Deep-Sea taxon details
Tomopteris (Johnstonella) pacifica (Izuka, 1914)
334948 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:334948)
accepted
Species
Tomopteris eura Chamberlin, 1919 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Tomopteris kefersteini Greeff, 1879 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Tomopteris pacifica Izuka, 1914 · alternative representation
Tomopteris renata Berkeley, 1930 · unaccepted (replacement name for homonym T....)
replacement name for homonym T. elegans, but subsequently a subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Tomopteris pacifica Izuka, 1914) Izuka, Akira 1914. On the pelagic annelids of Japan. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, 36(5): 1-14. [details]
Type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Tomopteris (Johnstonella) pacifica (Izuka, 1914). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=334948 on 2026-08-18
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Tomopteris (Johnstonella) pacifica (Izuka, 1914). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=334948 on 2026-08-18
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original description
(of Tomopteris kefersteini Greeff, 1879) Apstein, Carl. (1900). Die Alciopiden und Tomopteriden der Plankton-Expedition. <em>Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt- Stiftung.</em> 2(H.b): 1-62 [Lipsius & Tischer. Kiel & Leipzig]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2130655 [details] 
original description (of Tomopteris renata 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
original description (of Tomopteris eura Chamberlin, 1919) Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). The Annelida Polychaeta [Albatross Expeditions]. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 48: 1-514., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/memoirsofmuseumo4801harv
page(s): 160-161, plate 27 figs. 1-2 [details]
original description (of Tomopteris kefersteini Greeff, 1879) Greeff, R. (1879). Ueber pelagische Anneliden von der Küste der canarischen Inseln. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 32: 237-283, plates XIII-XV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45240415 [details]
original description (of Tomopteris pacifica Izuka, 1914) Izuka, Akira 1914. On the pelagic annelids of Japan. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, 36(5): 1-14. [details]
original description (of Tomopteris kefersteini Greeff, 1879) Terio, B. 1947. Nuovi tomopteridi raccolti nella crociera Mario Bianco. Arch.Zool.Italiano, Torino, 32: 209. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors
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
original description (of Tomopteris renata 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
original description (of Tomopteris eura Chamberlin, 1919) Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). The Annelida Polychaeta [Albatross Expeditions]. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 48: 1-514., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/memoirsofmuseumo4801harv
page(s): 160-161, plate 27 figs. 1-2 [details]
original description (of Tomopteris kefersteini Greeff, 1879) Greeff, R. (1879). Ueber pelagische Anneliden von der Küste der canarischen Inseln. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 32: 237-283, plates XIII-XV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45240415 [details]
original description (of Tomopteris pacifica Izuka, 1914) Izuka, Akira 1914. On the pelagic annelids of Japan. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, 36(5): 1-14. [details]
original description (of Tomopteris kefersteini Greeff, 1879) Terio, B. 1947. Nuovi tomopteridi raccolti nella crociera Mario Bianco. Arch.Zool.Italiano, Torino, 32: 209. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors
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
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | オヨギゴカイ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Tomopteris renata Berkeley, 1930)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Tomopteris kefersteini Greeff, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Tomopteris pacifica Izuka, 1914)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Tomopteris pacifica Izuka, 1914)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Tomopteris (Johnstonella) pacifica Izuka, USNM 34586, dorsal) (from synonym Tomopteris pacifica Izuka, 1914)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Tomopteris pacifica Izuka, 1914)
To PESI (from synonym Tomopteris kefersteini Greeff, 1879)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Tomopteris eura Chamberlin, 1919)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (10 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (6 records) (from synonym Tomopteris renata Berkeley, 1930)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Tomopteris kefersteini Greeff, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Tomopteris pacifica Izuka, 1914)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Tomopteris pacifica Izuka, 1914)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Tomopteris (Johnstonella) pacifica Izuka, USNM 34586, dorsal) (from synonym Tomopteris pacifica Izuka, 1914)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Tomopteris pacifica Izuka, 1914)
To PESI (from synonym Tomopteris kefersteini Greeff, 1879)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Tomopteris eura Chamberlin, 1919)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (10 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (6 records) (from synonym Tomopteris renata Berkeley, 1930)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
