WoRMS taxon details
Acromegalomma splendidum (Moore, 1905)
994124 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:994124)
accepted
Species
Branchiomma burrardum Berkeley, 1930 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Branchiomma disparoculatum Treadwell, 1914 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (subjective synonym)
Megalomma parva (Chamberlin, 1919) · unaccepted (superseded recombination)
Megalomma splendida (Moore, 1905) · unaccepted (superseded recombination, genus...)
superseded recombination, genus is a replaced homonym, gender misspelling
Pseudopotamilla anoculata Moore, 1905 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Pseudopotamilla parva Chamberlin, 1919 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Pseudopotamilla splendida Moore, 1905 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Pseudopotamilla splendida Moore, 1905) Moore, John Percy. (1905). Five new species of <i>Pseudopotamilla</i> from the Pacific coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 57: 555-569, plate XXXVII., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6331971
page(s): 564-566, plate XXXVII figs. 23-27 [details]
page(s): 564-566, plate XXXVII figs. 23-27 [details]
Type locality contained in Alaskan Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Alaskan Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Acromegalomma splendidum (Moore, 1905). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994124 on 2026-09-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Branchiomma burrardum Berkeley, 1930) Berkeley, Edith. (1930). Polychaetous annelids from the Nanaimo District. Part 5. Ammocharidae to Myzostomidae: with an appendix on some pelagic forms from the Straits of Georgia and the west coast of Vancouver Island. <em>Contributions to Canadian Biology and Fisheries.</em> 6: 65-77 [article 5 of vol 6]., available online at https://cdnsciencepub.com/toc/ccbf/6/1 [details] Available for editors 
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original description (of Pseudopotamilla parva Chamberlin, 1919) Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). New polychaetous annelids from Laguna Beach, California. <em>Journal of Entomology and Zoology of Pomona College.</em> 11(1): 1-23., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12263520
page(s): 21-22 [no figures] [details]
original description (of Pseudopotamilla anoculata Moore, 1905) Moore, John Percy. (1905). Five new species of <i>Pseudopotamilla</i> from the Pacific coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 57: 555-569, plate XXXVII., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6331971
page(s): 566-568, plate XXXVII figs. 28-33 [details]
original description (of Pseudopotamilla splendida Moore, 1905) Moore, John Percy. (1905). Five new species of <i>Pseudopotamilla</i> from the Pacific coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 57: 555-569, plate XXXVII., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6331971
page(s): 564-566, plate XXXVII figs. 23-27 [details]
original description (of Branchiomma disparoculatum Treadwell, 1914) Treadwell, Aaron L. (1914). Polychaetous annelids of the Pacific Coast in the collections of the Zoological Museum of the University of California. <em>University of California Publications in Zoology.</em> 13(8): 175-234, plates 11-12., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34806017
page(s): 223-224, plate 12 figs. 44-46 [details]
new combination reference Gil, João; Nishi, Eijiroh. (2017). Nomenclatural checklist for <i>Acromegalomma</i> species (Annelida, Sabellidae), a <i>nomen novum</i> replacement for the junior homonym <i>Megalomma</i> Johansson, 1926. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 677: 131-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.677.12030
page(s): 142 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]original description (of Pseudopotamilla parva Chamberlin, 1919) Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). New polychaetous annelids from Laguna Beach, California. <em>Journal of Entomology and Zoology of Pomona College.</em> 11(1): 1-23., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12263520
page(s): 21-22 [no figures] [details]
original description (of Pseudopotamilla anoculata Moore, 1905) Moore, John Percy. (1905). Five new species of <i>Pseudopotamilla</i> from the Pacific coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 57: 555-569, plate XXXVII., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6331971
page(s): 566-568, plate XXXVII figs. 28-33 [details]
original description (of Pseudopotamilla splendida Moore, 1905) Moore, John Percy. (1905). Five new species of <i>Pseudopotamilla</i> from the Pacific coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 57: 555-569, plate XXXVII., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6331971
page(s): 564-566, plate XXXVII figs. 23-27 [details]
original description (of Branchiomma disparoculatum Treadwell, 1914) Treadwell, Aaron L. (1914). Polychaetous annelids of the Pacific Coast in the collections of the Zoological Museum of the University of California. <em>University of California Publications in Zoology.</em> 13(8): 175-234, plates 11-12., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34806017
page(s): 223-224, plate 12 figs. 44-46 [details]
new combination reference Gil, João; Nishi, Eijiroh. (2017). Nomenclatural checklist for <i>Acromegalomma</i> species (Annelida, Sabellidae), a <i>nomen novum</i> replacement for the junior homonym <i>Megalomma</i> Johansson, 1926. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 677: 131-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.677.12030
page(s): 142 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes) (from synonym Megalomma splendida (Moore, 1905))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Branchiomma burrardum Berkeley, 1930)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Megalomma splendida (Moore, 1905))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Megalomma splendida) (from synonym Megalomma splendida (Moore, 1905))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Megalomma splendida (Moore, 1905))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Branchiomma burrardum Berkeley, 1930)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Pseudopotamilla anoculata Moore, 1905)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Pseudopotamilla splendida Moore, 1905)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (7 records) (from synonym Megalomma splendida (Moore, 1905))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 32828) (from synonym Branchiomma burrardum Berkeley, 1930)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Branchiomma burrardum Berkeley, 1930)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Megalomma splendida (Moore, 1905))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Megalomma splendida) (from synonym Megalomma splendida (Moore, 1905))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Megalomma splendida (Moore, 1905))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Branchiomma burrardum Berkeley, 1930)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Pseudopotamilla anoculata Moore, 1905)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Pseudopotamilla splendida Moore, 1905)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (7 records) (from synonym Megalomma splendida (Moore, 1905))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 32828) (from synonym Branchiomma burrardum Berkeley, 1930)
