WoRMS name details
Megalomma pacifica Johansson, 1927
329296 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329296)
unaccepted (incorrect original spelling for gender agreement, indeterminable)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Johansson, Karl Eric. (1927). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Polychaeten-Familien Hermellidae Sabellidae und Serpulidae. [inaugural-dissertation]. <em>Zoologiska bidrag från Uppsala.</em> 11: 1-184. [details]
Note Pacific Ocean, Gilbert Islands
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Gilbert Islands [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Megalomma pacifica Johansson, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329296 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Johansson, Karl Eric. (1927). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Polychaeten-Familien Hermellidae Sabellidae und Serpulidae. [inaugural-dissertation]. <em>Zoologiska bidrag från Uppsala.</em> 11: 1-184. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Knight-Jones, P. (1997). Two new species of <i>Megalomma</i> (Sabellidae) from Sinai and New Zealand with redescriptions of some types and a new genus. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 60(2): 313-323., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1997/00000060/00000002/art00013
note: usage as valid as Megalomma pacificum (q.v.) [details]
status source Gil, João; Nishi, Eijiroh. (2017). Nomenclatural checklist for <i>Acromegalomma</i> species (Annelida, Sabellidae), a <i>nomen novum</i> replacement for the junior homonym <i>Megalomma</i> Johansson, 1926. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 677: 131-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.677.12030
page(s): 144; note: original spelling is incorrect. Uncertain but probably a Parasabella [details] Available for editors
[request]
note: usage as valid as Megalomma pacificum (q.v.) [details]
status source Gil, João; Nishi, Eijiroh. (2017). Nomenclatural checklist for <i>Acromegalomma</i> species (Annelida, Sabellidae), a <i>nomen novum</i> replacement for the junior homonym <i>Megalomma</i> Johansson, 1926. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 677: 131-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.677.12030
page(s): 144; note: original spelling is incorrect. Uncertain but probably a Parasabella [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Gilbert Islands [details]
