WoRMS taxon details
Scoloplos tumidus Mackie, 1991
331789 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331789)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Mackie, A. S. Y. (1991). A new species of Scoloplos (Polychaeta: Orbiniidae) from Hong Kong and a comparison with closely related Scoloplos marsupialis Southern, 1921 from India. <em>Asian Marine Biology.</em> 8: 35-44., available online at http://lib.hku.hk/Press/9622092977.pdf
page(s): 38-43, figs. 2-4, tables 1-2 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 38-43, figs. 2-4, tables 1-2 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NMW NMW.Z.1989.117.23, geounit Hong Kong
, Note holotype (NMW.Z.1989.117.23), Sai Keng, Three...
Holotype NMW NMW.Z.1989.117.23, geounit Hong Kong [details]
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Type locality holotype (NMW.Z.1989.117.23), Sai Keng, Three Fathoms Cove, Tolo Channel, Hong Kong, 22.4233 N, 114.27 E. (22 deg 25.4', 114 deg 16.2' E), silty fine sand, intertidal, [details]
Etymology Scoloplos tumidus is named tumidus Latin, meaning swollen, referring to the appearance of the anterior
thoracic region.
thoracic region.
Etymology Scoloplos tumidus is named tumidus Latin, meaning swollen, referring to the appearance of the anterior
thoracic region. [details]
thoracic region. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Scoloplos tumidus Mackie, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331789 on 2026-05-27
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Nomenclature
original description
Mackie, A. S. Y. (1991). A new species of Scoloplos (Polychaeta: Orbiniidae) from Hong Kong and a comparison with closely related Scoloplos marsupialis Southern, 1921 from India. <em>Asian Marine Biology.</em> 8: 35-44., available online at http://lib.hku.hk/Press/9622092977.pdf
page(s): 38-43, figs. 2-4, tables 1-2 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 38-43, figs. 2-4, tables 1-2 [details] Available for editors
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taxonomy source
Sun, Yue; Tang, Boping; Li, Xinzheng. (2026). A new species of Leitoscoloplos and redescription of Scoloplos tumidus Mackie, 1991 (Polychaeta, Orbiniidae) from Chinese coastal waters. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 13: 1781136: 1-9., available online at https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2026.1781136/full
page(s): 5 of 9, figures 3-4; note: description from non-type material from new records on the coast of China. Prior to the description of Scoloplos tumidus some of the records were missidentified as the Indian species Scoloplos marsupi...
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page(s): 5 of 9, figures 3-4; note: description from non-type material from new records on the coast of China. Prior to the description of Scoloplos tumidus some of the records were missidentified as the Indian species Scoloplos marsupi...
description from non-type material from new records on the coast of China. Prior to the description of Scoloplos tumidus some of the records were missidentified as the Indian species Scoloplos marsupialis by Sun and Yang (1987) and Yang and Sun (1988). Others were Leitoscoloplos weizhouensis Sun et al., 2022.
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Che, R. G. O.; Qiu, J. W.; Wu, B. L. (1999). Distribution of polychaeta in the southern waters of Hong Kong. <em>In: Morton B, editor. Asian Marine Biology 15, Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.</em> 135-158., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/9789882200180-012 [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 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
Holotype NMW NMW.Z.1989.117.23, geounit Hong Kong [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Scoloplos tumidus is named tumidus Latin, meaning swollen, referring to the appearance of the anteriorthoracic region. [details]
Type locality holotype (NMW.Z.1989.117.23), Sai Keng, Three Fathoms Cove, Tolo Channel, Hong Kong, 22.4233 N, 114.27 E. (22 deg 25.4', 114 deg 16.2' E), silty fine sand, intertidal, [details]
