Deep-Sea taxon details
Mystides Théel, 1879
129450 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129450)
accepted
Genus
Mystides borealis Théel, 1879 (type by monotypy)
- Species Mystides borealis Théel, 1879
- Species Mystides caeca Langerhans, 1880
- Species Mystides bathysiphonicola Hartmann-Schröder, 1983 accepted as Pseudomystides bathysiphonicola (Hartmann-Schröder, 1983) (superseded original combination)
- Species Mystides limbata Saint-Joseph, 1888 accepted as Pseudomystides limbata (Saint-Joseph, 1888) (superseded subsequent combination)
- Species Mystides rarica (Uschakov, 1958) accepted as Pseudomystides rarica (Uschakov, 1958) (superseded recombination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Théel, H.J. (1879). Les Annélides Polychètes des mers de la Nouvelle-Zemble. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar.</em> 16(3): 1-75, plates I-IV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33811612
page(s): 35 [details]
page(s): 35 [details]
Etymology Not stated. The generic name Mystides seems to be composed by the name of the genus Mysta Malmgren, 1865 followed by the...
Etymology Not stated. The generic name Mystides seems to be composed by the name of the genus Mysta Malmgren, 1865 followed by the suffix of Greek origin -ides, a suffix of source or origin, and meaning 'pertaining to', 'son of' or 'descendant of', referring presumably to the morphological similarities between the two genera. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Mystides Théel, 1879. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129450 on 2025-11-26
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Mystides Théel, 1879. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129450 on 2025-11-26
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2006-09-25 06:54:45Z
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Martinez, Olga
original description
Théel, H.J. (1879). Les Annélides Polychètes des mers de la Nouvelle-Zemble. <em>Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar.</em> 16(3): 1-75, plates I-IV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33811612
page(s): 35 [details]
additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
additional source Hartmann-Schröder, G. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta]. <em>2nd revised ed. The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology, 58. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2.</em> 648 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist listing [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
page(s): 35 [details]
additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
additional source Hartmann-Schröder, G. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta]. <em>2nd revised ed. The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology, 58. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2.</em> 648 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist listing [details]
additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Théel (1879: 35): ''Tentacula quatuor, longa. Cirri tentaculares, utrinque tres, par primum in segmento primo, secundum et tertium in segmento secundo. Cirri anales nulli?'' [details]Etymology Not stated. The generic name Mystides seems to be composed by the name of the genus Mysta Malmgren, 1865 followed by the suffix of Greek origin -ides, a suffix of source or origin, and meaning 'pertaining to', 'son of' or 'descendant of', referring presumably to the morphological similarities between the two genera. [details]
Grammatical gender Mystides Théel (1879), created for Mystides borealis Théel, 1879, has been treated as feminine, with about eleven feminine-suffix adjectival names, and masculine names absent. However, the Code article 30.1.4.4 directs -ides names to be masculine unless the initial author made a particular -ides genus feminine. However, it seems best to disregard this directive and instead continue to treat Mystides as feminine. This also seems the case for derivative names like Pseudomystides, Mesomystides, Protomystides, and Galapagomystides. [details]
