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Polychaeta taxon details

Pherusa affinis (Leidy, 1855)

157526  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157526)

accepted
Species
Siphonostoma affine (Leidy, 1855) · unaccepted (superseded subsequent combination...)  
superseded subsequent combination using correct genus spelling
Siphonostomum affine Leidy, 1855 · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Siphonostoma affine (Leidy, 1855)) Leidy, J. (1855). Contributions towards a knowledge of the marine Invertebrate fauna of the coasts of Rhode Island and New Jersey. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(2) no. 11: 135-152, pls. 10-11. (xii-1855)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36848120
page(s): 148; note: as Siphonostomum affine Leidy, 1855 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

(of Siphonostomum affine Leidy, 1855) Leidy, J. (1855). Contributions towards a knowledge of the marine Invertebrate fauna of the coasts of Rhode Island and New Jersey. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(2) no. 11: 135-152, pls. 10-11. (xii-1855)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36848120
page(s): 148, no figure; note: from Beesley's Point, New Jersey, USA Atlantic coast [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Neotype  (of Siphonostoma affine (Leidy, 1855)) USNM,...  
Neotype (of Siphonostoma affine (Leidy, 1855)) USNM, geounit Rhode I. [details]
Distribution lower St. Lawrence estuary, Magdalen Islands (from Eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the...  
Distribution lower St. Lawrence estuary, Magdalen Islands (from Eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel); Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway); Cobscook Bay [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Pherusa affinis (Leidy, 1855). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157526 on 2024-04-23
Date
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2005-05-23 07:30:30Z
created
2010-04-22 08:28:56Z
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2016-04-09 08:32:54Z
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2022-07-30 02:11:10Z
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original description  (of Siphonostoma affine (Leidy, 1855)) Leidy, J. (1855). Contributions towards a knowledge of the marine Invertebrate fauna of the coasts of Rhode Island and New Jersey. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(2) no. 11: 135-152, pls. 10-11. (xii-1855)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36848120
page(s): 148; note: as Siphonostomum affine Leidy, 1855 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Siphonostomum affine Leidy, 1855) Leidy, J. (1855). Contributions towards a knowledge of the marine Invertebrate fauna of the coasts of Rhode Island and New Jersey. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 3(2) no. 11: 135-152, pls. 10-11. (xii-1855)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36848120
page(s): 148, no figure; note: from Beesley's Point, New Jersey, USA Atlantic coast [details]  OpenAccess publication 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   

additional source Appy, T.D., L.E. Linkletter and M.J. Dadswell. 1980. A guide to the marine flora and fauna of the Bay of Fundy: Annelida: Polychaeta. Fisheries & Marine Service Technical Report No. 920. 124 p.
page(s): 33 [details]   

additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

redescription Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I. (2014). Revision of Pherusa Oken, 1807 (Polychaeta: Flabelligeridae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3886(1): 1-61., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2014/3886%281%29.html
page(s): 13 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Neotype (of Siphonostoma affine (Leidy, 1855)) USNM, geounit Rhode I. [details]
From editor or global species database
Validity Prior to 2014 no taxonomic source was found originating the combination Pherusa affinis, apparently derived from Siphonostomum affine Leidy, 1855, and in use in Appy et al (1980) and elsewhere. Then Salazar-Vallejo 2014 created a neotype for Siphonostoma affine and validated the combination Pherusa affinis [details]

From other sources
Distribution lower St. Lawrence estuary, Magdalen Islands (from Eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel); Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway); Cobscook Bay [details]

Habitat infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]