RAMS taxon details
Potamethus Chamberlin, 1919
129543 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129543)
accepted
Genus
- Species Potamethus scotiae (Pixell, 1913)
- Species Potamethus littoralis Hartman, 1967 accepted as Perkinsiana magalhaensis (Kinberg, 1867) (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). The Annelida Polychaeta [Albatross Expeditions]. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 48: 1-514., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/memoirsofmuseumo4801harv
page(s): 471 [details]
page(s): 471 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Potamethus Chamberlin, 1919. Accessed through: De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/rams./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129543 on 2026-09-12
De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Marine Species. Potamethus Chamberlin, 1919. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/RAMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129543 on 2026-09-12
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Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). The Annelida Polychaeta [Albatross Expeditions]. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 48: 1-514., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/memoirsofmuseumo4801harv
page(s): 471 [details]
basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
redescription Knight-Jones, Phyllis. (1983). Contributions to the taxonomy of Sabellidae (Polychaeta. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 79: 245-295., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/79/3/245/2661635
page(s): 269 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 471 [details]
basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
redescription Knight-Jones, Phyllis. (1983). Contributions to the taxonomy of Sabellidae (Polychaeta. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 79: 245-295., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/79/3/245/2661635
page(s): 269 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
