WoRMS name details
Chrysopetalum elegans Bush in Verrill, 1900
336452 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:336452)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill, A.E. 1900. Additions to the Turbellaria, Nemertina, and Annelida of the Bermudas, with revisions of some New England genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(2): 595-671., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27731368
page(s): 668-669, no figures; note: Bermuda, no place name given [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 668-669, no figures; note: Bermuda, no place name given [details] Available for editors

Type locality contained in Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda
type locality contained in Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda [details]
Taxonomy Species uncertain
Taxonomy Questionably synonym of species listed
Taxonomy Species uncertain [details]
Taxonomy Questionably synonym of species listed
Taxonomy Questionably synonym of species listed [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Chrysopetalum elegans Bush in Verrill, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=336452 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Verrill, A.E. 1900. Additions to the Turbellaria, Nemertina, and Annelida of the Bermudas, with revisions of some New England genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(2): 595-671., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27731368
page(s): 668-669, no figures; note: Bermuda, no place name given [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 668-669, no figures; note: Bermuda, no place name given [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
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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Other
additional source
Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]





From editor or global species database
Authority K. J. Bush's name is besides the species name heading, but there is no explanation of her involvement. She is mentioned briefly at the beginning of the article but again with no explanation of the significance. [details]Unreviewed
Taxonomy Species uncertain [details]Taxonomy Questionably synonym of species listed [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda [details]