WoRMS taxon details
Onuphis geophiliformis (Moore, 1903)
334274 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:334274)
accepted
Species
Northia geophiliformis Moore, 1903 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Nothria geophiliformis (Moore, 1903) · unaccepted (superseded recombination,...)
superseded recombination, reassigned to a different genus
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Northia geophiliformis Moore, 1903) Moore, J.P. (1903). Polychaeta from the coastal slope of Japan and from Kamchatka and Bering Sea. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 55: 401-490, plates XXIII-XXVII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26315239
page(s): 445-448, plate XXV figs. 57-59 [details]
page(s): 445-448, plate XXV figs. 57-59 [details]
Type locality contained in Sendai Bay
type locality contained in Sendai Bay [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Onuphis geophiliformis (Moore, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=334274 on 2025-09-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Northia geophiliformis Moore, 1903) Moore, J.P. (1903). Polychaeta from the coastal slope of Japan and from Kamchatka and Bering Sea. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 55: 401-490, plates XXIII-XXVII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26315239
page(s): 445-448, plate XXV figs. 57-59 [details]
basis of record Fauchald, K. (2007). World Register of Polychaeta. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
new combination reference Izuka, Akira. (1912). The errantiate Polychaeta of Japan. <em>Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo.</em> 30(2): 1-262, plates I-XXIV., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39205921
page(s): 103-104, plate XI figs. 8-9; note: recombined from 'Northia' [sic] [details]
page(s): 445-448, plate XXV figs. 57-59 [details]
basis of record Fauchald, K. (2007). World Register of Polychaeta. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
new combination reference Izuka, Akira. (1912). The errantiate Polychaeta of Japan. <em>Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo.</em> 30(2): 1-262, plates I-XXIV., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39205921
page(s): 103-104, plate XI figs. 8-9; note: recombined from 'Northia' [sic] [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Hilbig, B. (1995). Family Onuphidae Kinberg, 1865. pages 229-262. 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. 5 - The Annelida Part 2. Polychaeta: Phyllodocida (Syllidae and scale-bearing families), Amphinomida, and Eunicida. <em>Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.</em> [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS) BU. (2013). Provision of services for field sampling, species identification and data analysis of benthic faunal communities of Hong Kong marin waters. Final report submitted to EPD. [details]
additional source Maekawa, Nobuyuki; Hayashi, Isao. (1999). Taxonomic study on the genus Onuphis (Polychaeta, Onuphidae) from Japan and adjacent seas, with descriptions of six new species. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology).</em> 25(3): 163-214., available online at https://www.kahaku.go.jp/research/publication/zoology/download/25-3/BNSM250302.pdf
page(s): 169-173, fig. 3a-j [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (HKRMS) BU. (2013). Provision of services for field sampling, species identification and data analysis of benthic faunal communities of Hong Kong marin waters. Final report submitted to EPD. [details]
additional source Maekawa, Nobuyuki; Hayashi, Isao. (1999). Taxonomic study on the genus Onuphis (Polychaeta, Onuphidae) from Japan and adjacent seas, with descriptions of six new species. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology).</em> 25(3): 163-214., available online at https://www.kahaku.go.jp/research/publication/zoology/download/25-3/BNSM250302.pdf
page(s): 169-173, fig. 3a-j [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment Reassigned to Onuphis as previously proposed by Izuka, 1912: 106-108 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ムアイソメ | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Northia geophiliformis Moore, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Nothria geophiliformis (Moore, 1903))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To PESI (from synonym Nothria geophiliformis (Moore, 1903))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Nothria geophiliformis (Moore, 1903))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (13 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 15711) (from synonym Nothria geophiliformis (Moore, 1903))
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Northia geophiliformis Moore, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Nothria geophiliformis (Moore, 1903))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To PESI (from synonym Nothria geophiliformis (Moore, 1903))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Nothria geophiliformis (Moore, 1903))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (13 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 15711) (from synonym Nothria geophiliformis (Moore, 1903))
To ITIS
