Deep-Sea name details
Sphaerosyllis tetralix Eliason, 1920
131395 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131395)
unaccepted (Following subgenus synonymy)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Eliason, A. (1920). Biologisch-faunistische untersuchungen aus dem Öresund. V. Polychaeta. <em>Lunds Universitets Årsskrift. new series section.</em> 2(16): 1-103., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45060312
page(s): 13-15, fig. 4a-b [details]
page(s): 13-15, fig. 4a-b [details]
Lectotype ZMLU L915/7569, geounit Öresund
, Note Northeast Atlantic Ocean, Öresund, north Hven...
Lectotype ZMLU L915/7569, geounit Öresund [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Northeast Atlantic Ocean, Öresund, north Hven (= Ven) Island (Sweden) and facing Ålabodarna (Sweden) (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with annexed map to be approximately lat. 55.943º, long. 12.704º). [details]
Depth range Intertidal to about 34 m.
Distribution Northeast Atlantic Ocean: west coast of Sweden (Öresund; Kattegat; Gullmarfjord); France (Bloscon, near Roscoff).
Taxonomy RAMS mentions also a species Sphaerosyllis cf. tetralix.
Depth range Intertidal to about 34 m. [details]
Distribution Northeast Atlantic Ocean: west coast of Sweden (Öresund; Kattegat; Gullmarfjord); France (Bloscon, near Roscoff).
Distribution Northeast Atlantic Ocean: west coast of Sweden (Öresund; Kattegat; Gullmarfjord); France (Bloscon, near Roscoff). [details]
Taxonomy RAMS mentions also a species Sphaerosyllis cf. tetralix.
Taxonomy RAMS mentions also a species Sphaerosyllis cf. tetralix. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis tetralix Eliason, 1920. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131395 on 2025-05-02
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Sphaerosyllis tetralix Eliason, 1920. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131395 on 2025-05-02
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Eliason, A. (1920). Biologisch-faunistische untersuchungen aus dem Öresund. V. Polychaeta. <em>Lunds Universitets Årsskrift. new series section.</em> 2(16): 1-103., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45060312
page(s): 13-15, fig. 4a-b [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 Hartmann-Schröder, G. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta]. <em>2nd revised ed. The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology, 58. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2.</em> 648 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Gidholm, Lennart. (1962). Sur quelques polychètes syllidiens des sables de la région de Roscoff avec description de deux nouvelles espèces. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 3(3): 249-260., available online at https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.9E41E338
page(s): 258 [details] Available for editors
new combination reference San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details]
subsequent type designation Eliason, Anders. (1962). Undersökningar över Öresund. XXXXI. Weitere Untersuchungen über die Polychaetenfauna des Öresunds. <em>Acta Universitatis lundensis, nova series. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift.</em> N.F. Avd.2 58(9): 1-98. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 33; note: lectotype designation [details]
page(s): 13-15, fig. 4a-b [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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 Hartmann-Schröder, G. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta]. <em>2nd revised ed. The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology, 58. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2.</em> 648 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Gidholm, Lennart. (1962). Sur quelques polychètes syllidiens des sables de la région de Roscoff avec description de deux nouvelles espèces. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 3(3): 249-260., available online at https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.9E41E338
page(s): 258 [details] Available for editors
new combination reference San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details]
subsequent type designation Eliason, Anders. (1962). Undersökningar över Öresund. XXXXI. Weitere Untersuchungen über die Polychaetenfauna des Öresunds. <em>Acta Universitatis lundensis, nova series. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift.</em> N.F. Avd.2 58(9): 1-98. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 33; note: lectotype designation [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype ZMLU L915/7569, geounit Öresund [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to about 34 m. [details]Distribution Northeast Atlantic Ocean: west coast of Sweden (Öresund; Kattegat; Gullmarfjord); France (Bloscon, near Roscoff). [details]
Habitat Mud and sand, more or less mixed and rich in organic matter, 'Amphioxus'-sand, shelly sand, among algae, tubes of Haploops, or holdfasts of Laminaria. [details]
Reproduction Natatorial chaetae observed in one female and one male during February-March 1961, near Roscoff. [details]
Type designation A lectotype was designated by Eliason (1962: 33). [details]
Type locality Northeast Atlantic Ocean, Öresund, north Hven (= Ven) Island (Sweden) and facing Ålabodarna (Sweden) (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with annexed map to be approximately lat. 55.943º, long. 12.704º). [details]
Unreviewed
Taxonomy RAMS mentions also a species Sphaerosyllis cf. tetralix. [details]
