WoRMS taxon details

Syllis Lamarck, 1818

129680  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129680)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Errantia (Subclass)
  6. Phyllodocida (Order)
  7. Nereidiformia (Suborder)
  8. Syllidae (Family)
  9. Syllinae (Subfamily)
  10. Syllis (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Syllis monilaris Lamarck, 1818 (type by monotypy)
Aporosyllis Quatrefages, 1866 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Chaetosyllis Malmgren, 1867 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Ehlersia Quatrefages, 1866 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Eurymedusa Kinberg, 1866 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Gnathosyllis Schmarda, 1861 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Ioda [auctt.] · unaccepted (lapsus calami)
Ioida Johnston, 1839 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Isosyllis Ehlers, 1864 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Langerhansia Czerniavsky, 1881 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Langerhansia (Syllis) [lapsus for Syllis (Langerhansia)] · unaccepted (impossible apparent...)  
impossible apparent reversed-presentation of subgenus Langerhansia by Czerniavsky, 1881
Laomedora Kinberg, 1866 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Lycastis Savigny, 1822 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Reductotyposyllis Hartmann-Schröder, 1974 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Thoe Kinberg, 1866 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Trichosyllis Schmarda, 1861 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Typosyllis (Ehlersia) Quatrefages, 1865 · unaccepted (Following classification in Fauchald)
Typosyllis (Syllis) [auct.] · unaccepted (subgenus Typosyllis usage but...)  
subgenus Typosyllis usage but incorrectly written with transposed name order

