Deep-Sea name details
Ephesia antarctica McIntosh, 1885
338429 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338429)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
Ephesia Rathke, 1843 accepted as Sphaerodorum Örsted, 1843
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 361-362, plate XLIV fig. 5, plate XXIIA figs. 22-23 [details]
page(s): 361-362, plate XLIV fig. 5, plate XXIIA figs. 22-23 [details]
Type locality contained in Southern Ocean
, Note Antarctic Ocean
type locality contained in Southern Ocean [details]
Unreviewed
Type locality Antarctic Ocean [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Ephesia antarctica McIntosh, 1885. 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=338429 on 2026-02-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ephesia antarctica McIntosh, 1885. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338429 on 2026-02-10
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original description
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 361-362, plate XLIV fig. 5, plate XXIIA figs. 22-23 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
additional source Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1930). Polychaete worms. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 2: 1-222., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15904801
page(s): 115 [details]
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): 361-362, plate XLIV fig. 5, plate XXIIA figs. 22-23 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
additional source Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1930). Polychaete worms. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 2: 1-222., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15904801
page(s): 115 [details]
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
