WoRMS taxon details
Dentatisyllis carolinae (Day, 1973)
157337 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157337)
accepted
Species
Syllis (Typosyllis) regulata carolinae Day, 1973 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Syllis (Typosyllis) regulata carolinae Day, 1973) Day, John H. (1973). New Polychaeta from Beaufort, with a key to all species recorded from North Carolina. <em>NOAA Technical Reports, Ser. National Marine Fisheries Service, Circulars.</em> 375: 1-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.62852
page(s): 30, fig. 4a-f [details] Available for editors
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Holotype (of Syllis (Typosyllis) regulata carolinae...
, Note Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, off Beaufort...
Holotype (of Syllis (Typosyllis) regulata carolinae Day, 1973) USNM 43146, geounit North Carolina Shelf [details]
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Type locality Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, off Beaufort (34º34'N, 76º25'W). [details]
Depth range 7-30 m.
Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida) and Northeastern Gulf of Mexico (Florida).
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico
Depth range 7-30 m. [details]
Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida) and Northeastern Gulf of Mexico (Florida).
Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida) and Northeastern Gulf of Mexico (Florida). [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Dentatisyllis carolinae (Day, 1973). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157337 on 2025-08-21
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Syllis (Typosyllis) regulata carolinae Day, 1973) Day, John H. (1973). New Polychaeta from Beaufort, with a key to all species recorded from North Carolina. <em>NOAA Technical Reports, Ser. National Marine Fisheries Service, Circulars.</em> 375: 1-140., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.62852
page(s): 30, fig. 4a-f [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
new combination reference Perkins, Thomas H. (1981). Syllidae (Polychaeta), principally from Florida, with descriptions of a new genus and twenty-one new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1080-1172., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599967
page(s): 1166-1169, fig. 38a-h; note: recombined from Syllis (Typosyllis) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 30, fig. 4a-f [details] Available for editors

basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
new combination reference Perkins, Thomas H. (1981). Syllidae (Polychaeta), principally from Florida, with descriptions of a new genus and twenty-one new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1080-1172., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599967
page(s): 1166-1169, fig. 38a-h; note: recombined from Syllis (Typosyllis) [details] Available for editors

Other
additional source
Uebelacker, Joan M.; Johnson, Paul G. (eds). (1984). Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Final report to the Minerals Management Service, contract 14-12-001-29091. Volumes 1-7, Barry M. Vittor & Associates. Mobile, Alabama., available online at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002201750 [details] Available for editors
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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 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]





Holotype (of Syllis (Typosyllis) regulata carolinae Day, 1973) USNM 43146, geounit North Carolina Shelf [details]
Paratype (of Syllis (Typosyllis) regulata carolinae Day, 1973) USNM 43147, geounit North Carolina Shelf [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 7-30 m. [details]Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida) and Northeastern Gulf of Mexico (Florida). [details]
Habitat Very fine to fine quartose sand, shelly sand, and coarse and medium calcareous sand. [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, off Beaufort (34º34'N, 76º25'W). [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution Western Atlantic: North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Syllis (Typosyllis) regulata carolinae Day, 1973)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (20 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (6 records) (from synonym Syllis (Typosyllis) regulata carolinae Day, 1973)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Syllis (Typosyllis) regulata carolinae Day, 1973)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (20 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (6 records) (from synonym Syllis (Typosyllis) regulata carolinae Day, 1973)
To ITIS