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WoRMS name detailsSphaerodorum spissum Benham, 1921
338428 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338428)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine,
recent only
Benham, William Blaxland. (1921). Polychaeta. <em>Australian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914, Scientific Reports, Series C - Zoology and Botany.</em> 6(3): 1-128, plates 5-10, 1 map., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.16201
page(s): 74-77, plate 9 figs. 82-89 [details]
Note Macquarie Island, subantarctic south of New...
From editor or global species database
Type locality Macquarie Island, subantarctic south of New Zealand, collected by shore party. -54.7029, 158.8802 by gazetteer [details]
Etymology Benham: "spissus - crowded, close together as of seats - here has reference to the integumental papillae."
Etymology Benham: "spissus - crowded, close together as of seats - here has reference to the integumental papillae." [details] Taxonomy Yet to be redescribed or re-validated?
Taxonomy Yet to be redescribed or re-validated? [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerodorum spissum Benham, 1921. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338428 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclatureoriginal description
Benham, William Blaxland. (1921). Polychaeta. <em>Australian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914, Scientific Reports, Series C - Zoology and Botany.</em> 6(3): 1-128, plates 5-10, 1 map., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.16201 page(s): 74-77, plate 9 figs. 82-89 [details] Taxonomysource 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
 [request] Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype unknown, geounit Macquarie Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Benham: "spissus - crowded, close together as of seats - here has reference to the integumental papillae." [details]Taxonomy Yet to be redescribed or re-validated? [details] Type locality Macquarie Island, subantarctic south of New Zealand, collected by shore party. -54.7029, 158.8802 by gazetteer [details] |
