WoRMS name details
Euthelepus chilensis McIntosh, 1885
340099 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:340099)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 467-468, plate LI figs. 4, 5, plate XXVIIIA figs. 14-15 [details]
page(s): 467-468, plate LI figs. 4, 5, plate XXVIIIA figs. 14-15 [details]
Lectotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.359, geounit Chile Basin
, Note Off Valparaiso, Chile, Pacific Ocean...
Lectotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.359, geounit Chile Basin [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Off Valparaiso, Chile, Pacific Ocean (-33.5167°, -74.7167°). [details]
Depth range 3950 m.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Chile Basin.
Etymology Not explicitly stated in the original description but the name of the species, chilensis, refers obviously to the type...
Taxonomy Moved to different genus.
Depth range 3950 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Chile Basin.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Chile Basin. [details]
Etymology Not explicitly stated in the original description but the name of the species, chilensis, refers obviously to the type...
Etymology Not explicitly stated in the original description but the name of the species, chilensis, refers obviously to the type locality of the species, off Chile. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus.
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Euthelepus chilensis McIntosh, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=340099 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 467-468, plate LI figs. 4, 5, plate XXVIIIA figs. 14-15 [details]
new combination reference Day, J.H. 1963. Polychaete Fauna of South Africa: Part 7. Species from depths between 1,000 and 3,330 meters west of Cape Town. Annals of the South African Museum, 46(14): 353-371., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40867181
page(s): 370; note: as Streblosoma chilensis [details]
page(s): 467-468, plate LI figs. 4, 5, plate XXVIIIA figs. 14-15 [details]
new combination reference Day, J.H. 1963. Polychaete Fauna of South Africa: Part 7. Species from depths between 1,000 and 3,330 meters west of Cape Town. Annals of the South African Museum, 46(14): 353-371., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40867181
page(s): 370; note: as Streblosoma chilensis [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
Lectotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.359, geounit Chile Basin [details]
Paralectotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.435, geounit Chile Basin [details]
Syntype NHMUK 1885.12.1.359, geounit Chile Basin [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 3950 m. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean: Chile Basin. [details]
Etymology Not explicitly stated in the original description but the name of the species, chilensis, refers obviously to the type locality of the species, off Chile. [details]
Habitat Mud, at abyssal depths. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Type locality Off Valparaiso, Chile, Pacific Ocean (-33.5167°, -74.7167°). [details]
