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Ehlers, Ernst. (1913). Die Polychaeten-Sammlungen der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901‒1903. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901‒1903 im Auftrage des Reichsamtes des Innern. 13(4): 397-598, plates XXVI-XLVI.
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Ehlers, Ernst
1913
Die Polychaeten-Sammlungen der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901‒1903.
Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901‒1903 im Auftrage des Reichsamtes des Innern.
13(4): 397-598, plates XXVI-XLVI
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Einleitendes und Zusammenfassendes.
Von dem Leiter der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition erhielt ich die Aufforderung, die auf dieser gesammelten polychaeten Anneliden zu bearbeiten; ihr mochte ich mich nicht entziehen.
Das mir zur Bearbeitung überwiesene Material war ein sehr umfangreiches. In Weingeist aufbewahrt lagen zumeist die aus dem gleichen Fange stammenden Polychaeten zusammen und daneben die Angabe des Fundortes und die Zeit des Fanges. Hinzugelegt waren Gymnocopa und einige Chaetognathen, außerdem fanden sich vielfach daneben Amphineuren. Diese blieben hier zunächst unberücksichtigt. Von der Bearbeitung schieden außerdem solche Stücke aus, deren Erhaltungszustand so schlecht war, daß eine sichere Erkennung und Bezeichnung der Tiere nicht zu erhalten war; das waren besonders planktonisch gefundene Würmer und Larven von solchen; ferner Bruchstücke von Tieren und leere Wurmrökren.
Antarctic
Atlantic Ocean (without specification)
Southern Ocean: Antarctic and Subantarctic marine regions together (= E+W+S+M(+T))
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Alciope cantrainii (Delle Chiaje, 1830) accepted as Naiades cantrainii Delle Chiaje, 1830 (basis of record)
Ammotrypane breviata Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Ophelina breviata (Ehlers, 1913) (original description)
Ammotrypane nematoides Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Ophelina nematoides (Ehlers, 1913) (original description)
Ammotrypane nematoides Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Ophelina nematoides (Ehlers, 1913) (additional source)
Ammotrypane syringopyge Ehlers, 1901 accepted as Ophelina syringopyge (Ehlers, 1901) (additional source)
Ampharete kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885 (additional source)
Ampharete patagonica Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Anobothrus patagonicus (Kinberg, 1866) (additional source)
Ampharetides Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Terebellides Sars, 1835 (original description)
Ampharetides vanhoeffeni Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Terebellides vanhoeffeni (Ehlers, 1913) (original description)
Amphiglene [auctt. misspelling] accepted as Amphiglena Claparède, 1864 (additional source)
Amphiglene mediterrana (Leydig, 1851) accepted as Amphiglena mediterranea (Leydig, 1851) (additional source)
Amphitrite kerguelensis McIntosh, 1876 (additional source)
Aonides gracilis Tauber, 1879 accepted as Levinsenia gracilis (Tauber, 1879) (additional source)
Arenicola assimilis Ehlers, 1897 accepted as Abarenicola assimilis (Ehlers, 1897) (additional source)
Artacama challengeriae McIntosh, 1885 (additional source)
Asterope candida (Delle Chiaje, 1841) accepted as Torrea candida (Delle Chiaje, 1841) (additional source)
Autolytus inermis Saint-Joseph, 1887 accepted as Myrianida inermis (Saint Joseph, 1887) (additional source)
Autolytus maclearanus McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Epigamia maclearanus (McIntosh, 1885) (additional source)
Brada mammillata Grube, 1877 accepted as Bradabyssa mammillata (Grube, 1877) (additional source)
Branchiomma vesiculosum (Montagu, 1815) accepted as Acromegalomma vesiculosum (Montagu, 1813) (additional source)
Capitella capitata (Fabricius, 1780) (additional source)
Chaetosphaera cucullata Ehlers, 1913 (original description)
Chaetosphaera nationalis Häcker, 1898 accepted as Macellicephala nationalis (Häcker, 1898) (additional source)
Dasychone corollifera Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Branchiomma corolliferum (Ehlers, 1913) (original description)
Dasychone foliosa Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Branchiomma violaceum (Schmarda, 1861) (original description)
Dasychone lucullana (Delle Chiaje, 1828) accepted as Branchiomma lucullanum (Delle Chiaje, 1828) (additional source)
Dasychone nigromaculata (Baird, 1865) accepted as Branchiomma nigromaculatum (Baird, 1865) (additional source)
Dipomatus Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Serpula Linnaeus, 1758 (original description)
Dipomatus serpulides Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Serpula narconensis Baird, 1864 (original description)
Drieschia pelagica Michaelsen, 1892 (additional source)
Enipo rhombigera Ehlers, 1908 accepted as Polyeunoa laevis McIntosh, 1885 (additional source)
Ephesia antarctica McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Sphaerodorum antarcticum (McIntosh, 1885) (additional source)
Ephesia gracilis Rathke, 1843 accepted as Sphaerodorum gracilis (Rathke, 1843) (additional source)
Ereutho kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Polycirrus kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885) (additional source)
Eteone aurantiaca Schmarda, 1861 (additional source)
Eteone reyi Gravier, 1906 accepted as Eteone sculpta Ehlers, 1897 (additional source)
Euchone pallida Ehlers, 1908 (additional source)
Eulalia magalaensis Kinberg, 1866 (additional source)
Eulalia picta Kinberg, 1866 (additional source)
Eulalia subulifera Ehlers, 1897 accepted as Eumida subulifera (Ehlers, 1897) (additional source)