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  1. Species Syllis aciculigrossa (San Martín, 1990)
  2. Species Syllis adamantea (Treadwell, 1914)
  3. Species Syllis albae Álvarez-Campos & Verdes, 2017
  4. Species Syllis albanyensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1984)
  5. Species Syllis alosae San Martín, 1992
  6. Species Syllis alternata Moore, 1908
  7. Species Syllis amica Quatrefages, 1866
  8. Species Syllis amicarmillaris Simon, San Martín & Robinson, 2014
  9. Species Syllis anoculata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1962)
  10. Species Syllis anops Ehlers, 1897
  11. Species Syllis antoniae Salcedo Oropeza, San Martín & Solís-Weiss, 2012
  12. Species Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776)
  13. Species Syllis attenuata Knox, 1960
  14. Species Syllis augeneri Haswell, 1920
  15. Species Syllis barbata San Martín, 1992
  16. Species Syllis bella (Chamberlin, 1919)
  17. Species Syllis belmontensis Ribeiro, Freitas, Fukuda & Ruta in Ribeiro, Freitas, Zanol, Paiva, Fukuda, Guiment & Ruta, 2023
  18. Species Syllis beneliahuae (Campoy, 1982)
  19. Species Syllis benguellana Day, 1963
  20. Species Syllis boggemanni San Martín, Álvarez-Campos & Hutchings, 2017
  21. Species Syllis botosaneanui (Hartmann-Schröder, 1973)
  22. Species Syllis bouvieri Gravier, 1900
  23. Species Syllis brasiliensis McIntosh, 1885
  24. Species Syllis breviarticulata Grube, 1857
  25. Species Syllis brevicirrata McIntosh, 1908
  26. Species Syllis brevicirris Hansen, 1882
  27. Species Syllis broomensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1979)
  28. Species Syllis bunaa Sedick & Simon, 2019
  29. Species Syllis busseltonensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1982)
  30. Species Syllis caeca Monro, 1933
  31. Species Syllis caeca (Katzmann, 1973) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, unreplaced junior secondary homonym to Syllis caeca Monro, 1933)
  32. Species Syllis cambuk Martínez & San Martín, 2020
  33. Species Syllis castroviejoi Capa, San Martín & López, 2001
  34. Species Syllis cerina Grube, 1878
  35. Species Syllis cirrita Lee & Rho, 1994
  36. Species Syllis columbretensis (Campoy, 1982)
  37. Species Syllis compacta Gravier, 1900
  38. Species Syllis complanata Treadwell, 1901
  39. Species Syllis corallicola Verrill, 1900
  40. Species Syllis cornuta Rathke, 1843
  41. Species Syllis crassicirrata (Treadwell, 1925)
  42. Species Syllis cruzi Núñez & San Martín, 1991
  43. Species Syllis curticirris Monro, 1937
  44. Species Syllis danieli San Martín, 1992
  45. Species Syllis deleoni Salcedo Oropeza, San Martín & Solís-Weiss, 2012
  46. Species Syllis dominguezi San Martín, Lucas & Westheide, 2021
  47. Species Syllis edensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1989)
  48. Species Syllis ehlersioides (Marenzeller, 1890)
  49. Species Syllis elongata (Johnson, 1901)
  50. Species Syllis ergeni Çinar, 2005
  51. Species Syllis erikae (Hartmann-Schröder, 1981)
  52. Species Syllis escribanoi San Martín, Lucas & Westheide, 2021
  53. Species Syllis farallonensis (Blake & Walton, 1977)
  54. Species Syllis fasciata Malmgren, 1867
  55. Species Syllis ferrani Alós & San Martín, 1987
  56. Species Syllis filidentata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1962)
  57. Species Syllis gantheaumensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1979)
  58. Species Syllis garciai (Campoy, 1982)
  59. Species Syllis gerlachi (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960)
  60. Species Syllis gerundensis (Alós & Campoy, 1981)
  61. Species Syllis glandulata Nogueira & San Martín, 2002
  62. Species Syllis glarearia (Westheide, 1974)
  63. Species Syllis golfonovensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1962)
  64. Species Syllis gracilis Grube, 1840
  65. Species Syllis guidae Nogueira & Yunda-Guarin, 2008
  66. Species Syllis guillei Núñez & San Martín, 2024
  67. Species Syllis hampirmenyatu Martínez & San Martín, 2020
  68. Species Syllis heronislandensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1991)
  69. Species Syllis heterochaeta Moore, 1909
  70. Species Syllis hyalina Grube, 1863
  71. Species Syllis hyllebergi (Licher, 1999)
  72. Species Syllis hyperioni Dorsey & Phillips, 1987
  73. Species Syllis imajimai San Martín, Lucas & Hutchings, 2023
  74. Species Syllis ireneae Moreno-Martínez, San Martín & Álvarez-Campos in Moreno-Martínez, San Martín, Riesgo, Giribet & Álvarez-Campos, 2023
  75. Species Syllis japonica (Imajima, 1966)
  76. Species Syllis jaylani Sedick & Simon, 2019
  77. Species Syllis joaoi San Martín, Álvarez-Campos & Hutchings, 2017
  78. Species Syllis jorgei San Martín & López, 2000
  79. Species Syllis kabilica Ben-Eliahu, 1977
  80. Species Syllis kai San Martín, Lucas & Westheide, 2021
  81. Species Syllis karlae San Martín, Álvarez-Campos & Hutchings, 2017
  82. Species Syllis kas Lucas, Sikorski & San Martín, 2018
  83. Species Syllis komodoensis Aguado, San Martín & ten Hove, 2008
  84. Species Syllis krohnii Ehlers, 1864
  85. Species Syllis lagunae Tovar-Hernández, Hernández-Alcántara & Solís-Weiss, 2008
  86. Species Syllis latifrons Grube, 1857
  87. Species Syllis licheri Ravara, San Martín & Moreira, 2004
  88. Species Syllis limbata Grube, 1880
  89. Species Syllis longesegmentata Grube, 1857
  90. Species Syllis lunaris (Imajima, 1966)
  91. Species Syllis lutea (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960)
  92. Species Syllis luteoides (Hartmann-Schröder, 1962)
  93. Species Syllis macroceras Grube, 1857
  94. Species Syllis macrodentata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1982)
  95. Species Syllis maganda Martínez & San Martín, 2020
  96. Species Syllis magdalena Wesenberg-Lund, 1962
  97. Species Syllis magellanica Augener, 1918
  98. Species Syllis magna (Westheide, 1974)
  99. Species Syllis magnapalpa (Hartmann-Schröder, 1965)
  100. Species Syllis malaquini Ribeiro, Ponz-Segrelles, Helm, Egger & Aguado, 2020
  101. Species Syllis marceloi San Martín, Álvarez-Campos & Hutchings, 2017
  102. Species Syllis marugani Aguado, San Martín & Nishi, 2006
  103. Species Syllis maryae San Martín, 1992
  104. Species Syllis mauretanica (Licher, 1999)
  105. Species Syllis mayeri Musco & Giangrande, 2005
  106. Species Syllis mercedesae Lucas, San Martín & Parapar, 2012
  107. Species Syllis mexicana (Rioja, 1960)
  108. Species Syllis microoculata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1965)
  109. Species Syllis monilaris Lamarck, 1818
  110. Species Syllis mytilorum Studer, 1889
  111. Species Syllis narranuk San Martín, Lucas & Hutchings, 2023
  112. Species Syllis nigra Augener, 1925
  113. Species Syllis nigrescens Grube, 1878
  114. Species Syllis nigricirris Grube, 1863
  115. Species Syllis nigriscens Grube, 1878
  116. Species Syllis nigropunctata Haswell, 1886
  117. Species Syllis noolinga San Martín, Lucas & Hutchings, 2023
  118. Species Syllis notocera Ehlers, 1905
  119. Species Syllis nuchalis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960)
  120. Species Syllis obscura Grube, 1857
  121. Species Syllis okadai Fauvel, 1934
  122. Species Syllis onkylochaeta Hartmann-Schröder, 1991
  123. Species Syllis ortizi San Martín, 1992
  124. Species Syllis papillosus (Tovar-Hernández, Granados-Barba & Solís-Weiss, 2002)
  125. Species Syllis parapari San Martín & López, 2000
  126. Species Syllis parturiens Haswell, 1920
  127. Species Syllis patagonica Soto, San Martín & Lucas, 2020
  128. Species Syllis patersoni Soto, San Martín & Lucas, 2020
  129. Species Syllis patriciae (Hartmann-Schröder, 1981)
  130. Species Syllis pectinans Haswell, 1920
  131. Species Syllis pennelli (Knox & Cameron, 1998)
  132. Species Syllis pharobroomensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1979)
  133. Species Syllis pharynxcircumfusata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1979)
  134. Species Syllis picta (Kinberg, 1866)
  135. Species Syllis pigmentata (Chamberlin, 1919)
  136. Species Syllis pilosa Aguado, San Martín & Nishi, 2008
  137. Species Syllis pontxioi San Martín & López, 2000
  138. Species Syllis profunda Cognetti, 1955
  139. Species Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852
  140. Species Syllis prolixa Ehlers, 1901
  141. Species Syllis pseudoarmillaris Nogueira & San Martín, 2002
  142. Species Syllis pulvinata (Langerhans, 1881)
  143. Species Syllis qamhiyn Lucas Rodríguez, San Martín & Fiege, 2019
  144. Species Syllis quadrifasciata Fischli, 1900
  145. Species Syllis quaternaria Moore, 1906
  146. Species Syllis ramosa McIntosh, 1879
  147. Species Syllis raygeorgei (Hartmann-Schröder, 1979)
  148. Species Syllis riojai (San Martín, 1990)
  149. Species Syllis robertianae McIntosh, 1885
  150. Species Syllis rosea (Langerhans, 1879)
  151. Species Syllis rubicunda Aguado, San Martín & Nishi, 2008
  152. Species Syllis rudolphi Delle Chiaje, 1841
  153. Species Syllis santii Moreno-Martínez, San Martín & Álvarez-Campos in Moreno-Martínez, San Martín, Riesgo, Giribet & Álvarez-Campos, 2023
  154. Species Syllis schulzi (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960)
  155. Species Syllis sclerolaema Ehlers, 1900
  156. Species Syllis setoensis (Imajima, 1966)
  157. Species Syllis similisunzima San Martín, Lucas & Hutchings, 2023
  158. Species Syllis sol San Martín, 2004
  159. Species Syllis stenura Blanchard in Gay, 1849
  160. Species Syllis stewarti Berkeley & Berkeley, 1942
  161. Species Syllis tamarae Álvarez-Campos & Verdes, 2017
  162. Species Syllis terraeignium Soto, San Martín & Lucas, 2020
  163. Species Syllis thylacine San Martín, Lucas & Hutchings, 2023
  164. Species Syllis tiedemanni Delle Chiaje, 1841
  165. Species Syllis tini Moreno-Martínez in Moreno-Martínez, San Martín, Riesgo, Giribet & Álvarez-Campos, 2023
  166. Species Syllis torquata Marion & Bobretzky, 1875
  167. Species Syllis tripantu Álvarez-Campos & Verdes, 2017
  168. Species Syllis truncata Haswell, 1920
  169. Species Syllis tyrrhena (Licher & Kuper, 1998)
  170. Species Syllis umbricolor Grube, 1878
  171. Species Syllis unzima Simon, San Martín & Robinson, 2014
  172. Species Syllis valida Grube, 1857
  173. Species Syllis variegata Grube, 1860
  174. Species Syllis villenai Aguado, San Martín & ten Hove, 2008
  175. Species Syllis violacea Grube, 1869
  176. Species Syllis vittata Grube, 1840
  177. Species Syllis vivipara Krohn, 1869
  178. Species Syllis walong Moreno-Martínez, San Martín & Álvarez-Campos in Moreno-Martínez, San Martín, Riesgo, Giribet & Álvarez-Campos, 2023
  179. Species Syllis warrnamboolensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1987)
  180. Species Syllis westheidei San Martín, 1984
  181. Species Syllis yallingupensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1982)
  182. Species Syllis ypsiloides Aguado, San Martín & ten Hove, 2008
  183. Species Syllis zahri Sedick & Simon, 2019
  184. Subgenus Syllis (Ehlersia) Quatrefages, 1865 accepted as Syllis Lamarck, 1818
    1. Species Syllis (Ehlersia) aesthetica Saint-Joseph, 1887 accepted as Syllis amica Quatrefages, 1866 (subjective synonym)
    2. Species Syllis (Ehlersia) anops Ehlers, 1897 accepted as Syllis anops Ehlers, 1897 (superseded original combination)
    3. Species Syllis (Ehlersia) cornuta Rathke, 1843 accepted as Syllis cornuta Rathke, 1843 (synonym)
    4. Species Syllis (Ehlersia) ferrugina (Langerhans, 1881) accepted as Paraehlersia ferrugina (Langerhans, 1881)
    5. Species Syllis (Ehlersia) ferruginea (Langerhans, 1881) accepted as Paraehlersia ferrugina (Langerhans, 1881)
    6. Species Syllis (Ehlersia) heterochaeta Moore, 1909 accepted as Syllis heterochaeta Moore, 1909 (superseded original combination)
    7. Species Syllis (Ehlersia) hyperiona Dorsey & Phillips, 1987 accepted as Syllis hyperioni Dorsey & Phillips, 1987 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, misspelling of hyperioni; subgeneric rank abandoned)
    8. Species Syllis (Ehlersia) hyperioni Dorsey & Phillips, 1987 accepted as Syllis hyperioni Dorsey & Phillips, 1987 (superseded original representation; subgeneric rank abandoned)
    9. Species Syllis (Ehlersia) nitida Verrill, 1900 accepted as Branchiosyllis exilis (Gravier, 1900) (subjective synonym)
    10. Species Syllis (Ehlersia) simplex (Langerhans, 1879) accepted as Syllis amica Quatrefages, 1866
    11. Species Syllis (Ehlersia) exigua Verrill, 1900 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable?)
  185. Subgenus Syllis (Haplosyllis) Langerhans, 1879 accepted as Haplosyllis Langerhans, 1879 (rank upgrade to genus)
    1. Species Syllis (Haplosyllis) aberrans Fauvel, 1939 accepted as Haplosyllides aberrans (Fauvel, 1939) (superseded original combination)
    2. Species Syllis (Haplosyllis) cratericola Buzhinskaya, 1990 accepted as Haplosyllis cratericola (Buzhinskaja, 1990) (superseded original combination)
    3. Species Syllis (Haplosyllis) depressa accepted as Haplosyllis depressa Augener, 1913 accepted as Trypanobia depressa (Augener, 1913)
    4. Species Syllis (Haplosyllis) djiboutiensis Gravier, 1900 accepted as Haplosyllis djiboutiensis (Gravier, 1900) (superseded original combination)
