Deep-Sea name details
Ephesia gracilis Rathke, 1843
155012 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155012)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
Ephesia Rathke, 1843 accepted as Sphaerodorum Örsted, 1843
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Rathke, H. (1843). Beiträge zur Fauna Norwegens. [Contributions to the Fauna of Norway]. <em>Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, Breslau & Bonn.</em> 20: 1-264., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11613
page(s): 176, plate VII figs. 5-8 [details]
page(s): 176, plate VII figs. 5-8 [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Ephesia gracilis Rathke, 1843. 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=155012 on 2026-08-03
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ephesia gracilis Rathke, 1843. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155012 on 2026-08-03
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original description
Rathke, H. (1843). Beiträge zur Fauna Norwegens. [Contributions to the Fauna of Norway]. <em>Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, Breslau & Bonn.</em> 20: 1-264., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11613
page(s): 176, plate VII figs. 5-8 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source 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): 51 [details]
additional source Malmgren, A.J. (1867). Annulata Polychaeta Spetsbergiæ, Grœnlandiæ, Islandiæ et Scandinaviæ. Hactenus Cognita. Ex Officina Frenckelliana, Helsingforslæ. 127 pp. & XIV plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13358
page(s): 79-81 [details]
source of synonymy Pettibone, Marian H. 1956. Marine polychaete worms from Labrador. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 105(3361): 531-584., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.105-3361.531 [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy 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
page(s): 176, plate VII figs. 5-8 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source 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): 51 [details]
additional source Malmgren, A.J. (1867). Annulata Polychaeta Spetsbergiæ, Grœnlandiæ, Islandiæ et Scandinaviæ. Hactenus Cognita. Ex Officina Frenckelliana, Helsingforslæ. 127 pp. & XIV plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13358
page(s): 79-81 [details]
source of synonymy Pettibone, Marian H. 1956. Marine polychaete worms from Labrador. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 105(3361): 531-584., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.105-3361.531 [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy 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
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