Eulalia varia Ehlers, 1908 (additional source)
Eulalia viridis (Linnaeus, 1767) (additional source)
Eunice indica Kinberg, 1865 (additional source)
Euphrosyne armadilloides Ehlers, 1900 accepted as Euphrosine armadilloides Ehlers, 1900 (additional source)
Euphrosyne cirrata magellanica Ehlers, 1900 accepted as Euphrosine magellanica Ehlers, 1900 (additional source)
Euphrosyne myrtosa Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Euphrosine myrtosa Lamarck, 1818 (additional source)
Eusyllis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Pionosyllis kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885) (additional source)
Exogone clavator Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Exogone heterosetosa McIntosh, 1885 (original description)
Exogone heterosetosa McIntosh, 1885 (additional source)
Fabricia alata Ehlers, 1897 accepted as Amphicorina alata (Ehlers, 1897) (additional source)
Fabricia sabella (Ehrenberg, 1836) accepted as Fabricia stellaris (Müller, 1774) (additional source)
Flabelligera lingulata Ehlers, 1904 accepted as Flabelligera bicolor (Schmarda, 1861) (additional source)
Flabelligera luctator (Stimpson, 1855) (additional source)
Flabelligera mundata Gravier, 1906 accepted as Flabegraviera mundata (Gravier, 1906) (additional source)
Flabelligera pennigera Ehlers, 1908 (additional source)
Flabelligera pergamentacea Ehlers, 1913 (original description)
Flabelligera picta Ehlers, 1913 (original description)
Genetyllis brevis Ehlers, 1900 accepted as Prochaetoparia brevis (Ehlers, 1900) (additional source)
Glycera capitata Örsted, 1842 (additional source)
Glycera kraussi [auctt. misspelling] accepted as Glycera kraussii Stimpson, 1855 (basis of record)
Grubea rhopalophora Ehlers, 1897 accepted as Salvatoria rhopalophora (Ehlers, 1897) (additional source)
Gyptis incompta Ehlers, 1913 (original description)
Harmothoe (Eunoa) iphionoides (McIntosh, 1885) accepted as Eunoe iphionoides McIntosh, 1885 (basis of record)
Harmothoe (Lagisca) extenuata (Grube, 1840) accepted as Harmothoe extenuata (Grube, 1840) (new combination reference)
Harmothoe benthophila Ehlers, 1913 (original description)
Harmothoe crosetensis (McIntosh, 1885) (redescription)
Harmothoe spinosa Kinberg, 1856 (additional source)
Hemilepidia tuberculata Schmarda, 1861 (additional source)
Hermadion magalhaensis [auctt. misspelling] accepted as Hermadion magalhaensi Kinberg, 1856 (additional source)
Hydroides uncinatus (Philippi, 1844) accepted as Hydroides uncinata (Phillipi, 1844) (basis of record)
Hydroides uncinatus macronyx Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Hydroides dipoma (Schmarda, 1861) (original description)
Irmula Ehlers, 1913 (original description)
Irmula spissipes Ehlers, 1913 (original description)
Jasmineira caeca Ehlers, 1913 (original description)
Jasmineira macrophthalma Ehlers, 1913 (original description)
Lacydonia mikrops Ehlers, 1913 (original description)
Laetmatonice producta accepted as Laetmonice producta Grube, 1877 (additional source)
Leaena abranchiata Malmgren, 1866 accepted as Leaena ebranchiata (M. Sars, 1865) (additional source)
Leaena arenilega Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Leaena wandelensis Gravier, 1907 (original description)
Lepidonote semitecta Stimpson, 1855 accepted as Lepidonotus semitectus (Stimpson, 1855) (source of synonymy)
Lepidonotus semitectus (Stimpson, 1855) (additional source)
Leprea streptochaeta Ehlers, 1897 accepted as Neoleprea streptochaeta (Ehlers, 1897) (additional source)
Lopadorhynchus brevis [auct. genus misspelling] accepted as Lopadorrhynchus brevis Grube, 1855 (additional source)
Lopadorhynchus macrophthalmus Reibisch, 1893 accepted as Lopadorrhynchus macrophthalmus Reibisch, 1893 (additional source)
Lopadorhynchus nationalis Reibisch, 1893 accepted as Lopadorrhynchus brevis Grube, 1855 (additional source)
Lumbriconereis albidentata Ehlers, 1908 accepted as Augeneria albidentata (Ehlers, 1908) (additional source)
Lumbriconereis coccinea (Renier, 1804) accepted as Lumbrineris coccinea (Renier, 1804) (additional source)
Lumbriconereis magalhaensis Kinberg, 1865 accepted as Lumbrineris magalhaensis Kinberg, 1865 (additional source)
Lumbriconereis tetraura (Schmarda, 1861) accepted as Scoletoma tetraura (Schmarda, 1861) (additional source)
Lycastis quadraticeps Blanchard in Gay, 1849 accepted as Namanereis quadraticeps (Blanchard in Gay, 1849) (additional source)
Lysidice punctata Grube, 1855 (additional source)
Lysilla inermis Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Hauchiella tribullata (McIntosh, 1869) (original description)
Lysilla mcintoshi [auct. misspelling] accepted as Lysilla macintoshi Gravier, 1907 (basis of record)
Macrochaeta papillosa Ehlers, 1913 (original description)
Maupasia caeca Viguier, 1886 accepted as Maupasia coeca Viguier, 1886 (additional source)
Mystides notialis Ehlers, 1913 (original description)
Nematonereis unicornis (Grube, 1840) accepted as Lysidice unicornis (Grube, 1840) (additional source)
Nephthys abranchiata Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Micronephthys abranchiata (Ehlers, 1913) (original description)
Nephthys macrura [auctt. misspelling] accepted as Aglaophamus macroura (Schmarda, 1861) (additional source)
Nereis dumerili [auctt. misspelling] accepted as Platynereis dumerilii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833) (basis of record)
Antarctic Ocean for Ammotrypane nematoides Ehlers, 1913 
Holotype ZMB 5803, geounit False Bay (South Africa), identified as Irmula spissipes Ehlers, 1913
Syntype ZMB 5894a, geounit Wilhelm II Land, identified as Macrochaeta papillosa Ehlers, 1913
Paralectotype ZMB 5894b, geounit Wilhelm II Land, identified as Macrochaeta papillosa Ehlers, 1913
 Depth range