    5. Species Syllis (Haplosyllis) hamata Claparède, 1868 accepted as Haplosyllis spongicola (Grube, 1855)
    6. Species Syllis (Haplosyllis) spongicola Grube, 1855 accepted as Haplosyllis spongicola (Grube, 1855)
    7. Species Syllis (Haplosyllis) trifalcata Day, 1960 accepted as Haplosyllis trifalcata (Day, 1960) (superseded original combination)
  186. Subgenus Syllis (Langerhansia) Czerniavsky, 1881 accepted as Syllis Lamarck, 1818
    1. Species Syllis (Langerhansia) binocula [lapsus for biocula] accepted as Syllis biocula (Czerniavsky, 1881) (misspelling by Czerniavsky of superseded original combination)
    2. Species Syllis (Langerhansia) biocula Czerniavsky, 1881 accepted as Syllis biocula (Czerniavsky, 1881) (superseded original combination)
    3. Species Syllis (Langerhansia) cornuta Rathke, 1843 accepted as Syllis cornuta Rathke, 1843
    4. Species Syllis (Langerhansia) ferrugina (Langerhans, 1881) accepted as Paraehlersia ferrugina (Langerhans, 1881)
    5. Species Syllis (Langerhansia) valida Czerniavsky, 1881 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable?)
  187. Subgenus Syllis (Syllides) Örsted, 1845 accepted as Syllides Örsted, 1845 (erection at genus level)
    1. Species Syllis (Syllides) longocirrata Örsted, 1845 accepted as Syllides longocirratus (Örsted, 1845) (superseded original combination)
  188. Subgenus Syllis (Syllis) Lamarck, 1818 accepted as Syllis Lamarck, 1818
    1. Species Syllis (Syllis) gracilis Grube, 1840 accepted as Syllis gracilis Grube, 1840
    2. Species Syllis (Syllis) longissima Gravier, 1900 accepted as Syllis gracilis Grube, 1840 (subjective synonym)
  189. Subgenus Syllis (Typosyllis) Langerhans, 1879 accepted as Syllis Lamarck, 1818
    1. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) alternata (Moore, 1908) accepted as Syllis alternata Moore, 1908
    2. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) alternosetosa Saint Joseph, 1887 accepted as Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776) (subjective synonym)
    3. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) amica Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Syllis amica Quatrefages, 1866
    4. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) annularis Verrill, 1900 accepted as Typosyllis annularis (Verrill, 1900) (superseded original combination)
    5. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776) accepted as Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776)
    6. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) attenuata Knox, 1960 accepted as Syllis attenuata Knox, 1960 (Typosyllis as subgenus and genus is now unused)
    7. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) augeneri Haswell, 1920 accepted as Syllis augeneri Haswell, 1920 (superseded original combination)
    8. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) bilineata Zachs, 1933 accepted as Typosyllis armillaris bilineata (Zachs, 1933) (superseded original combination)
    9. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) bouvieri Gravier, 1900 accepted as Syllis bouvieri Gravier, 1900 (superseded original combination; unaccepted subgenus)
    10. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) capensis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776)
    11. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) catenula Verrill, 1900 accepted as Syllis corallicola Verrill, 1900 (subjective synonym)
    12. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) cincinnata Verrill, 1900 accepted as Syllis corallicola Verrill, 1900 (subjective synonym)
    13. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) cirropunctata Michel, 1909 accepted as Branchiosyllis cirropunctata (Michel, 1909) (superseded original combination)
    14. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) closterobranchia Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776) (superseded recombination of subjective synonym)
    15. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) compacta Gravier, 1900 accepted as Syllis compacta Gravier, 1900 (superseded original representation)
    16. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) corallicoides Augener, 1922 accepted as Syllis corallicola Verrill, 1900
    17. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) corallicola Verrill, 1900 accepted as Syllis corallicola Verrill, 1900 (superseded original representation)
    18. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) corallicoloides Augener, 1922 accepted as Syllis corallicola Verrill, 1900 (superseded original combination)
    19. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) cornuta Rathke, 1843 accepted as Syllis cornuta Rathke, 1843
    20. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) corruscans (Haswell, 1886) accepted as Megasyllis corruscans (Haswell, 1886) (superseded recombination)
    21. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) coruscans Haswell, 1886 accepted as Megasyllis corruscans (Haswell, 1886) (superseded recombination, also misspelling)
    22. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) decorus Chlebovitsch, 1961 accepted as Typosyllis adamanteus (Treadwell, 1914) accepted as Syllis adamantea (Treadwell, 1914) (subjective synonym)
    23. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) diplomorpha Verrill, 1900 accepted as Typosyllis diplomorpha (Verrill, 1900) (superseded original combination)
    24. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) exilis Gravier, 1900 accepted as Branchiosyllis exilis (Gravier, 1900) (superseded original combination)
    25. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) fasciata Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Syllis fasciata Malmgren, 1867
    26. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) fuscosuturata Augener, 1922 accepted as Branchiosyllis exilis (Gravier, 1900) (subjective synonym)
    27. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) gerlachi (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960) accepted as Syllis gerlachi (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960)
    28. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) gerundensis (Alós & Campoy, 1981) accepted as Syllis gerundensis (Alós & Campoy, 1981)
    29. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) golfonovensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1962) accepted as Syllis golfonovensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1962)
    30. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) grandigularis Verrill, 1900 accepted as Branchiosyllis exilis (Gravier, 1900) (subjective synonym; alternate representation)
    31. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) harti (Berkeley & Berkeley, 1938) accepted as Syllis cornuta Rathke, 1843
    32. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) hyalina Grube, 1863 accepted as Syllis hyalina Grube, 1863 (superseded alternate representation)
    33. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) krohni Ehlers, 1864 accepted as Syllis krohnii Ehlers, 1864 (superseded alternate representation; incorrect subsequent spelling)
    34. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) krohnii Ehlers, 1864 accepted as Syllis krohnii Ehlers, 1864 (superseded alternate representation of original combination)
    35. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) kurilensis Chlebovitsch, 1959 accepted as Typosyllis adamanteus kurilensis (Chlebovitsch, 1959) (superseded original combination)
    36. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) lunaris (Imajima, 1966) accepted as Syllis lunaris (Imajima, 1966) (superseded recombination with abandoned subgeneric rank)
    37. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) lunaroides Ben-Eliahu, 1977 accepted as Syllis lutea (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960) (subjective synonym)
    38. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) magnipectinis Storch, 1967 accepted as Typosyllis magnipectinis (Storch, 1967) (superseded original combination)
    39. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) melanopharyngea Augener, 1918 accepted as Syllis hyalina Grube, 1863 (subjective synonym)
    40. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) parturiens Haswell, 1920 accepted as Syllis parturiens Haswell, 1920 (superseded original combination)
    41. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) pectinans Haswell, 1920 accepted as Syllis pectinans Haswell, 1920 (superseded original combination)
    42. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) plessisi Rullier, 1972 accepted as Branchiosyllis exilis (Gravier, 1900) (subjective synonym)
    43. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) prolifera Krohn, 1852 accepted as Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852
    44. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) pulvinata (Langerhans, 1881) accepted as Syllis pulvinata (Langerhans, 1881)
    45. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) regulata accepted as Typosyllis (Typosyllis) regulata Imajima, 1966
    46. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) safrieli Ben-Eliahu, 1977 accepted as Syllis lutea (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960) (subjective synonym)
    47. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) schulzi (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960) accepted as Syllis schulzi (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960)
    48. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) sclerolaema Ehlers, 1900 accepted as Syllis sclerolaema Ehlers, 1900 (invalid subgenus)
    49. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) stewarti Berkeley & Berkeley, 1942 accepted as Syllis stewarti Berkeley & Berkeley, 1942 (disused subgenus)
    50. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) tigrinoides Augener, 1922 accepted as Syllis corallicola Verrill, 1900 (subjective synonym)
    51. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) torquata Marion & Bobretzky, 1875 accepted as Syllis torquata Marion & Bobretzky, 1875
    52. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) tortugaensis Augener, 1922 accepted as Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776) (subjective synonym)
    53. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) tristanensis Day, 1954 accepted as Syllis hyalina Grube, 1863 (subjective synonym; alternate representation)
    54. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) truncata Haswell, 1920 accepted as Syllis truncata Haswell, 1920
    55. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) uschakovi Chlebovitsch, 1959 accepted as Parasphaerosyllis uschakovi (Chlebovitsch, 1959) (superseded original combination)
    56. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) variegata Grube, 1860 accepted as Syllis variegata Grube, 1860
    57. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) verruculosa Augener, 1913 accepted as Branchiosyllis verruculosa (Augener, 1913) (superseded original combination)
    58. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) vittata Grube, 1840 accepted as Syllis vittata Grube, 1840
    59. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) vivipara Krohn, 1869 accepted as Syllis vivipara Krohn, 1869
    60. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) zonata (Haswell, 1886) accepted as Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852 (recombination of subjective synonym)
    61. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) filiformis Rullier, 1972 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
    62. Species Syllis (Typosyllis) punctulata Haswell, 1920 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  190. Species Syllis aesthetica Saint Joseph, 1887 accepted as Syllis amica Quatrefages, 1866
  191. Species Syllis alternosetosa Saint Joseph, 1886 accepted as Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776)
  192. Species Syllis amata [auct. misspelling] accepted as Haplosyllis spongicola hamata (Claparède, 1868) (spelling error by Cognetti, 1957 for Syllis hamata)
  193. Species Syllis armandi Claparède, 1864 accepted as Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852 (subjective synonym)
  194. Species Syllis armoricana Claparède, 1863 accepted as Syllis variegata Grube, 1860
  195. Species Syllis aurantiaca Claparède, 1868 accepted as Syllis variegata Grube, 1860
  196. Species Syllis aurita Claparède, 1864 accepted as Syllis vittata Grube, 1840 (subjective synonym)
  197. Species Syllis beneliahui (Campoy, 1982) accepted as Syllis beneliahuae (Campoy, 1982) (incorrect gender ending of genitive [named after a woman])
  198. Species Syllis binocula (Czerniavsky, 1881) accepted as Syllis biocula (Czerniavsky, 1881)
  199. Species Syllis borealis Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Syllis hyalina Grube, 1863
  200. Species Syllis brachychaeta Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776) (subjective synonym)
  201. Species Syllis brachycirris Grube, 1857 accepted as Syllis gracilis Grube, 1840
