WoRMS taxon details
Branchiomma moebii Knight-Jones, 1994
130883 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:130883)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Knight-Jones, P. (1994). Two new species of Branchiomma (Sabellidae) with redescriptions of closely related species and comments on Pseudobranchiomma and Sabellastarte, in: Dauvin, J.-C. et al. (Ed.) (1994). Actes de la 4ème Conférence internationale des Polychètes, Angers, France. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Zoologie), 162: pp. 191-198.
page(s): 192 [details]
page(s): 192 [details]
Note Knight-Jones (1994:192) only gives the...
From editor or global species database
Type locality Knight-Jones (1994:192) only gives the locality of the holotype ( ZMHUB 2304A, Humboldt University, Berlin) as Rovinj, North Adriatic. Possibly collected by KA Möbius, although Knight-Jones is vague on this. [details]
Etymology Knight-Jones states Branchiomma moebii was "named after Professor K. A. Möbius who collected the largest and best...
Etymology Knight-Jones states Branchiomma moebii was "named after Professor K. A. Möbius who collected the largest and best preserved specimens" When collected the specimens were identified as Dasychone lucullana. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Branchiomma moebii Knight-Jones, 1994. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=130883 on 2025-06-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Knight-Jones, P. (1994). Two new species of Branchiomma (Sabellidae) with redescriptions of closely related species and comments on Pseudobranchiomma and Sabellastarte, in: Dauvin, J.-C. et al. (Ed.) (1994). Actes de la 4ème Conférence internationale des Polychètes, Angers, France. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Zoologie), 162: pp. 191-198.
page(s): 192 [details]
page(s): 192 [details]
Other
additional source
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)
note: checklist listing [details]
note: checklist listing [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Knight-Jones states Branchiomma moebii was "named after Professor K. A. Möbius who collected the largest and best preserved specimens" When collected the specimens were identified as Dasychone lucullana. [details]Type locality Knight-Jones (1994:192) only gives the locality of the holotype ( ZMHUB 2304A, Humboldt University, Berlin) as Rovinj, North Adriatic. Possibly collected by KA Möbius, although Knight-Jones is vague on this. [details]
