WoRMS taxon details
Pseudovermilia occidentalis (McIntosh, 1885)
131036 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131036)
accepted
Species
Pomatostegus galeatus Fauvel, 1909 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Pseudovermilia cornuta (Rioja, 1947) · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Pseudovermilia pileum Bush, 1907 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Spirobranchus occidentalis McIntosh, 1885 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Vermiliopsis cornuta Rioja, 1947 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Vermiliopsis hawaiiensis Treadwell, 1943 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Vermiliopsis occidentalis (McIntosh, 1885) · unaccepted (superseded recombination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Spirobranchus occidentalis McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 529-530, plate LV fig. 10, plate XXIXA figs. 31-32 [details]
page(s): 529-530, plate LV fig. 10, plate XXIXA figs. 31-32 [details]
Type locality contained in Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Bermudian Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Pseudovermilia occidentalis (McIntosh, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131036 on 2026-03-27
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pomatostegus galeatus Fauvel, 1909) Fauvel, Pierre. (1909). Deuxième note préliminaire sur les polychètes provenant des campagnes de l'<i>Hirondelle</i> et de la <i>Princesse-Alice</i>, ou déposées dans la Musée Océanographique de Monaco. <em>Bulletin de l'Institute Océanographique de Monaco.</em> 142: 1-76., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46491917 [details]
original description (of Pseudovermilia pileum Bush, 1907) Bush, Katharine Jeannette. (1907). Descriptions of the two genera of tubicolous annelids, <i>Paravermilia</i> and <i>Pseudovermilia</i>, with species from Bermuda referable to them. <em>The American Journal of Science.</em> Series 4. 23(134): 131-136., available online at https://ajsonline.org/article/127334
page(s): 136 [no figures] [details]
original description (of Vermiliopsis cornuta Rioja, 1947) Rioja, Enrique. (1947). Estudios anelidologicos. XVIII. Observaciones y datos sobre algunos anelidos poliquetos del Golfo de California y costas de Baja California. <em>Anales del Instituto de Biologia, Mexico.</em> 18(2): 517-526.
page(s): 525, figures 14-21; note: La Paz, Western Mexico [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Spirobranchus occidentalis McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 529-530, plate LV fig. 10, plate XXIXA figs. 31-32 [details]
original description (of Vermiliopsis hawaiiensis Treadwell, 1943) Treadwell, Aaron Louis. (1943). New species of polychaetous annelids from Hawaii. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1233: 1-4., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2246/4744 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Bush, Katharine Jeannette. (1907). Notes on the relation of the two genera of tubicolous annelids, <i>Vermilia</i> Lamarck, 1818 and <i>Pomatoceros</i> Philippi, 1844. <em>The American Journal of Science.</em> Series 4. 23(133): 52-58., available online at https://ajsonline.org/article/127320
page(s): 54; note: recombined from Spirobranchus [details]
original description (of Pseudovermilia pileum Bush, 1907) Bush, Katharine Jeannette. (1907). Descriptions of the two genera of tubicolous annelids, <i>Paravermilia</i> and <i>Pseudovermilia</i>, with species from Bermuda referable to them. <em>The American Journal of Science.</em> Series 4. 23(134): 131-136., available online at https://ajsonline.org/article/127334
page(s): 136 [no figures] [details]
original description (of Vermiliopsis cornuta Rioja, 1947) Rioja, Enrique. (1947). Estudios anelidologicos. XVIII. Observaciones y datos sobre algunos anelidos poliquetos del Golfo de California y costas de Baja California. <em>Anales del Instituto de Biologia, Mexico.</em> 18(2): 517-526.
page(s): 525, figures 14-21; note: La Paz, Western Mexico [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Spirobranchus occidentalis McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 529-530, plate LV fig. 10, plate XXIXA figs. 31-32 [details]
original description (of Vermiliopsis hawaiiensis Treadwell, 1943) Treadwell, Aaron Louis. (1943). New species of polychaetous annelids from Hawaii. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 1233: 1-4., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2246/4744 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Bush, Katharine Jeannette. (1907). Notes on the relation of the two genera of tubicolous annelids, <i>Vermilia</i> Lamarck, 1818 and <i>Pomatoceros</i> Philippi, 1844. <em>The American Journal of Science.</em> Series 4. 23(133): 52-58., available online at https://ajsonline.org/article/127320
page(s): 54; note: recombined from Spirobranchus [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
ten Hove, Harry A. (1975). Serpulinae (Polychaeta) from the Caribbean: III - The genus <i>Pseudovermilia</i>. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 47: 46-101, plates I-VIII., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506094
page(s): 59 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 59 [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
additional source Bush, Katharine Jeannette. (1907). Descriptions of the two genera of tubicolous annelids, <i>Paravermilia</i> and <i>Pseudovermilia</i>, with species from Bermuda referable to them. <em>The American Journal of Science.</em> Series 4. 23(134): 131-136., available online at https://ajsonline.org/article/127334
page(s): 135-136 [details]
additional source Bush, Katharine J. (1910). Description of new serpulids from Bermuda with notes on known forms from adjacent regions. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 62: 490-501, plate 36 (separate from text)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26294605
page(s): 500, plate XXXVI figs. 2, 2a-b [details]
additional source Bastida-Zavala, J.R. (2008). Serpulids (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific, including a brief mention of Hawaiian serpulids. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1722: 1-61., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1722.1.1 [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 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]
additional source Bush, Katharine Jeannette. (1907). Descriptions of the two genera of tubicolous annelids, <i>Paravermilia</i> and <i>Pseudovermilia</i>, with species from Bermuda referable to them. <em>The American Journal of Science.</em> Series 4. 23(134): 131-136., available online at https://ajsonline.org/article/127334
page(s): 135-136 [details]
additional source Bush, Katharine J. (1910). Description of new serpulids from Bermuda with notes on known forms from adjacent regions. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.</em> 62: 490-501, plate 36 (separate from text)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26294605
page(s): 500, plate XXXVI figs. 2, 2a-b [details]
additional source Bastida-Zavala, J.R. (2008). Serpulids (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific, including a brief mention of Hawaiian serpulids. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1722: 1-61., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1722.1.1 [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 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudovermilia occidentalis)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Spirobranchus occidentalis McIntosh, 1885; holotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3535461) (from synonym Spirobranchus occidentalis McIntosh, 1885)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (40 records)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudovermilia occidentalis)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To NHMUK collection (Spirobranchus occidentalis McIntosh, 1885; holotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3535461) (from synonym Spirobranchus occidentalis McIntosh, 1885)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (40 records)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