  202. Species Syllis brachycola Ehlers, 1897 accepted as Syllis valida Grube, 1857 (subjective synonym)
  203. Species Syllis brevicornis Grube, 1863 accepted as Odontosyllis gibba Claparède, 1863 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
  204. Species Syllis brevipennis (Grube, 1863) accepted as Pseudosyllis brevipennis Grube, 1863 (superseded recombination)
  205. Species Syllis buchholziana Grube, 1877 accepted as Syllis gracilis Grube, 1840 (subjective synonym)
  206. Species Syllis buskii McIntosh, 1908 accepted as Syllis vittata Grube, 1840
  207. Species Syllis capensis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776)
  208. Species Syllis catenula Verrill, 1900 accepted as Syllis corallicola Verrill, 1900
  209. Species Syllis cincinnata Verrill, 1900 accepted as Syllis (Typosyllis) cincinnata Verrill, 1900 accepted as Syllis corallicola Verrill, 1900 (alternate representation)
  210. Species Syllis cirropunctata Michel, 1909 accepted as Branchiosyllis cirropunctata (Michel, 1909) (superseded alternate representation)
  211. Species Syllis clavata Claparède, 1863 accepted as Salvatoria clavata (Claparède, 1863) (superseded original combination)
  212. Species Syllis closterobranchia Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776) (subjective synonym)
  213. Species Syllis corallicoloides Augener, 1922 accepted as Syllis corallicola Verrill, 1900
  214. Species Syllis corruscans Haswell, 1886 accepted as Megasyllis corruscans (Haswell, 1886) (superseded original combination)
  215. Species Syllis crassicornis Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776) (subjective synonym)
  216. Species Syllis cucullata McIntosh, 1908 accepted as Odontosyllis cucullata (McIntosh, 1908)
  217. Species Syllis cunninghami McIntosh, 1908 accepted as Syllis amica Quatrefages, 1866
  218. Species Syllis danica Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776)
  219. Species Syllis divaricata Keferstein, 1862 accepted as Nudisyllis divaricata (Keferstein, 1862) (subsequent combination)
  220. Species Syllis edentatus accepted as Syllides edentatus Westheide, 1974 (lapsus calami)
  221. Species Syllis exiliformis Imajima, 2003 accepted as Alcyonosyllis exiliformis (Imajima, 2003) (superseded original combination)
  222. Species Syllis exilis Gravier, 1900 accepted as Branchiosyllis exilis (Gravier, 1900) (superseded alternate representation of original combination)
  223. Species Syllis fabricii Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Syllis cornuta Rathke, 1843
  224. Species Syllis ferrugina (Langerhans, 1881) accepted as Paraehlersia ferrugina (Langerhans, 1881) (basionym)
  225. Species Syllis ferruginea (Langerhans, 1881) accepted as Paraehlersia ferrugina (Langerhans, 1881)
  226. Species Syllis fiumensis Ehlers, 1864 accepted as Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852 (subjective synonym)
  227. Species Syllis flaccida Grube, 1878 accepted as Opisthosyllis flaccida (Grube, 1878) (superseded original combination)
  228. Species Syllis fluminensis Ehlers, 1864 accepted as Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852
  229. Species Syllis fragilis Webster, 1879 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  230. Species Syllis fulgurans Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  231. Species Syllis fuscosuturata (Augener, 1922) (unaccepted, superseded recombination)
  232. Species Syllis garciae (Campoy, 1982) (unaccepted, misspelling for 'garciai')
  233. Species Syllis gigantea McIntosh, 1885 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  234. Species Syllis golfonovoensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1962) (unaccepted, lapsus calami)
  235. Species Syllis gracilis Schmarda, 1861 (unaccepted, subjective synonym; junior primary homonym of another species)
  236. Species Syllis grandigularis Verrill, 1900 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  237. Species Syllis hamata Claparède, 1868 (unaccepted)
  238. Species Syllis harti Berkeley & Berkeley, 1938 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  239. Species Syllis hexagonifera Claparède, 1864 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  240. Species Syllis hialina Grube, 1863 (unaccepted)
  241. Species Syllis inflata Marenzeller, 1879 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  242. Species Syllis jugularis Verrill, 1900 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  243. Species Syllis kabilika Ben-Eliahu, 1977 (unaccepted, lapsus calami)
  244. Species Syllis katzmanni (Katzmann, 1973) (unaccepted)
  245. Species Syllis kinbergiana Haswell, 1886 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  246. Species Syllis krohni Ehlers, 1864 (unaccepted, incorrect subsequent spelling)
  247. Species Syllis lineata Schmarda, 1861 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  248. Species Syllis longicirrata Örsted, 1845 (unaccepted)
  249. Species Syllis longifilis Ehlers, 1901 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  250. Species Syllis longiseta Gosse, 1855 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  251. Species Syllis longissima Gravier, 1900 (unaccepted)
  252. Species Syllis longocirrata Örsted, 1845 (unaccepted, alternate representation of superseded original combination)
  253. Species Syllis luguei San Martín, 1984 (unaccepted)
  254. Species Syllis luquei San Martín, 1984 (unaccepted)
  255. Species Syllis lussinensis Grube, 1863 (unaccepted)
  256. Species Syllis macrocola Marenzeller, 1874 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  257. Species Syllis macrophthalma (Johnston, 1840) (unaccepted)
  258. Species Syllis mediterranea Ben-Eliahu, 1977 (unaccepted)
  259. Species Syllis mixtosetosa Bobretzky, 1870 (unaccepted)
  260. Species Syllis moniliformis [auct. misspelling] (unaccepted, misspelling for 'monilaris')
  261. Species Syllis multiannulata Aguado, San Martín & Nishi, 2008 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  262. Species Syllis navicellidens Czerniavsky, 1881 (unaccepted)
  263. Species Syllis neglecta Grube, 1869 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  264. Species Syllis nepiotosa (Caullery & Mesnil, 1916) (unaccepted, lapsus calami; misspelling of nepiotoca)
  265. Species Syllis nidarosiensis Bidenkap, 1907 (unaccepted, Spelling variation)
  266. Species Syllis nidrosiensis Bidenkap, 1907 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  267. Species Syllis nigrans Bobretzky, 1870 (unaccepted)
  268. Species Syllis nigropharyngea Day, 1951 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  269. Species Syllis nigrovittata Czerniavsky, 1881 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  270. Species Syllis nigro-vittata Czerniavsky, 1881 (unaccepted)
  271. Species Syllis normannica Claparède, 1863 (unaccepted)
  272. Species Syllis oblonga Keferstein, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
  273. Species Syllis ochracea Marenzeller, 1875 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  274. Species Syllis oligochaeta Bobretzky, 1870 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  275. Species Syllis palifica Ehlers, 1901 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  276. Species Syllis pallida Verrill, 1875 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  277. Species Syllis pellucida Ehlers, 1864 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  278. Species Syllis picta Grube, 1869 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  279. Species Syllis polycera Schmarda, 1861 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  280. Species Syllis pulchra Berkeley & Berkeley, 1938 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  281. Species Syllis pulligera Krohn, 1852 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  282. Species Syllis quadridentata Czerniavsky, 1881 (unaccepted)
  283. Species Syllis rubra Grube, 1857 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  284. Species Syllis rudolphiana Delle Chiaje, 1841 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  285. Species Syllis sardai San Martín, 1992 (unaccepted)
  286. Species Syllis scabra Ehlers, 1864 (unaccepted)
  287. Species Syllis schmardiana Haswell, 1886 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  288. Species Syllis setubalensis McIntosh, 1885 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  289. Species Syllis simillima Claparède, 1864 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  290. Species Syllis spenceri Berkeley & Berkeley, 1938 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  291. Species Syllis spongicola Grube, 1855 (unaccepted, basionym)
  292. Species Syllis spongiphila Verrill, 1885 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  293. Species Syllis streptocephala Grube, 1857 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  294. Species Syllis syllisformis (Schmarda, 1861) (unaccepted)
  295. Species Syllis taeniaeformis Haswell, 1886 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  296. Species Syllis tigrina Rathke, 1843 (unaccepted)
  297. Species Syllis tortugaensis (Augener, 1922) (unaccepted, superseded recombination)
  298. Species Syllis tristanensis Day, 1954 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  299. Species Syllis truncata-criptica Ben-Eliahu, 1977 (unaccepted)
  300. Species Syllis truncata-cryptica Ben-Eliahu, 1977 (unaccepted)
  301. Species Syllis tubifex Gosse, 1855 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  302. Species Syllis uncinigera Grube, 1878 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  303. Species Syllis vancaurica Grube, 1867 (unaccepted, subjective synonym)
  304. Species Syllis varlegata Grube, 1860 (unaccepted, lapsus calami)
  305. Species Syllis velox Bobretzky, 1870 (unaccepted)
  306. Species Syllis zebra Grube, 1860 (unaccepted, superseded original combination)
  307. Species Syllis zonata (Haswell, 1833) (unaccepted)
  308. Species Syllis abyssicola Ehlers, 1874 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  309. Species Syllis atlantica Cognetti, 1960 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  310. Species Syllis bacilligera Claparède, 1868 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  311. Species Syllis biocula (Czerniavsky, 1881) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  312. Species Syllis brevicollis Ehlers, 1874 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  313. Species Syllis brevis Schmarda, 1861 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  314. Species Syllis californica Kinberg, 1866 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  315. Species Syllis ciliata Mecznicow, 1865 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  316. Species Syllis czerniavskyi (Czerniavsky, 1881) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  317. Species Syllis diplodonta (Schmarda, 1861) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  318. Species Syllis elongata Day, 1949 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, unreplaced junior secondary homonym to Syllis elongata (Johnson, 1901))
  319. Species Syllis erythropis Grube, 1878 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  320. Species Syllis eximia Malm, 1874 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  321. Species Syllis fissipara Krohn, 1852 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  322. Species Syllis fusicornis Schmarda, 1861 (uncertain > nomen dubium, juvenile Eunicida; not Syllidae)
  323. Species Syllis incisa (O. Fabricius, 1780) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  324. Species Syllis lycochaetus Grube, 1878 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  325. Species Syllis macroura Schmarda, 1861 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  326. Species Syllis maculosa Milne Edwards, 1845 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  327. Species Syllis nepiotoca (Caullery & Mesnil, 1916) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  328. Species Syllis oerstedi (Malmgren, 1867) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  329. Species Syllis pontica (Czerniavsky, 1881) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  330. Species Syllis punctulata Haswell, 1920 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  331. Species Syllis remex Chamberlin, 1919 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  332. Species Syllis sexoculata Ehlers, 1864 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  333. Species Syllis singulisetis Grube, 1878 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  334. Species Syllis solida Grube, 1878 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  335. Species Syllis violaceoflava Grube, 1878 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
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Etymology Syllis, also known as Hyllis, is the name of a nymph in Greek mythology, being daughter of Hyllus and Iole, and mother of...  
Etymology Syllis, also known as Hyllis, is the name of a nymph in Greek mythology, being daughter of Hyllus and Iole, and mother of Zeuxippus by Apollo.  [details]

