WoRMS taxon details
Krohnia lepidota (Krohn, 1845)
129752 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129752)
accepted
Species
Alciopa cirrata Greeff, 1876 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Alciopa lepidota Krohn, 1845 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Callizona cincinnata Greeff, 1876 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Callizonella lepidota (Krohn, 1845) · unaccepted (superseded subsequent combination)
Callizonella pigmenta Treadwell, 1943 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Krohnia lepidota krohnii (Greeff, 1879)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Alciopa lepidota Krohn, 1845) Krohn, A. (1845). Zoologische und anatomische Bemerkungen über die Alciopen. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 11: 171-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776521
page(s): 175, plate 6; note: Messina, Sicily, Mediterranean Sea. [details]
page(s): 175, plate 6; note: Messina, Sicily, Mediterranean Sea. [details]
Type locality contained in Messina Strait
type locality contained in Messina Strait [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Krohnia lepidota (Krohn, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129752 on 2025-07-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Alciopa cirrata Greeff, 1876) Greeff, Richard. (1876). Untersuchungen über die Alciopiden. <em>Nova Acta der Kaiserlichen Leopold-Carolin Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher, Dresden.</em> 39(2): 34-122, pl.2-7., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12766776
page(s): 60-62, plate II figs. 5-6, plate III figs. 19-21 [pagination of separate: 28-30, tafel 1 figs. 5-6, tafel 2 figs. 19-21] [details]
original description (of Alciopa lepidota Krohn, 1845) Krohn, A. (1845). Zoologische und anatomische Bemerkungen über die Alciopen. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 11: 171-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776521
page(s): 175, plate 6; note: Messina, Sicily, Mediterranean Sea. [details]
original description (of Callizona cincinnata Greeff, 1876) Greeff, Richard. (1876). Untersuchungen über die Alciopiden. <em>Nova Acta der Kaiserlichen Leopold-Carolin Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher, Dresden.</em> 39(2): 34-122, pl.2-7., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12766776
page(s): 71-72, plate VI figs. 56-59 [pagination of separate: 39-40, tafel 5 figs. 56-59] [details]
original description (of Callizonella pigmenta Treadwell, 1943) Treadwell, A.L. (1943). Scientific Results of Cruise VII of the Carnegie during 1928-1929 under Command of Captain J.P. Ault. Biology - IV. Biological results of the last cruise of the Carnegie. III. Polychaetous annelids. <em>Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication.</em> 555: 29-59, 1 plate, 4 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10789918 [details]
page(s): 60-62, plate II figs. 5-6, plate III figs. 19-21 [pagination of separate: 28-30, tafel 1 figs. 5-6, tafel 2 figs. 19-21] [details]
original description (of Alciopa lepidota Krohn, 1845) Krohn, A. (1845). Zoologische und anatomische Bemerkungen über die Alciopen. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 11: 171-184., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14776521
page(s): 175, plate 6; note: Messina, Sicily, Mediterranean Sea. [details]
original description (of Callizona cincinnata Greeff, 1876) Greeff, Richard. (1876). Untersuchungen über die Alciopiden. <em>Nova Acta der Kaiserlichen Leopold-Carolin Deutschen Akademie der Naturforscher, Dresden.</em> 39(2): 34-122, pl.2-7., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12766776
page(s): 71-72, plate VI figs. 56-59 [pagination of separate: 39-40, tafel 5 figs. 56-59] [details]
original description (of Callizonella pigmenta Treadwell, 1943) Treadwell, A.L. (1943). Scientific Results of Cruise VII of the Carnegie during 1928-1929 under Command of Captain J.P. Ault. Biology - IV. Biological results of the last cruise of the Carnegie. III. Polychaetous annelids. <em>Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication.</em> 555: 29-59, 1 plate, 4 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10789918 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Kolbasova, G.; Syomin, V.; Sempere-Valverde, J.; Teixeira, M. A.; Carvalho, S. (2025). Holopelagic Annelida from the Red Sea off the Central Saudi Arabian coast. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5632(1): 1-41., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5632.1.1
page(s): 6 figures 1-4; note: record and description as Krohnia cf. lepidota from central Red Sea, with synonymy of Krohnia lepidota and comments on differences from prior descriptions [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 6 figures 1-4; note: record and description as Krohnia cf. lepidota from central Red Sea, with synonymy of Krohnia lepidota and comments on differences from prior descriptions [details] Available for editors
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context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [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 Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Dales, Rodney Phillips; Peter, George. (1972). A synopsis of the pelagic Polychaeta. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 6(1): 55-92., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937200770071 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Støp-Bowitz, Carl 1948. Polychaeta from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. Report on the Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition, 5(8): 1-91., available online at http://www.annelida.net/docs/scans.html [details]
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 [request]
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 Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
additional source 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]
additional source Dales, Rodney Phillips; Peter, George. (1972). A synopsis of the pelagic Polychaeta. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 6(1): 55-92., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937200770071 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Støp-Bowitz, Carl 1948. Polychaeta from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. Report on the Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition, 5(8): 1-91., available online at http://www.annelida.net/docs/scans.html [details]
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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Callizonella lepidota (Krohn, 1845))
To PESI (from synonym Callizonella lepidota (Krohn, 1845))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (2 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 20088) (from synonym Callizonella pigmenta Treadwell, 1943)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Callizonella lepidota (Krohn, 1845))
To PESI (from synonym Callizonella lepidota (Krohn, 1845))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (2 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 20088) (from synonym Callizonella pigmenta Treadwell, 1943)