WoRMS name details
Haplosyllis gorgoniacolo Sun & Yang, 2004
723648 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:723648)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine
Sun, Ruiping; Yang, D. J. (2004). Annelida. Polychaeta II. Nereidida (=Nereimorpha). Nereididae, Syllidae, Hesionidae, Pilargidae, Nephtyidae. <em>[Book] Fauna Sinica, Invertebrata.</em> volume 33: 520 pp., available online at http://www.hceis.com
page(s): 314 (Chinese), 476 (English), figures 182-184; note: Holotype 58P1-11, Deng qing Island, Xisha Islands, no geolocation coordinates. [details]
page(s): 314 (Chinese), 476 (English), figures 182-184; note: Holotype 58P1-11, Deng qing Island, Xisha Islands, no geolocation coordinates. [details]
Holotype IOCAS 58P1-11, geounit South China Sea...
, Note Holotype 58P1-11, Deng qing Island, Xisha...
Holotype IOCAS 58P1-11, geounit South China Sea Oceanic Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Holotype 58P1-11, Deng qing Island, Xisha Islands (aka Paracel islands), no geolocation coordinates. The Paracel Islands, of disputed ownership, are at approx 16.67 N, 112.33 E [details]
Etymology Haplosyllis gorgoniacolo is named because its host is a gorgonian coral. Thus the epithet should have been gorgoniacola. ...
Etymology Haplosyllis gorgoniacolo is named because its host is a gorgonian coral. Thus the epithet should have been gorgoniacola. Incorrect Latinization. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Haplosyllis gorgoniacolo Sun & Yang, 2004. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723648 on 2026-07-17
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
Sun, Ruiping; Yang, D. J. (2004). Annelida. Polychaeta II. Nereidida (=Nereimorpha). Nereididae, Syllidae, Hesionidae, Pilargidae, Nephtyidae. <em>[Book] Fauna Sinica, Invertebrata.</em> volume 33: 520 pp., available online at http://www.hceis.com
page(s): 314 (Chinese), 476 (English), figures 182-184; note: Holotype 58P1-11, Deng qing Island, Xisha Islands, no geolocation coordinates. [details]
new combination reference 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): 36-37 [details] Available for editors
[request]
page(s): 314 (Chinese), 476 (English), figures 182-184; note: Holotype 58P1-11, Deng qing Island, Xisha Islands, no geolocation coordinates. [details]
new combination reference 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): 36-37 [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Glasby, C.J. and Watson, C. 2001. A new genus and species of Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) commensal with octocorals. The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences, 17: 43-51. (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]additional source Glasby, C.J. and Watson, C. 2001. A new genus and species of Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) commensal with octocorals. The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences, 17: 43-51. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Holotype IOCAS 58P1-11, geounit South China Sea Oceanic Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Haplosyllis gorgoniacolo is named because its host is a gorgonian coral. Thus the epithet should have been gorgoniacola. Incorrect Latinization. [details]Type locality Holotype 58P1-11, Deng qing Island, Xisha Islands (aka Paracel islands), no geolocation coordinates. The Paracel Islands, of disputed ownership, are at approx 16.67 N, 112.33 E [details]
