Deep-Sea name details
Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878)
131081 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131081)
unaccepted (superseded subsequent combination)
Species
Ephesiella Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Sphaerodorum Örsted, 1843
Ephesiella peripatus [Auctt. not Johnston, 1845] · unaccepted (Claparède's concept, not Johnston's)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Sphaerodorum abyssorum Hansen, 1878) Hansen, G. Armauer. (1879). Annelider fra den norske Nordhavsexpedition i 1876. <em>Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne, Christiania.</em> 24(1): 1-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9491620
page(s): 9, plate VI figs. 9-12 [details]
page(s): 9, plate VI figs. 9-12 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878). 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=131081 on 2026-02-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131081 on 2026-02-10
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(of Sphaerodorum abyssorum Hansen, 1878) Hansen, G. Armauer. (1879). Annelider fra den norske Nordhavsexpedition i 1876. <em>Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne, Christiania.</em> 24(1): 1-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9491620
page(s): 9, plate VI figs. 9-12 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Census of Marine Life. (2012). SYNDEEP: Towards a first global synthesis of biodiversity, biogeography and ecosystem function in the deep sea. Unpublished data (datasetID: 59). [details]
basis of record 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) [details]
additional source Fauchald, Kristian. (1974). Sphaerodoridae (Polychaeta: Errantia) from world-wide areas. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 8(3): 257-289., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937400770241 [details] Available for editors
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
page(s): 9, plate VI figs. 9-12 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Census of Marine Life. (2012). SYNDEEP: Towards a first global synthesis of biodiversity, biogeography and ecosystem function in the deep sea. Unpublished data (datasetID: 59). [details]
basis of record 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) [details]
additional source Fauchald, Kristian. (1974). Sphaerodoridae (Polychaeta: Errantia) from world-wide areas. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 8(3): 257-289., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937400770241 [details] Available for editors
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ephesiella abyssorum)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ephesiella peripatus [Auctt. not Johnston, 1845])
To The Arctic Traits Database (18 traits)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ephesiella abyssorum)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Ephesiella peripatus [Auctt. not Johnston, 1845])
To The Arctic Traits Database (18 traits)