Taxonomy San Martin (1992) included these genera as junior synonyms in Syllis: Ioida Johnston, 1840, Lalage F. Muller, 1858,...  
Taxonomy San Martin (1992) included these genera as junior synonyms in Syllis: Ioida Johnston, 1840, Lalage F. Muller, 1858, Trichosyllis Schmarda, 1861, Gnatosyllis Schmarda, 1861, Aporosyllis Quatrefages, 1865, Pagenstecheria Quatrefages, 1865, Chaetosyllis Malmgren, 1867, Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879, Ehlersia Quatrefages, 1865 (in part), Langerhansia Czerniavsky, 1881, Thoe Kinberg, 1866.
San Martin (1992:169) also stated: "Syllis is one of most difficult genera taxonomically of the Syllidae due to: the great diversity of the genus, with a large number of described species, the lack of good and detailed descriptions following uniform patterns, the lack of revisionary studies and redescriptions of old species, and the confusion existing in the generic nomenclature. As a result, Syllis is a genus with problems of nomenclature, with many described species and, for the most part, the descriptions are inadequate and incomplete. According to Campoy (1982), most of the described species are actually indeterminable.
Syllis was created by Lamarck 1818 [see authority note]. Langerhans (1879) split the genus into four subgenera: Haplosyllis Langerhans, with only simple setae; Typosyllis Langerhans, with compound falcigers; Syllis Lamarck, with some thick simple setae, together with compound falcigers; and Ehlersia Quatrefages, with spinigerous setae (see below) and falcigers. Fauvel (1923) adopted the division by Langerhans; followed by Bellan (1964), Amoureux (1972a; 1972b); Haswell (1920); Peres (1954); Rullier (1963; 1972); Uschakov (1955). Many others considered each subgenus as a true genus, as Rioja (1962, and other papers); Laubier (1966); Westheide (1974) and Fauchald (1977a). Hartman (1959) proposed the change of Ehlersia ex. auct. to Langerhansia Czerniavsky, 1881; however, not all authors followed this proposal; many authors continued using the name Ehlersia and others used Langerhansia, either as a genus or as a subgenus.
The following authorities used the genus Syllis divided into four subgenera (Haplosyllis, Syllis, Langerhansia and Typosyllis): Cantone (1976); Day (1967; 1973); Gardiner (1976); Hartman (1959; 1969, and other papers); Imajima (1966) and Imajima and Hartman (1964). The following authorities used Haplosyllis, Syllis, Langerhansia and Typosyllis as true genera: Amoureux (1982); Amoureux et at (1978); George (1979) and Campoy (1982). Furthermore, many other authors used different combinations. Augener (1913; 1918); Rioja (1941); and Verrill (1900) used Haplosyllis as a genus, and Syllis split into three subgenera, Syllis, Typosyllis and Ehlersia. Ben-Eliahu (1977) used Langerhansia as a genus, and Haplosyllis, Typosyllis and Syllis as subgenera of Syllis. Berkeley and Berkeley (1938), Cognetti (1957) and Pettibone (1963) used the genus Syllis not divided into any subgenera. Berkeley and Berkeley (1948) accepted Ehlersia as a subgenus. Hartmann-Schröder (1965; 1971; 1979, and later), and Gillandt (1979), used three genera, Syllis, Haplosyllis and Typosyllis, the last one divided into two subgenera: Typosyllis and Langerhansia. Finally, Dorsey and Phillips (1987) discussed the problem between Typosyllis and Ehlersia, and they considered the most accurate difference the relative lengths of the setal appendages.
San Martin (1984) proposed Haplosyllis as a separate genus, with relatively little relation with Syllis. "In my opinion, the division of Syllis into Typosyllis, Ehlersia or Langerhansia, and Syllis, both as subgenera or genera, is an artificial division and it has been followed for practical reasons more than scientific ones."
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Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Syllis Lamarck, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129680 on 2025-07-07
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Nomenclature

