japanese | イボオクバシリス | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Opisthosyllis viridis)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Opisthosyllis viridis)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record)