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Polychaeta name details

Syllis taeniaeformis Haswell, 1886

339727  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:339727)

 unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Haswell, William A. (1886). Observation on some Australian Polychaeta. Part I. [ section headings: I. Syllidae. II. Staurocephalus. III. Eulalia. IV. Psamathe. IV. Siphonostoma. V. Halla.]. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 10(4): 733-756, plates L-LV., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6598060
page(s): 741-742, plate L figs. 4-5 [details]   
Note Australia, New South Wales, Port Jackson...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, New South Wales, Port Jackson (geocoordinates not provided but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -33.853º, long. 151.254º). [details]
Type material Not known to exist. According to Álvarez-Campos et al (2017) "The whereabouts of the type material of this species are unknown (Anna Murray, Australian Museum)" [details]
Depth range "Depths of a few fathoms" (meters).   
Depth range "Depths of a few fathoms" (meters).  [details]

Distribution Port Jackson (New South Wales), Australia. Later the species has been recorded from the New Zealand region (eg Knox, 1960: 105)  
Distribution Port Jackson (New South Wales), Australia. Later the species has been recorded from the New Zealand region (eg Knox, 1960: 105) [details]

Etymology The specific epithet taeniaeformis makes reference to the body shape of the species, being long and flattened into the form...  
Etymology The specific epithet taeniaeformis makes reference to the body shape of the species, being long and flattened into the form of a ribbon, like the body of a tapeworm (Taenia).  [details]

Taxonomy Moved to a different genus.   
Taxonomy Moved to a different genus.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Syllis taeniaeformis Haswell, 1886. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=339727 on 2024-03-29
Date
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2008-03-18 12:55:09Z
created
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2022-10-12 02:07:21Z
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original description Haswell, William A. (1886). Observation on some Australian Polychaeta. Part I. [ section headings: I. Syllidae. II. Staurocephalus. III. Eulalia. IV. Psamathe. IV. Siphonostoma. V. Halla.]. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 10(4): 733-756, plates L-LV., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6598060
page(s): 741-742, plate L figs. 4-5 [details]   

source of synonymy Imajima, Minoru. (1966). The Syllidae (polychaetous annelids) from Japan. IV. Syllinae (1). <em>Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory.</em> 14(3): 219-252., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2433/175436 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Depth range "Depths of a few fathoms" (meters).  [details]

Distribution Port Jackson (New South Wales), Australia. Later the species has been recorded from the New Zealand region (eg Knox, 1960: 105) [details]

Etymology The specific epithet taeniaeformis makes reference to the body shape of the species, being long and flattened into the form of a ribbon, like the body of a tapeworm (Taenia).  [details]

Taxonomy Moved to a different genus.  [details]

Type locality Australia, New South Wales, Port Jackson (geocoordinates not provided but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -33.853º, long. 151.254º). [details]

Type material Not known to exist. According to Álvarez-Campos et al (2017) "The whereabouts of the type material of this species are unknown (Anna Murray, Australian Museum)" [details]