WoRMS taxon details
Anchinothria pourtalesii (Ehlers, 1879)
736594 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:736594)
accepted
Species
Diopatra pourtalesii Ehlers, 1879 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Onuphis pourtalesii (Ehlers, 1879) · unaccepted (superseded recombination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Diopatra pourtalesii Ehlers, 1879) Ehlers, Ernst. (1879). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico, by the United States Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieutenant-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., Commanding. IV. Preliminary report on the worms. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 5(12): 269-274., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30295956
page(s): 273 [footnote]; note: based on a empty tube [details]
page(s): 273 [footnote]; note: based on a empty tube [details]
Type locality contained in West Indies
type locality contained in West Indies [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Anchinothria pourtalesii (Ehlers, 1879). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=736594 on 2025-08-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Diopatra pourtalesii Ehlers, 1879) Ehlers, Ernst. (1879). Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico, by the United States Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieutenant-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., Commanding. IV. Preliminary report on the worms. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 5(12): 269-274., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30295956
page(s): 273 [footnote]; note: based on a empty tube [details]
new combination reference Paxton, Hannelore. (1986). Generic revision and relationships of the family Onuphidae (Annelida: Polychaeta). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 38(1): 1-74., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.38.1986.175
page(s): 27-29, fig. 16a-k; note: as Anchinothria pourtalesii [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 273 [footnote]; note: based on a empty tube [details]
new combination reference Paxton, Hannelore. (1986). Generic revision and relationships of the family Onuphidae (Annelida: Polychaeta). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 38(1): 1-74., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.38.1986.175
page(s): 27-29, fig. 16a-k; note: as Anchinothria pourtalesii [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