original description Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1818). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome cinquième, 612 pp. Paris, Deterville/Verdière. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879
page(s): 317-318 [details] 

original description (of Ehlersia Quatrefages, 1866) Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 32-33 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879) Langerhans, Paul. (1879). Die Wurmfauna von Madeira [part I]. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 32(4): 513-592, plates XXXI-XXXIII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45240737
page(s): 526, 528-529 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Lycastis Savigny, 1822) Savigny, Jules-César. (1822). Système des annélides, principalement de celles des côtes de l'Égypte et de la Syrie, offrant les caractères tant distinctifs que naturels des Ordres, Familles et Genres, avec la Description des Espèces. <em>Description de l'Égypte ou Recueil des Observations et des Recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'Expédition de l'Armée Française, publié par les Ordres de sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand, Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 1(3):1–128., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41329897
page(s): 45 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Chaetosyllis Malmgren, 1867) 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): 44-45 [details] 

original description (of Ioida Johnston, 1839) Johnston, George. (1839). Miscellanea Zoologica. The British Nereides.[article 24] [Continued from vol. iii p. 295]. <em>Annals of Natural History or Magazine of Zoology, Botany and Geology.</em> (series 1) 4 (issue 24) [December 1839]: 224-232, plates VI-VII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3386335
page(s): 231 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Isosyllis Ehlers, 1864) Ehlers, E. H. (1864). Die Borstenwürmer (Annelida Chaetopoda) nach systematischen und anatomischen Untersuchungen dargestellt. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1985759
page(s): 251-252 [details] 

