WoRMS taxon details
Chloeia euglochis Ehlers, 1887
336227 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:336227)
accepted
Species
Chloeia modesta Ehlers, 1887 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ehlers, E. (1887). Reports on the results of dredging, under the direction of L. F. Pourtalès, during the years 1868-1870, and of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78), and in the Caribbean Sea (1878-79), in the U.S. Coast Survey steamer "Blake", Lieut-Com. C. D. Sigsbee, U.S.N. and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXXI. Report on the Annelids. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 15: vi & 335 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30734338
page(s): 18-24, plate 1 figs. 1-2, plate 2 figs. 1-8, plate 3 figs. 1-4 [details]
page(s): 18-24, plate 1 figs. 1-2, plate 2 figs. 1-8, plate 3 figs. 1-4 [details]
Note Caribbean Sea, Florida
Unreviewed
Type locality Caribbean Sea, Florida [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Chloeia euglochis Ehlers, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=336227 on 2025-11-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Ehlers, E. (1887). Reports on the results of dredging, under the direction of L. F. Pourtalès, during the years 1868-1870, and of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78), and in the Caribbean Sea (1878-79), in the U.S. Coast Survey steamer "Blake", Lieut-Com. C. D. Sigsbee, U.S.N. and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXXI. Report on the Annelids. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 15: vi & 335 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30734338
page(s): 18-24, plate 1 figs. 1-2, plate 2 figs. 1-8, plate 3 figs. 1-4 [details]
original description (of Chloeia modesta Ehlers, 1887) Ehlers, E. (1887). Reports on the results of dredging, under the direction of L. F. Pourtalès, during the years 1868-1870, and of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78), and in the Caribbean Sea (1878-79), in the U.S. Coast Survey steamer "Blake", Lieut-Com. C. D. Sigsbee, U.S.N. and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXXI. Report on the Annelids. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 15: vi & 335 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30734338
page(s): 21–24, Pl. 2,; note: Ehlers compares his specimens repeatedly with Chloeia euchlochis, his preceeding description, collected from the Tortugas and 'Florida' unspecified, and perhaps the two were collected at the same loca...
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page(s): 18-24, plate 1 figs. 1-2, plate 2 figs. 1-8, plate 3 figs. 1-4 [details]
original description (of Chloeia modesta Ehlers, 1887) Ehlers, E. (1887). Reports on the results of dredging, under the direction of L. F. Pourtalès, during the years 1868-1870, and of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78), and in the Caribbean Sea (1878-79), in the U.S. Coast Survey steamer "Blake", Lieut-Com. C. D. Sigsbee, U.S.N. and Commander J. R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXXI. Report on the Annelids. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 15: vi & 335 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30734338
page(s): 21–24, Pl. 2,; note: Ehlers compares his specimens repeatedly with Chloeia euchlochis, his preceeding description, collected from the Tortugas and 'Florida' unspecified, and perhaps the two were collected at the same loca...
Ehlers compares his specimens repeatedly with Chloeia euchlochis, his preceeding description, collected from the Tortugas and 'Florida' unspecified, and perhaps the two were collected at the same locations. Now they are treated as synonyms.
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Augener, Hermann. (1918). Polychaeta. <em>Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Meeresfauna Westafrikas.</em> 2(2): 67-625, plates II-VII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7172280
page(s): 94; note: description and records. Treated as valid, although Chloeia viridis is mentioned [details]
redescription Yáñez-Rivera, Beatriz; Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I. (2022). Revision of Chloeia Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 from tropical American seas (Annelida, Amphinomidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5128(4): 503-537., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5128.4.3
page(s): 512, figures 1A, 4, 5C–F; note: treated as valid after redescription from syntypes plus additional specimens from Florida [details] Available for editors
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status source Augener, Hermann. (1925). Über westindische und einige andere Polychaeten-Typen von Grube (Oersted), Krøyer, Mörch und Schmarda. <em>Publikationer fra Universitetets Zoologiske Museum, København.</em> 39: 1-47.
page(s): 21; note: no formal synonymy under Chloeia viridis, but it is suggested for C. viridis that "Dieser Wurm ist eine jüngere ChI. euglochis Ehl. (1887). As C. viridis is the senior name, C euglochis would be a sy...
[details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 94; note: description and records. Treated as valid, although Chloeia viridis is mentioned [details]
redescription Yáñez-Rivera, Beatriz; Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I. (2022). Revision of Chloeia Savigny in Lamarck, 1818 from tropical American seas (Annelida, Amphinomidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5128(4): 503-537., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5128.4.3
page(s): 512, figures 1A, 4, 5C–F; note: treated as valid after redescription from syntypes plus additional specimens from Florida [details] Available for editors
[request]status source Augener, Hermann. (1925). Über westindische und einige andere Polychaeten-Typen von Grube (Oersted), Krøyer, Mörch und Schmarda. <em>Publikationer fra Universitetets Zoologiske Museum, København.</em> 39: 1-47.
page(s): 21; note: no formal synonymy under Chloeia viridis, but it is suggested for C. viridis that "Dieser Wurm ist eine jüngere ChI. euglochis Ehl. (1887). As C. viridis is the senior name, C euglochis would be a sy...
no formal synonymy under Chloeia viridis, but it is suggested for C. viridis that "Dieser Wurm ist eine jüngere ChI. euglochis Ehl. (1887). As C. viridis is the senior name, C euglochis would be a synonym of it.
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
additional source Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I. (2023). Revision of <em>Chloeia</em> Savigny <em>in</em> Lamarck, 1818 (Annelida, Amphinomidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5238(1): 1-134., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5238.1.1
page(s): 42, no figures; note: short commentary with a diagnosis. Also confirms Chloeia modesta Ehlers, 1887 is a junior synonym [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
additional source Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I. (2023). Revision of <em>Chloeia</em> Savigny <em>in</em> Lamarck, 1818 (Annelida, Amphinomidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5238(1): 1-134., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5238.1.1
page(s): 42, no figures; note: short commentary with a diagnosis. Also confirms Chloeia modesta Ehlers, 1887 is a junior synonym [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
