WoRMS name details
Exogone pusilla Dujardin, 1851
155295 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155295)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dujardin, F. (1851). Note sur une annélide (<i>Exogone pusilla</i>) qui porte à la fois ses oeufs et ses spermatozoïdes. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris.</em> Série 3, 15: 298-301, plate 5 figs. 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13433079
page(s): 299-300, plate 5 figs. 9-10 [details]
page(s): 299-300, plate 5 figs. 9-10 [details]
Note Northeast Atlantic Ocean, English Channel,...
From editor or global species database
Type locality Northeast Atlantic Ocean, English Channel, coast of Saint-Malo (France) (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 48.653º, long. -2.028º). [details]
Depth range Probably intertidal to shallow water.
Distribution Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Saint-Malo (France).
Etymology The specific epithet pusilla is the feminine of the Latin adjective pusillus, meaning 'very little' or 'very small', and...
Taxonomy Moved to different genus.
Depth range Probably intertidal to shallow water. [details]
Distribution Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Saint-Malo (France).
Distribution Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Saint-Malo (France). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet pusilla is the feminine of the Latin adjective pusillus, meaning 'very little' or 'very small', and...
Etymology The specific epithet pusilla is the feminine of the Latin adjective pusillus, meaning 'very little' or 'very small', and refers to the small size of the species, "longue de 4 millimètres seulement" (Dujardin, 1851: 299). [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus.
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Exogone pusilla Dujardin, 1851. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155295 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
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Dujardin, F. (1851). Note sur une annélide (<i>Exogone pusilla</i>) qui porte à la fois ses oeufs et ses spermatozoïdes. <em>Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris.</em> Série 3, 15: 298-301, plate 5 figs. 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13433079
page(s): 299-300, plate 5 figs. 9-10 [details]
new combination reference Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 18; note: as Brania pusilla [details]
new combination reference Claparède, Édouard. (1864). Glanures zootomiques parmi les annélides de Port-Vendres (Pyrénées Orientales). <em>Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève.</em> 17(2): 463-600, plates I-VIII., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.1972
page(s): 549-550, plate VI fig. 3; note: as Sphaerosyllis pusilla [details]
page(s): 299-300, plate 5 figs. 9-10 [details]
new combination reference Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 18; note: as Brania pusilla [details]
new combination reference Claparède, Édouard. (1864). Glanures zootomiques parmi les annélides de Port-Vendres (Pyrénées Orientales). <em>Mémoires de la Société de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève.</em> 17(2): 463-600, plates I-VIII., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.1972
page(s): 549-550, plate VI fig. 3; note: as Sphaerosyllis pusilla [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range Probably intertidal to shallow water. [details]Distribution Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Saint-Malo (France). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet pusilla is the feminine of the Latin adjective pusillus, meaning 'very little' or 'very small', and refers to the small size of the species, "longue de 4 millimètres seulement" (Dujardin, 1851: 299). [details]
Habitat Unknown. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Type locality Northeast Atlantic Ocean, English Channel, coast of Saint-Malo (France) (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 48.653º, long. -2.028º). [details]
