WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Syllis (Typosyllis) cirropunctata Michel, 1909) Michel, A. 1909. Sur les divers types de stolons chez les Syllidiens, spécialement sur une nouvelle espèce (<i>Syllis cirropunctata</i>, n.sp.) à stolon acéphale et sur la réobservation du stolon tétracère de <i>Syllis amica</i> Qfg. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Science, Paris 148: 318-320., available online at http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k3102f/f318.image.langFR page(s): 318-320 [details]
basis of record
San Martín, G.; Hutchings, P.A.; Aguado, M.T. 2008. Syllinae (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Australia. Part 1. Genera <i>Branchiosyllis</i>, <i>Eurysyllis</i>, <i>Karroonsyllis</i>, <i>Parasphaerosyllis</i>, <i>Plakosyllis</i>, <i>Rhopalosyllis</i>, <i>Tetrapalpia</i> n.gen., and <i>Xenosyllis</i>. Records of the Australian Museum 60: 119-160 page(s): 125-127, figs. 2F, 5A-F, 6A-F, 8A [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to shallow water. [details]
Distribution Mediterranean Sea; Central Pacific; Indian Ocean (Mozambique); Australia (Central and South Western Australia and South Australia). [details]
Habitat Associated with algae, at shallow water. [details]
Taxonomy Licher (1999) and San Martín (2003) erroneously considered Syllis cirropunctata as a synonym of Branchiosyllis exilis (Gravier, 1900), based on specimens from the Spanish Mediterranean, due to sharing a similar colour pattern. However these specimens lack falcigers with the head of the shaft with protuberances. They were considered as different species by San Martín et al. (2008). [details]
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