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Polychaeta taxon details

Polycirrus phosphoreus Verrill, 1879

157534  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157534)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill, A.E. (1879). Notice of recent additions to the marine invertebrata of the northeastern coast of America, with descriptions of new genera and species and critical remarks on others. Part I. Annelida, Gephyraea, Nemertina, Nematoda, Polyzoa, Tunicata, Mollusca, Anthozoa, Echinodermata, Porifera. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 2: 165–205., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7303133
page(s): 181; note: no figures [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Note Atlantic Ocean, eastern Canada  
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, eastern Canada [details]
Distribution Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras, including the Cobscook Bay  
Distribution Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras, including the Cobscook Bay [details]

Taxonomy Subfamily: Polycirrinae, according to Trott (2004).  
Taxonomy Subfamily: Polycirrinae, according to Trott (2004). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Polycirrus phosphoreus Verrill, 1879. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157534 on 2024-04-19
Date
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2005-05-23 07:30:30Z
created
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2022-04-16 11:55:19Z
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original description Verrill, A.E. (1879). Notice of recent additions to the marine invertebrata of the northeastern coast of America, with descriptions of new genera and species and critical remarks on others. Part I. Annelida, Gephyraea, Nemertina, Nematoda, Polyzoa, Tunicata, Mollusca, Anthozoa, Echinodermata, Porifera. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 2: 165–205., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7303133
page(s): 181; note: no figures [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C  [details]   

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

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 Glasby, Christopher J.; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2014). Revision of the taxonomy of <em>Polycirrus</em> Grube, 1850 (Annelida: Terebellida: Polycirridae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3877(1): 1-117., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3877.1.1
page(s): 91, fig. 50a-e [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, eastern Canada [details]

From other sources
Distribution Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras, including the Cobscook Bay [details]

Habitat Found in the sublittoral zone, over sand and mud substrate. [details]

Taxonomy Subfamily: Polycirrinae, according to Trott (2004). [details]