MSBIAS taxon details
Prionospio cirrifera Wirén, 1883
131153 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131153)
accepted
Species
Minuspio cirrifera (Wirén, 1883) · unaccepted (superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Wirén, Axel. (1883). Chaetopoder från Sibiriska Ishafvet och Berings Haf Insamlade under Vega-Expeditionen 1878-1879. <em>Vega-Expeditionens Vetenskapliga Iakttagelser bearbetade af deltagare i resan och andra forskare: Stockholm, F&G Beijers Förlag.</em> 2: 383-428, plates 27-32., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27392832
page(s): 409-410; note: spelled as Prionospio(?) cirrifera [details]
page(s): 409-410; note: spelled as Prionospio(?) cirrifera [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Prionospio cirrifera Wirén, 1883. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131153 on 2026-08-13
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Prionospio cirrifera Wirén, 1883. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131153 on 2026-08-13
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Wirén, Axel. (1883). Chaetopoder från Sibiriska Ishafvet och Berings Haf Insamlade under Vega-Expeditionen 1878-1879. <em>Vega-Expeditionens Vetenskapliga Iakttagelser bearbetade af deltagare i resan och andra forskare: Stockholm, F&G Beijers Förlag.</em> 2: 383-428, plates 27-32., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27392832
page(s): 409-410; note: spelled as Prionospio(?) cirrifera [details]
taxonomy source Mackie, Andrew S.Y. (1984). On the identity and zoogeography of <i>Prionospio cirrifera</i> Wirén, 1883 and <i>Prionospio multibranchiata</i> Berkeley, 1927 (Polychaeta; Spionidae). pp. 35-47. IN: Hutchings, Patricia A. (Ed.). <em>Proceedings of the First International Polychaete Conference, Sydney, Australia, July 1983.</em> Sydney, The Linnean Society of New South Wales.
page(s): 36; note: definition includes branchiae on chaetigers 2-7, cirriform only on chaetigers 2 and 7, short and ciliated in between segments, sabre chaetae on chaetiger 10 and dorsal crests from chaetiger 11 [details]
taxonomy source Maciolek, Nancy J. (1985). A revision of the genus Prionospio Malmgren, with special emphasis on species from the Atlantic Ocean, and new records of species belonging to the genera Apoprionospio Foster and Paraprionospio Caullery (Polychaeta, Annelida, Spionidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 84: 325-383., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/84/4/325/2648659
page(s): 352, figure 10; note: redescription as P (Minuspio) cirrifera [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Fleddum, A. L. (2010). Effects of Human Disturbance on Biologiccal Traits and Structure of Macrobenthic Communities. <em>PhD Thesis. City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.</em> [details]
context source (CoRMS) Dueñas, P. R. (1999). Algunos poliquetos (Annelida) del Caribe colombiano. <em>Revista Milenio - Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de Córdoba.</em> 1(2): 9-18., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279450099_Algunos_poliquetos_Annelida_del_Caribe_colombiano [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
additional source Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta] 2nd revised ed. <em>Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Meeresteile nach ihren Merkmalen und nach ihrer Lebensweise [The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology].</em> 58. 648 pp. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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)
note: listing only [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 459–842., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
additional source Augener, H. 1928. Die Polychaeten von Spitzbergen. Fauna Arctica, Jena, 5: 647-834. [details]
source of synonymy Berkeley, Edith; Berkeley, Cyril. (1952). Annelida. Polychaeta Sedentaria. <em>Canadian Pacific Fauna. Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Toronto.</em> 9b(2): 1-139. [details]
source of synonymy Foster, Nancy Marie. (1971). Spionidae (Polychaeta) of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 36(129): 1-183., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/506046 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 409-410; note: spelled as Prionospio(?) cirrifera [details]
taxonomy source Mackie, Andrew S.Y. (1984). On the identity and zoogeography of <i>Prionospio cirrifera</i> Wirén, 1883 and <i>Prionospio multibranchiata</i> Berkeley, 1927 (Polychaeta; Spionidae). pp. 35-47. IN: Hutchings, Patricia A. (Ed.). <em>Proceedings of the First International Polychaete Conference, Sydney, Australia, July 1983.</em> Sydney, The Linnean Society of New South Wales.
page(s): 36; note: definition includes branchiae on chaetigers 2-7, cirriform only on chaetigers 2 and 7, short and ciliated in between segments, sabre chaetae on chaetiger 10 and dorsal crests from chaetiger 11 [details]
taxonomy source Maciolek, Nancy J. (1985). A revision of the genus Prionospio Malmgren, with special emphasis on species from the Atlantic Ocean, and new records of species belonging to the genera Apoprionospio Foster and Paraprionospio Caullery (Polychaeta, Annelida, Spionidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 84: 325-383., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/84/4/325/2648659
page(s): 352, figure 10; note: redescription as P (Minuspio) cirrifera [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) Fleddum, A. L. (2010). Effects of Human Disturbance on Biologiccal Traits and Structure of Macrobenthic Communities. <em>PhD Thesis. City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.</em> [details]
context source (CoRMS) Dueñas, P. R. (1999). Algunos poliquetos (Annelida) del Caribe colombiano. <em>Revista Milenio - Facultad de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad de Córdoba.</em> 1(2): 9-18., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279450099_Algunos_poliquetos_Annelida_del_Caribe_colombiano [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
additional source Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta] 2nd revised ed. <em>Die Tierwelt Deutschlands und der angrenzenden Meeresteile nach ihren Merkmalen und nach ihrer Lebensweise [The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology].</em> 58. 648 pp. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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)
note: listing only [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 459–842., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
additional source Augener, H. 1928. Die Polychaeten von Spitzbergen. Fauna Arctica, Jena, 5: 647-834. [details]
source of synonymy Berkeley, Edith; Berkeley, Cyril. (1952). Annelida. Polychaeta Sedentaria. <em>Canadian Pacific Fauna. Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Toronto.</em> 9b(2): 1-139. [details]
source of synonymy Foster, Nancy Marie. (1971). Spionidae (Polychaeta) of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 36(129): 1-183., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/506046 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Minuspio cirrifera (Wirén, 1883))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Prionospio cirrifera)
To GenBank (53 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Minuspio cirrifera (Wirén, 1883))
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits) (from synonym Minuspio cirrifera (Wirén, 1883))
To The Arctic Traits Database (25 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (445 records) (from synonym Minuspio cirrifera (Wirén, 1883))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (512 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (32 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Minuspio cirrifera (Wirén, 1883))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Prionospio cirrifera)
To GenBank (53 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Minuspio cirrifera (Wirén, 1883))
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits) (from synonym Minuspio cirrifera (Wirén, 1883))
To The Arctic Traits Database (25 traits)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (445 records) (from synonym Minuspio cirrifera (Wirén, 1883))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (512 records)
To ITIS