original description (of Syllis (Langerhansia) Czerniavsky, 1881) Czerniavsky, Voldemaro. (1881). Materialia ad zoographiam Ponticam comparatam. Fasc. III Vermes [Second part]. <em>Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou (= Byulletin' Moskovskogo obshchestva ispytatelei prirody).</em> 56(2): 338-420, 1 plate., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41340542
page(s): 402; note: Langerhansia is named as a subgenus of Syllis for two new species, valida and bioculata [details] 

original description (of Syllis (Typosyllis) Langerhans, 1879) Langerhans, Paul. (1879). Die Wurmfauna von Madeira [part I]. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 32(4): 513-592, plates XXXI-XXXIII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45240737
page(s): 528-529 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Trichosyllis Schmarda, 1861) Schmarda, L. K. (1861). Neue Wirbellose Thiere: Beobachted und Gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erdr 1853 bis 1857. <em>In Turbellarien, Rotatorien und Anneliden. Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.</em> Erster Band, Zweite Hälfte., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/neuewirbelloseth21861schm
page(s): 73 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Gnathosyllis Schmarda, 1861) Schmarda, L. K. (1861). Neue Wirbellose Thiere: Beobachted und Gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erdr 1853 bis 1857. <em>In Turbellarien, Rotatorien und Anneliden. Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.</em> Erster Band, Zweite Hälfte., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/neuewirbelloseth21861schm
page(s): 69 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Pagenstecheria Quatrefages, 1866) Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 40 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Aporosyllis Quatrefages, 1866) Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 87 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Eurymedusa Kinberg, 1866) Kinberg, J. G. H. (1866). Annulata Nova. Continuatio. [various errantia & sedentaria]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(4): 239-258., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339515
page(s): 249 [details] 

original description (of Laomedora Kinberg, 1866) Kinberg, J. G. H. (1866). Annulata Nova. Continuatio. [various errantia & sedentaria]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(4): 239-258., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339515
page(s): 250 [details] 

original description (of Reductotyposyllis Hartmann-Schröder, 1974) Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1974). Zur Kenntnis des Eulitorals der afrikanischen Westküste zwischen Angola und Kap der Guten Hoffnung und der afrikanischen Ostküste von Südafrika und Mocambique unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Polychaeten und Ostracoden. Teil II. Die Polychaeten des Untersuchungsgebietes. <em>Mitteilungen des Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museums und Instituts.</em> Ergänzungsband zu Band 69: 95-228.
page(s): 123 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Ioda [auctt.]) Johnston, George. (1839). Miscellanea Zoologica. The British Nereides.[article 24] [Continued from vol. iii p. 295]. <em>Annals of Natural History or Magazine of Zoology, Botany and Geology.</em> (series 1) 4 (issue 24) [December 1839]: 224-232, plates VI-VII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3386335 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Thoe Kinberg, 1866) Kinberg, J. G. H. (1866). Annulata Nova. Continuatio. [various errantia & sedentaria]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(4): 239-258., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339515
page(s): 249 [details] 

