WoRMS name details
Serpula vermicularis narconensis Baird, 1864
335840 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:335840)
unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded subsequent combination, reverting to the original combination)
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Serpula narconensis Baird, 1864) Baird, William. (1864). Description of several new species and varieties of Tubicolous Annelides = Tribe Limivora of Grube, in the collection of the British Museum. Part 1 [p.10-16, plate I figs. 2-4] Part 2 [p.16-22, plate II]. <em>The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology.</em> 8(29): 10-22, plates I-II., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31601752
page(s): 21 [details]
page(s): 21 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Serpula vermicularis narconensis Baird, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=335840 on 2026-09-29
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Nomenclature
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(of Serpula narconensis Baird, 1864) Baird, William. (1864). Description of several new species and varieties of Tubicolous Annelides = Tribe Limivora of Grube, in the collection of the British Museum. Part 1 [p.10-16, plate I figs. 2-4] Part 2 [p.16-22, plate II]. <em>The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology.</em> 8(29): 10-22, plates I-II., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31601752
page(s): 21 [details]
new combination reference Ehlers, Ernst. (1912). Polychaeta. <em>National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904. Natural History. Zoology and Botany.</em> 6: 1-32, plates I-III., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/956045
page(s): 31; note: Ehlers downranked Baird's subantarctic species to a variety of Serpula vermicularis from Europe [details]
page(s): 21 [details]
new combination reference Ehlers, Ernst. (1912). Polychaeta. <em>National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904. Natural History. Zoology and Botany.</em> 6: 1-32, plates I-III., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/956045
page(s): 31; note: Ehlers downranked Baird's subantarctic species to a variety of Serpula vermicularis from Europe [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Benham, William Blaxland. (1921). Polychaeta. <em>Australian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914, Scientific Reports, Series C - Zoology and Botany.</em> 6(3): 1-128, plates 5-10, 1 map., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.16201
page(s): 112; note: continues use of the downranked combination Serpula vermicularis narconensis [details]
page(s): 112; note: continues use of the downranked combination Serpula vermicularis narconensis [details]
Other
additional source
Benham, William B. (1927). Polychaeta [Terra Nova]. <em>British Antarctic 'Terra Nova' Expedition Natural History Reports, Zoology.</em> 7(2): 47-182, plates 1-6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49465872
page(s): 145-146 [details]
additional source Ehlers, Ernst. (1912). Polychaeta. <em>National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904. Natural History. Zoology and Botany.</em> 6: 1-32, plates I-III., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/956045
page(s): 31 [details]
additional source Ehlers, Ernst. (1913). Die Polychaeten-Sammlungen der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901‒1903. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901‒1903 im Auftrage des Reichsamtes des Innern.</em> 13(4): 397-598, plates XXVI-XLVI., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2139283
page(s): 581 [details]
additional source Gillet, P. (1991). Biogeography and polychaete assemblages from subantarctic islands (Indian Ocean): Marion Dufresne MD/08 Benthos Expedition to Marion, Prince Edward and Crozet Islands. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 48(2): 358-368., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1991/00000048/00000002/art00023 [details]
additional source Hartman, Olga. (1952). The marine annelids of the United States Navy Antarctic Expedition, 1947-48. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 42(7): 231-237., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39697581 [details] Available for editors
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additional source 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.
note: checklist listing [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 145-146 [details]
additional source Ehlers, Ernst. (1912). Polychaeta. <em>National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904. Natural History. Zoology and Botany.</em> 6: 1-32, plates I-III., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/956045
page(s): 31 [details]
additional source Ehlers, Ernst. (1913). Die Polychaeten-Sammlungen der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901‒1903. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901‒1903 im Auftrage des Reichsamtes des Innern.</em> 13(4): 397-598, plates XXVI-XLVI., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2139283
page(s): 581 [details]
additional source Gillet, P. (1991). Biogeography and polychaete assemblages from subantarctic islands (Indian Ocean): Marion Dufresne MD/08 Benthos Expedition to Marion, Prince Edward and Crozet Islands. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 48(2): 358-368., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1991/00000048/00000002/art00023 [details]
additional source Hartman, Olga. (1952). The marine annelids of the United States Navy Antarctic Expedition, 1947-48. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 42(7): 231-237., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39697581 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source 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.
note: checklist listing [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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New combination Ehlers (1912: 31) downranked Baird's subantarctic species to a variety of Serpula vermicularis from Europe. Benham (1921: 112) followed this placement and included a full synonymy tracking the changes to date, plus remarks [details]
