WoRMS name details

Exogone furcifera Eliason, 1962

131300  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131300)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Errantia (Subclass)
  6. Phyllodocida (Order)
  7. Nereidiformia (Suborder)
  8. Syllidae (Family)
  9. Exogoninae (Subfamily)
  10. Exogone (Genus)
  11. Exogone furcifera (Species)
 unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Eliason, Anders. (1962). Die Polychaeten der Skagerak-Expedition 1933. <em>Zoologiska bidrag från Uppsala.</em> 33: 207-293 (text figures only).
page(s): 243-246, fig. 11a-f [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  ZMUU Polychaeta type #195, geounit Skagerrak  
Holotype ZMUU Polychaeta type #195, geounit Skagerrak [details]
, Note Flekkefjord, Norway, Skagerrak, NE Atlantic...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Flekkefjord, Norway, Skagerrak, NE Atlantic Ocean (58º12.6'N, 6º42'E), 235 m, grey mud.  [details]
Depth range 235-681 m.  
Depth range 235-681 m. [details]

Distribution Skagerrak.   
Distribution Skagerrak.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet furcifera (Latin, having a fork), makes reference to the distal end of the dorsal simple chaetae,...  
Etymology The specific epithet furcifera (Latin, having a fork), makes reference to the distal end of the dorsal simple chaetae, which has the appearance of being forked. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Exogone furcifera Eliason, 1962. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131300 on 2025-05-10
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
Bellan, Gérard
2007-03-29 10:21:37Z
checked
Musco, Luigi
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
Fauchald, Kristian
2016-05-13 09:34:43Z
changed
Gil, João

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Nomenclature

original description Eliason, Anders. (1962). Die Polychaeten der Skagerak-Expedition 1933. <em>Zoologiska bidrag från Uppsala.</em> 33: 207-293 (text figures only).
page(s): 243-246, fig. 11a-f [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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] 

Taxonomy

source of synonymy Helgason, G.V.; Gardarsson, A.; Svavarsson, J.; Adalsteinsdottir, K.; Gudmundsson, H. (1990). Polychaetes new to the Icelandic fauna, with remarks on some previously recorded species. <em>Sarsia.</em> 75(3): 203-212., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1990.10413448
page(s): 207-209, fig. 4 [details] 

Other

additional source de Kluijver, M. J.; Ingalsuo, S. S.; de Bruyne, R. H. (2000). Macrobenthos of the North Sea [CD-ROM]: 1. Keys to Mollusca and Brachiopoda. <em>World Biodiversity Database CD-ROM Series. Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification (ETI): Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ISBN 3-540-14706-3. 1 cd-rom.</em> (look up in IMIS) [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype ZMUU Polychaeta type #195, geounit Skagerrak [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 235-681 m. [details]

Distribution Skagerrak.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet furcifera (Latin, having a fork), makes reference to the distal end of the dorsal simple chaetae, which has the appearance of being forked. [details]

Habitat Mud.  [details]

Type locality Flekkefjord, Norway, Skagerrak, NE Atlantic Ocean (58º12.6'N, 6º42'E), 235 m, grey mud.  [details]
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