Taxonomy

taxonomy source San Martín, Guillermo; Lucas, Yolanda; Hutchings, Pat. (2023). The genus Syllis Savigny in Lamarck, 1881 [sic for 1818] (Annelida: Syllidae: Syllinae) from Australia (Part 3): new species and redescription of previously described species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5230(3): 251-295., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5230.3.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

taxonomy source San Martín, Guillermo.; Lucas, Yolanda; Hutchings, Pat. (2024). The genus <i>Syllis</i> Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 (Annelida: Syllidae: Syllinae) from Australia (Fourth part). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5453(1): 1-32., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5453.1.1
note: Review of Australian Syllis, plus a key, page 22, to the Australian Syllis. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

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] 

additional source 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 San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Savigny, Jules-César. (1822). Système des annélides, principalement de celles des côtes de l'Égypte et de la Syrie, offrant les caractères tant distinctifs que naturels des Ordres, Familles et Genres, avec la Description des Espèces. <em>Description de l'Égypte ou Recueil des Observations et des Recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'Expédition de l'Armée Française, publié par les Ordres de sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand, Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 1(3):1–128., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41329897
page(s): 43-44 [details] OpenAccess publication

 
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Authority The taxon authority has long erroneously included Savigny. However, this inclusion is a misguided practice intended to give Savigny credit, rather than apply the ICZN Code. It is true that Lamarck published the name based on the mention of Syllis monilaris in the unpublished Fauna de Egypte manuscripts (the "Sav.Mss" in Lamarck), but Lamarck's description of Syllis is solely his own work. As noted by Lucas & Holthuis (1975) in another context "nowhere in the "Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres" have we been able to find a statement to the effect that the annelid text is written by anyone else than Lamarck. All through the Annelid part Lamarck cites himself as "je," "moi," etc., while he refers to Savigny as " M . Savigny" whom he often criticizes and whose classification he does not adopt." A contrary view with extensive commentary and historical detail is presented by Álvarez-Campos, Gil & San Martín (2015: 318). These authors cite Code Article 50 (section 50.1.1) in support of their view. However, this section requires Savigny alone to be the author of the text, and this is demonstrably not the case. Due to circumstance, Savigny had no involvement in the composition of Lamarck's text, and the final version of Savigny's text published in 1822 refers back to Lamarck's work. It is unclear if the unpublished "Sav.Mss", are still extant at the Paris Museum for comparison, taxon by taxon to shed further light on the matter. [details]

Etymology Syllis, also known as Hyllis, is the name of a nymph in Greek mythology, being daughter of Hyllus and Iole, and mother of Zeuxippus by Apollo.  [details]

Grammatical gender feminine. Syllis is a Greek female name [details]

Taxonomy San Martin (1992) included these genera as junior synonyms in Syllis: Ioida Johnston, 1840, Lalage F. Muller, 1858, Trichosyllis Schmarda, 1861, Gnatosyllis Schmarda, 1861, Aporosyllis Quatrefages, 1865, Pagenstecheria Quatrefages, 1865, Chaetosyllis Malmgren, 1867, Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879, Ehlersia Quatrefages, 1865 (in part), Langerhansia Czerniavsky, 1881, Thoe Kinberg, 1866.
San Martin (1992:169) also stated: "Syllis is one of most difficult genera taxonomically of the Syllidae due to: the great diversity of the genus, with a large number of described species, the lack of good and detailed descriptions following uniform patterns, the lack of revisionary studies and redescriptions of old species, and the confusion existing in the generic nomenclature. As a result, Syllis is a genus with problems of nomenclature, with many described species and, for the most part, the descriptions are inadequate and incomplete. According to Campoy (1982), most of the described species are actually indeterminable.
Syllis was created by Lamarck 1818 [see authority note]. Langerhans (1879) split the genus into four subgenera: Haplosyllis Langerhans, with only simple setae; Typosyllis Langerhans, with compound falcigers; Syllis Lamarck, with some thick simple setae, together with compound falcigers; and Ehlersia Quatrefages, with spinigerous setae (see below) and falcigers. Fauvel (1923) adopted the division by Langerhans; followed by Bellan (1964), Amoureux (1972a; 1972b); Haswell (1920); Peres (1954); Rullier (1963; 1972); Uschakov (1955). Many others considered each subgenus as a true genus, as Rioja (1962, and other papers); Laubier (1966); Westheide (1974) and Fauchald (1977a). Hartman (1959) proposed the change of Ehlersia ex. auct. to Langerhansia Czerniavsky, 1881; however, not all authors followed this proposal; many authors continued using the name Ehlersia and others used Langerhansia, either as a genus or as a subgenus.
The following authorities used the genus Syllis divided into four subgenera (Haplosyllis, Syllis, Langerhansia and Typosyllis): Cantone (1976); Day (1967; 1973); Gardiner (1976); Hartman (1959; 1969, and other papers); Imajima (1966) and Imajima and Hartman (1964). The following authorities used Haplosyllis, Syllis, Langerhansia and Typosyllis as true genera: Amoureux (1982); Amoureux et at (1978); George (1979) and Campoy (1982). Furthermore, many other authors used different combinations. Augener (1913; 1918); Rioja (1941); and Verrill (1900) used Haplosyllis as a genus, and Syllis split into three subgenera, Syllis, Typosyllis and Ehlersia. Ben-Eliahu (1977) used Langerhansia as a genus, and Haplosyllis, Typosyllis and Syllis as subgenera of Syllis. Berkeley and Berkeley (1938), Cognetti (1957) and Pettibone (1963) used the genus Syllis not divided into any subgenera. Berkeley and Berkeley (1948) accepted Ehlersia as a subgenus. Hartmann-Schröder (1965; 1971; 1979, and later), and Gillandt (1979), used three genera, Syllis, Haplosyllis and Typosyllis, the last one divided into two subgenera: Typosyllis and Langerhansia. Finally, Dorsey and Phillips (1987) discussed the problem between Typosyllis and Ehlersia, and they considered the most accurate difference the relative lengths of the setal appendages.
San Martin (1984) proposed Haplosyllis as a separate genus, with relatively little relation with Syllis. "In my opinion, the division of Syllis into Typosyllis, Ehlersia or Langerhansia, and Syllis, both as subgenera or genera, is an artificial division and it has been followed for practical reasons more than scientific ones."
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Eurymedusa) (from synonym Eurymedusa Kinberg, 1866)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Syllis) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thoe) (from synonym Thoe Kinberg, 1866)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Typosyllis) (from synonym Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879)
To Genbank (from synonym Eurymedusa Kinberg, 1866)
To Genbank 
To Genbank (from synonym Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879)
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits) (from synonym Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879)
To The Arctic Traits Database (17 traits) 
To The Arctic Traits Database (5 traits) (from synonym Ehlersia Quatrefages, 1866)
To ITIS