World Polychaeta Database - Oncoscolex Schmarda, 1861

Polychaeta name details

Oncoscolex Schmarda, 1861

AphiaID

174630 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174630)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (subjective synonym)

Accepted name

Hyboscolex Schmarda, 1861

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Oncoscolex dicranochaetus Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Hyboscolex dicranochaetus (Schmarda, 1861) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Scalibregmatidae Malmgren, 1867

Original name

Oncoscolex Schmarda, 1861

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Subgenus Oncoscolex (Eumenia)
1. Species Oncoscolex (Eumenia) heterochaetus Augener, 1906 accepted as Asclerocheilus glabrus (Ehlers, 1887) (subjective synonym)
Species Oncoscolex bipartitus Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Dasybranchus bipartitus (Schmarda, 1861) (superseded original combination)
Species Oncoscolex dicranochaetus Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Hyboscolex dicranochaetus (Schmarda, 1861) (superseded original combination)
Species Oncoscolex homochaetus Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Hyboscolex homochaetus (Schmarda, 1861) (superseded original combination)
Species Oncoscolex microchaetus Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Dasybranchus microchaetus (Schmarda, 1861) (superseded original combination)
Species Oncoscolex pacificus (Moore, 1909) accepted as Hyboscolex pacificus (Moore, 1909) (superseded recombination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Schmarda, L. K. (1861). Neue Wirbellose Thiere: Beobachted und Gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erdr 1853 bis 1857. In Turbellarien, Rotatorien und Anneliden. Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann. Erster Band, Zweite Hälfte., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/neuewirbelloseth21861schm
page(s): 54 [details]

Descriptive notes

Etymology Onco- is from Greek 'onkos' meaning hook or barb and Greek 'Scolex' meaning a worm. Scolex is masculine

Etymology Onco- is from Greek 'onkos' meaning hook or barb and Greek 'Scolex' meaning a worm. Scolex is masculine [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Oncoscolex Schmarda, 1861. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174630 on 2026-02-27

Taxonomic edit history

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2005-07-14 08:59:00Z

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Braeckman, Ulrike

2006-09-26 06:56:50Z

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Martinez, Olga

2008-03-05 09:00:37Z

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Decock, Wim

2008-03-26 11:36:43Z

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Fauchald, Kristian

2011-11-12 05:25:39Z

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Read, Geoffrey

2025-05-04 15:39:30Z

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Gil, João

2025-06-23 05:07:39Z

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Read, Geoffrey

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Sources (5)
Notes (2)

original description Schmarda, L. K. (1861). Neue Wirbellose Thiere: Beobachted und Gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erdr 1853 bis 1857. In Turbellarien, Rotatorien und Anneliden. Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann. Erster Band, Zweite Hälfte., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/neuewirbelloseth21861schm
page(s): 54 [details]

basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

source of synonymy 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
page(s): 588 [details]

subsequent type designation Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper. 23: 1-628.
page(s): 425; note: designates as type species Oncoscolex dicranochaetus Schmarda, 1861 [details] Available for editors

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Etymology Onco- is from Greek 'onkos' meaning hook or barb and Greek 'Scolex' meaning a worm. Scolex is masculine [details]

Grammatical gender Oncoscolex is a masculine-ending compound noun, therefore adjectival species-group names should be masculine in agreement. [details]