WoRMS taxon details
Cirriformia spirabrancha (Moore, 1904)
332700 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332700)
accepted
Species
Cirratulus spirabranchus Moore, 1904 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Cirriformia spirabranchia [auct. misspelling] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (lapsus calami for intended...)
lapsus calami for intended 'spirabrancha'
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cirratulus spirabranchus Moore, 1904) Moore, John Percy. (1904). New Polychaeta from California. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 56: 484-503, plates XXXVII-XXXVIII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6367345
page(s): 492-493, plate XXXVIII figs. 26-27 [details]
page(s): 492-493, plate XXXVIII figs. 26-27 [details]
Type locality contained in San Diego
type locality contained in San Diego [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Cirriformia spirabrancha (Moore, 1904). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332700 on 2026-05-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cirratulus spirabranchus Moore, 1904) Moore, John Percy. (1904). New Polychaeta from California. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 56: 484-503, plates XXXVII-XXXVIII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6367345
page(s): 492-493, plate XXXVIII figs. 26-27 [details]
basis of record Fauchald, K. (2007). World Register of Polychaeta. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
new combination reference Hartman, Olga. (1936). Nomenclatural changes involving California polychaete worms. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 26(1): 31-32., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39872214
page(s): 31; note: recombined in genus Cirriformia from Cirratulus, with ending of specific name changed to meet gender agreement [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 492-493, plate XXXVIII figs. 26-27 [details]
basis of record Fauchald, K. (2007). World Register of Polychaeta. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
new combination reference Hartman, Olga. (1936). Nomenclatural changes involving California polychaete worms. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 26(1): 31-32., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39872214
page(s): 31; note: recombined in genus Cirriformia from Cirratulus, with ending of specific name changed to meet gender agreement [details] Available for editors
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redescription
Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Cirratulidae Ryckholdt, 1851. Including a revision of the genera and species from the eastern North Pacific. pages 263-384. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 361-362, fig. 8.42; note: redescription of holotype complemented with new material [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 361-362, fig. 8.42; note: redescription of holotype complemented with new material [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Hartman, Olga. (1944). Polychaetous annelids from California, including the descriptions of two new genera and nine new species. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 10(2): 239-307, plates 19-26., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4680190
page(s): 263 [details]
additional source Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628.
page(s): 405, 406 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 263 [details]
additional source Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628.
page(s): 405, 406 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
