WoRMS name details
Eulepis challengeriae McIntosh, 1885
336588 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:336588)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
Eulepis Grube, 1875 accepted as Eulepethus Chamberlin, 1919
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 134-135, Pl. XX fig. 1, Pl. XXIII fig. 1, Pl. XXIV fig. 1, Pl. XIVA figs. 7-8 [details]
page(s): 134-135, Pl. XX fig. 1, Pl. XXIII fig. 1, Pl. XXIV fig. 1, Pl. XIVA figs. 7-8 [details]
Note Caribbean Sea, West Indies
From editor or global species database
Type locality Caribbean Sea, West Indies [details]
Status Indeterminable because of the lack of the posterior end and the poor condition of the specimen (fide Pettibone, 1969)
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Status Indeterminable because of the lack of the posterior end and the poor condition of the specimen (fide Pettibone, 1969) [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Eulepis challengeriae McIntosh, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=336588 on 2026-09-21
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Nomenclature
original description
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 134-135, Pl. XX fig. 1, Pl. XXIII fig. 1, Pl. XXIV fig. 1, Pl. XIVA figs. 7-8 [details]
page(s): 134-135, Pl. XX fig. 1, Pl. XXIII fig. 1, Pl. XXIV fig. 1, Pl. XIVA figs. 7-8 [details]
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 
[request]
source of synonymy Pettibone, Marian H. (1986). Additions to the family Eulepethidae Chamberlin (Polychaeta: Aphroditacea). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 441: 1-51., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.441
page(s): 19; note: to Proeulepethus challengeriae [details] Available for editors [request]
status source Pettibone, M.H. (1969). Revision of the aphroditoid polychaetes of the family Eulepethidae Chamberlin (=Eulepidinae Darboux; =Pareulepidae Hartman). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 41: 1-44., available online at http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/handle/10088/5690
page(s): 43; note: E. challengeriae considered 'questionable' (indeterminable) by Pettibone [details]
[request]source of synonymy Pettibone, Marian H. (1986). Additions to the family Eulepethidae Chamberlin (Polychaeta: Aphroditacea). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 441: 1-51., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.441
page(s): 19; note: to Proeulepethus challengeriae [details] Available for editors
[request]status source Pettibone, M.H. (1969). Revision of the aphroditoid polychaetes of the family Eulepethidae Chamberlin (=Eulepidinae Darboux; =Pareulepidae Hartman). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 41: 1-44., available online at http://si-pddr.si.edu/dspace/handle/10088/5690
page(s): 43; note: E. challengeriae considered 'questionable' (indeterminable) by Pettibone [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Specimen The Natural History Museum, London [details]Status Indeterminable because of the lack of the posterior end and the poor condition of the specimen (fide Pettibone, 1969) [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Type locality Caribbean Sea, West Indies [details]
From editor or global species database
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