WoRMS taxon details
Eteone californica Hartman, 1936
327523 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:327523)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartman, Olga. (1936). A review of the Phyllodocidae (Annelida Polychaeta) of the coast of California, with descriptions of nine new species. <em>University of California Publications in Zoology.</em> 41(10): 117-132.
page(s): 131, figs. 43-46 [details] Available for editors
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Note Berkeley Beach, east side of San Francisco...
Depth range Intertidal to 88 m.
Distribution Pacific coast of North America: from Alaska to central California.
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet californica refers obviously to the type locality of the species, central California...
Depth range Intertidal to 88 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific coast of North America: from Alaska to central California.
Distribution Pacific coast of North America: from Alaska to central California. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet californica refers obviously to the type locality of the species, central California...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet californica refers obviously to the type locality of the species, central California (Pacific coast of the USA). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Eteone californica Hartman, 1936. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327523 on 2025-06-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Hartman, Olga. (1936). A review of the Phyllodocidae (Annelida Polychaeta) of the coast of California, with descriptions of nine new species. <em>University of California Publications in Zoology.</em> 41(10): 117-132.
page(s): 131, figs. 43-46 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 131, figs. 43-46 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
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Wilson, Robin S. (1988). A review of <i>Eteone</i> Savigny, 1820, <i>Mysta</i> Malmgren, 1865 and <i>Hypereteone</i> Bergström, 1914 (Polychaeta: Phyllodocidae). <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria.</em> 49(2): 385-431., available online at https://doi.org/10.24199/j.mmv.1988.49.17
page(s): 390-392, figs. 1b-e, 14b; note: redescription based on two syntypes [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 390-392, figs. 1b-e, 14b; note: redescription based on two syntypes [details] Available for editors

Other
additional source
Rioja, Enrique. (1941). Estudios anelidológicos. III. Datos para el conocimiento de la fauna de poliquetos de las costas del Pacífico de México. <em>Anales del Instituto de Biología, México.</em> 12(2): 669-746., available online at https://anales.ib.unam.mx/index.php/anales/article/view/487
page(s): 687 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Blake, J.A. 1994. Family Phyllodocidae Savigny, 1818. pages 115-186. IN: Blake, J.A. and Hilbig, Brigitte. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 4 - The Annelida Part 1. Oligochaeta and Polychaeta: Phyllodocida (Phyllodocidae to Paralacydoniidae). Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 130-131, fig. 4.5 [details]
page(s): 687 [details] Available for editors

additional source Blake, J.A. 1994. Family Phyllodocidae Savigny, 1818. pages 115-186. IN: Blake, J.A. and Hilbig, Brigitte. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 4 - The Annelida Part 1. Oligochaeta and Polychaeta: Phyllodocida (Phyllodocidae to Paralacydoniidae). Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 130-131, fig. 4.5 [details]





Syntype USNM 20339, geounit San Francisco Bay [details]
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Depth range Intertidal to 88 m. [details]Distribution Pacific coast of North America: from Alaska to central California. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet californica refers obviously to the type locality of the species, central California (Pacific coast of the USA). [details]
Habitat In sandy mudflats and sand flats, in bays and estuaries. [details]
Type locality Berkeley Beach, east side of San Francisco Bay, California, USA, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 37.865°, -122.307°). [details]
Type material Syntypes deposited at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA (USNM 20339). [details]