WoRMS taxon details
Spermosyllis confusa Hartmann-Schröder, 1960
331965 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331965)
accepted
Species
Spermosyllis Claparède, 1864 accepted as Exogone Örsted, 1845
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1960. Polychaeten aus dem Roten Meer. Kieler Meeresforschungen, 16(1): 69-125., available online at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001489/148944mo.pdf
page(s): 108-109, plate 14 fig. 137, plate 16 figs. 138-139 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 108-109, plate 14 fig. 137, plate 16 figs. 138-139 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype ZMH, geounit Red Sea
, Note Red Sea, Egypt, Hurghada (= Ghardaqa)...
Holotype ZMH, geounit Red Sea [details]
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Type locality Red Sea, Egypt, Hurghada (= Ghardaqa) (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 27.25, long. 33.86). [details]
Depth range Shallow water, to about 30 cm.
Distribution Red Sea: Egypt (Hurghada).
Etymology The specific epithet confusa, feminine of the Latin word confusus, meaning 'mixed' or 'united', refers to the fusion of the...
Depth range Shallow water, to about 30 cm. [details]
Distribution Red Sea: Egypt (Hurghada).
Distribution Red Sea: Egypt (Hurghada). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet confusa, feminine of the Latin word confusus, meaning 'mixed' or 'united', refers to the fusion of the...
Etymology The specific epithet confusa, feminine of the Latin word confusus, meaning 'mixed' or 'united', refers to the fusion of the prostomium with the peristomium or buccal segment. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Spermosyllis confusa Hartmann-Schröder, 1960. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331965 on 2025-08-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Hartmann-Schröder, G. 1960. Polychaeten aus dem Roten Meer. Kieler Meeresforschungen, 16(1): 69-125., available online at http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001489/148944mo.pdf
page(s): 108-109, plate 14 fig. 137, plate 16 figs. 138-139 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 108-109, plate 14 fig. 137, plate 16 figs. 138-139 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Wehe, T.; Fiege, D. (2002). Annotated checklist of the polychaete species of the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Gulf. <em>Fauna of Arabia.</em> 19(7): 7-238., available online at http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/abteilung/aquazool/mev2/wehe_%26_fiege.pdf
page(s): 157 [details]
page(s): 157 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMH, geounit Red Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Shallow water, to about 30 cm. [details]Distribution Red Sea: Egypt (Hurghada). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet confusa, feminine of the Latin word confusus, meaning 'mixed' or 'united', refers to the fusion of the prostomium with the peristomium or buccal segment. [details]
Habitat Fine sand, in shallow water. [details]
New combination The genus Spermosyllis is considered as a junior synonym of Exogone. However, apparently Spermosyllis confusa was never published as a new combination in this genus, for which reason it is here maintained under the original combination, as a Spermosyllis. [details]
Type locality Red Sea, Egypt, Hurghada (= Ghardaqa) (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 27.25, long. 33.86). [details]
