WoRMS name details
Haplosyllis villogorgicola Martin, Núñez, Riera & Gil, 2002
238229 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238229)
unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Martin, Daniel; Núñez, Jorge; Riera, Rodrigo; Gil, Joao. (2002). On the associations between Haplosyllis (Polychaeta, Syllidae) and gorgonians (Cnidaria, Octocorallaria), with the description of a new species. <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 77(4): 455-477., available online at https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article/77/4/455/2639758
page(s): 457-461, figs. 2-4, 5A, 6 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 457-461, figs. 2-4, 5A, 6 [details] Available for editors
Holotype TFMC BMAN/000215, geounit Canary Islands
, Note North East Atlantic, Canary Islands, SE coast...
Holotype TFMC BMAN/000215, geounit Canary Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality North East Atlantic, Canary Islands, SE coast of Tenerife, Radazul, Punta Guadamojete (28º24'N, 16º19'W). [details]
Depth range 82-84 m.
Distribution Canary Islands.
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the specific name of the host, Villogorgia bebrycoides, meaning villogorgicola 'harboured by...
Depth range 82-84 m. [details]
Distribution Canary Islands.
Distribution Canary Islands. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the specific name of the host, Villogorgia bebrycoides, meaning villogorgicola 'harboured by...
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the specific name of the host, Villogorgia bebrycoides, meaning villogorgicola 'harboured by Villogorgia'. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Haplosyllis villogorgicola Martin, Núñez, Riera & Gil, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238229 on 2025-11-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Martin, Daniel; Núñez, Jorge; Riera, Rodrigo; Gil, Joao. (2002). On the associations between Haplosyllis (Polychaeta, Syllidae) and gorgonians (Cnidaria, Octocorallaria), with the description of a new species. <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 77(4): 455-477., available online at https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article/77/4/455/2639758
page(s): 457-461, figs. 2-4, 5A, 6 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 457-461, figs. 2-4, 5A, 6 [details] Available for editors
Other
additional source
Lattig, Patricia; Martin, Daniel. (2009). A taxonomic revision of the genus <i>Haplosyllis</i> Langerhans, 1887 (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Syllinae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2220: 1-40., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2009/zt02220.html
page(s): 34 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 34 [details] Available for editors
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Holotype TFMC BMAN/000215, geounit Canary Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Association In the large colonies (14 cm to 17 cm high) of Villogorgia bebrycoides (Koch, 1887). [details]Depth range 82-84 m. [details]
Distribution Canary Islands. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the specific name of the host, Villogorgia bebrycoides, meaning villogorgicola 'harboured by Villogorgia'. [details]
Habitat In the largest colonies (14 cm to 17 cm high) of Villogorgia bebrycoides (Koch, 1887), attached to hard bottoms with corals, axes of other gorgonians, rocks, shell-masses and, less frequently, unstable detritic substrates. [details]
Reproduction Unknown. [details]
Type locality North East Atlantic, Canary Islands, SE coast of Tenerife, Radazul, Punta Guadamojete (28º24'N, 16º19'W). [details]