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WoRMS name detailsPolynoe ocellata McIntosh, 1885
338905 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338905)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine,
recent only
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 126-128, pl.12, fig.3; pl 12A, fig.18-19; note: McIntosh uses Polynoe with a diaeresis on the 'e' [details] 
Type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Type locality Pacific Ocean, Kobe, Japan [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Polynoe ocellata McIntosh, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338905 on 2025-05-09
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Nomenclatureoriginal description
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426 page(s): 126-128, pl.12, fig.3; pl 12A, fig.18-19; note: McIntosh uses Polynoe with a diaeresis on the 'e' [details] new combination reference Seidler, Hans J. (1923). Über neue und wenig bekannte Polychäten. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 56: 254-264, text figures., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9898192 page(s): 259; note: record description for Marquesas Islands, recombined to Lepidasthenia [details] Other Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Ecology In the description for Phyllochaetopterus claparedii McIntosh, with which Polynoe ocellata was found, McIntosh described the association thus: "Besides the rightful owner of the tube, a commensalistic form, Polynoe ocellata, is present in considerable numbers. [...] Not more than a single Phyllochaetopterus existed in any tube, but occasionally two examples of the Polynoe were found, either together, or one in front and another behind. In the latter case, however, no diaphragm was present, so that the second specimen may have entered accidentally. The Polynoe keeps the entrance to the tube, just in front of the tentacles, its own palpi often projecting from the aperture. In order to thrust out its tentacles the Phyllochaetopterus must therefore glide past the Polynoe, the narrow, flattened body of which is specially adapted for its peculiar habitat. The Polynoidae are remarkable for the frequency with which they haunt the tubes of Annelids as well as other organisms." [details]Specimen The Natural History Museum, London [details] Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details] Type locality Pacific Ocean, Kobe, Japan [details] |
