WoRMS taxon details
Spirobranchus pseudopolytremus Pillai, 2009
557111 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:557111)
accepted
Species
Temporaria polytrema (Straughan, 1967) · unaccepted (superseded recombination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Pillai, T. G. (2009). Descriptions of new serpulid polychaetes from the Kimberleys of Australia and discussion of Australian and Indo-West Pacific species of Spirobranchus and superficially similar taxa. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 61(2): 93-199., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Pillai-2009-Rec-Aust-Mus-612-93199/
page(s): 176-178, fig. 56A-I [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 176-178, fig. 56A-I [details] Available for editors
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Note Holotype and paratype, BMNH 1959.10.10.39;
From editor or global species database
Type material Holotype and paratype, BMNH 1959.10.10.39; [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Spirobranchus pseudopolytremus Pillai, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=557111 on 2026-05-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Pillai, T. G. (2009). Descriptions of new serpulid polychaetes from the Kimberleys of Australia and discussion of Australian and Indo-West Pacific species of Spirobranchus and superficially similar taxa. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 61(2): 93-199., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Pillai-2009-Rec-Aust-Mus-612-93199/
page(s): 176-178, fig. 56A-I [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 176-178, fig. 56A-I [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment Pomatostegus polytrema (Philippi, 1844) as far as from temperate Australia, erroneously referred to as Pomatoceros polytrema by Pillai (2009: 176), is partly synonymous with S. pseudopolytremus [details]Type material Holotype and paratype, BMNH 1959.10.10.39; [details]
