World Polychaeta Database - Harmothoe atra Horst, 1915

Polychaeta taxon details

Harmothoe atra Horst, 1915

AphiaID

328223 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328223)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Harmothoe Kinberg, 1856

Original name

Harmothoe atra Horst, 1915

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Horst, Rutger. (1915). On new and little-known species of Polynoinae from the Netherlands' East-Indies. <em>Zoologische Mededeelingen (Leiden).</em> 1(1): 2-20., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/318645
page(s): 13-14; note: no figures; Horst uses Harmothoe with a diaeresis on the 'e' [details]

Type data

Note Indonesia

From editor or global species database

Type locality Indonesia [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Harmothoe atra Horst, 1915. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328223 on 2026-10-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-03-17 10:44:16Z

created

Fauchald, Kristian

2008-03-26 11:36:43Z

changed

Fauchald, Kristian

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original description Horst, Rutger. (1915). On new and little-known species of Polynoinae from the Netherlands' East-Indies. <em>Zoologische Mededeelingen (Leiden).</em> 1(1): 2-20., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/318645
page(s): 13-14; note: no figures; Horst uses Harmothoe with a diaeresis on the 'e' [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From editor or global species database

Specimen Zoologisch Museum, Amsterdam; Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden [details]

Type locality Indonesia [details]

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