2725 m.  [details]

 Depth range

385 m.  [details]

 Diagnosis

Original diagnosis by Ehlers (1913: 568): "Terebelliden mit großem, Seitenlappen tragendem Kopflappen und kleinen ... [details]

 Diagnosis

Original diagnosis by Ehlers (1913: 468): "Hesionide mit drei fadenförmigen, ungegliederten Fühlern und zwei ... [details]

 Distribution

Antarctic Ocean.  [details]

 Distribution

Antarctic Ocean, in the Indian and Pacific sectors.  [details]

 Editor's comment

indeterminable but probably a Scolelepis larva. Ehlers described and named it in 1912, and a second description ... [details]

 Etymology

Not stated by Ehlers. The specific epithet nematoides is composed by the name of the phylum Nematoda, followed by ... [details]

 Etymology

From Ehlers (1913: footnote): "Zur Erinnerung an den verdienten Zoologen der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition [Ernst ... [details]

 Etymology

The new generic name is composed by the name of the genus Irma Grube, 1878 (Hesionidae) followed by the Latin ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet papillosa is a Latin adjective, feminine of papillosus and meaning 'papillose' or 'having ... [details]

 Habitat

Not stated.  [details]

 Spelling

Being the specific epithet based on a German word published before 1985, article 32.5.2.1 of the ICZN (1999) ... [details]

 Taxonomy

The genus was originally erected in the family Hesionidae by Ehlers (1913: 468), and later moved to Syllidae by Day ... [details]

 Type locality

Antarctic Ocean, Wilhelm II Coast (= Kaiser Wilhelm II Land), 385 m. [details]

 Type locality

Antarctic Ocean, eastern sector (65º32'S, 85º30'E), 2725 m. [details]

 Type locality

Simonstown, False Bay, South Africa, SE Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate -34.189°, 18.435°). [details]

 Type locality

Posadowsky Bay, 85 km off Kaiser Wilhelm II Land, Antarctic Ocean, Winter Station of Deutsche Südpolarexpedition ... [details]

 Type locality

Antarctic Ocean, Wilhelm II Coast (= Kaiser Wilhelm II Land), 385 m. [details]

 Type locality

shoreline Simonstown, False Bay, South Africa. The geolocation given in Ehlers on page 420 is -35.25 S, 19.75 E ... [details]