WoRMS taxon details
Syllides floridanus Perkins, 1981
332370 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332370)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Perkins, Thomas H. (1981). Syllidae (Polychaeta), principally from Florida, with descriptions of a new genus and twenty-one new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1080-1172., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599967
page(s): 1151-1155, figs. 31a-e, 32a-j, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 1151-1155, figs. 31a-e, 32a-j, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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Depth range 11 m.
Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida).
Etymology The specific epithet floridanus refers to the type locality of the species, Florida.
Depth range 11 m. [details]
Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida).
Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet floridanus refers to the type locality of the species, Florida.
Etymology The specific epithet floridanus refers to the type locality of the species, Florida. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Syllides floridanus Perkins, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332370 on 2026-09-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Perkins, Thomas H. (1981). Syllidae (Polychaeta), principally from Florida, with descriptions of a new genus and twenty-one new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1080-1172., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599967
page(s): 1151-1155, figs. 31a-e, 32a-j, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 1151-1155, figs. 31a-e, 32a-j, table 1 [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
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 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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 60438, geounit Florida [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 11 m. [details]Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet floridanus refers to the type locality of the species, Florida. [details]
Habitat Coarse calcareous sand. [details]
Type locality Atlantic coast of the USA, Florida, Hutchinson Island (27º22.9'N, 80º13.9'W). [details]
