WoRMS name details
Synelmis annamita Gallardo, 1968
332434 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332434)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gallardo, Victor A. (1968 (imprint 1967)). Polychaeta from the Bay of Nha Trang, South Viet Nam. <em>Naga Report.</em> 4(3): 35-279.
page(s): 62, plate XI figs. 7-10 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 62, plate XI figs. 7-10 [details] Available for editors

Holotype LACM Poly 0328, geounit Bay of Nha Trang
, Type locality contained in Vietnamese Exclusive Economic Zone , Note South China Sea, Vietnam, Nha Trang Bay, east...
Holotype LACM Poly 0328, geounit Bay of Nha Trang [details]
type locality contained in Vietnamese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality South China Sea, Vietnam, Nha Trang Bay, east side of Hòn Mun, Sta. 146II (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with map annexed to publication and Google Earth to be approximately lat. 12.170º, long. 109.291º), 26 m, muddy sand. [details]
Type material Holotype (NHMLAC-Poly 0328) deposited at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (USA). [details]
Depth range 9-26 m.
Distribution South China Sea: Bay of Nha Trang (Vietnam). Coral Sea: Saint Vincent Bay (New Caledonia).
Etymology The specific epithet annamita refers to Annam, the central region of the colonial French-governed Vietnam, comprising the...
Depth range 9-26 m. [details]
Distribution South China Sea: Bay of Nha Trang (Vietnam). Coral Sea: Saint Vincent Bay (New Caledonia).
Distribution South China Sea: Bay of Nha Trang (Vietnam). Coral Sea: Saint Vincent Bay (New Caledonia). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet annamita refers to Annam, the central region of the colonial French-governed Vietnam, comprising the...
Etymology The specific epithet annamita refers to Annam, the central region of the colonial French-governed Vietnam, comprising the Nha Trang Bay. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Synelmis annamita Gallardo, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332434 on 2025-07-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Gallardo, Victor A. (1968 (imprint 1967)). Polychaeta from the Bay of Nha Trang, South Viet Nam. <em>Naga Report.</em> 4(3): 35-279.
page(s): 62, plate XI figs. 7-10 [details] Available for editors
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new combination reference Licher, F.; Westheide, W. (1994). The phylogenetic position of the Pilargidae with a cladistic analysis of the taxon - facts and ideas. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Zoologie.</em> 162: 223-235.
page(s): 233 [details]
page(s): 62, plate XI figs. 7-10 [details] Available for editors

new combination reference Licher, F.; Westheide, W. (1994). The phylogenetic position of the Pilargidae with a cladistic analysis of the taxon - facts and ideas. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Zoologie.</em> 162: 223-235.
page(s): 233 [details]
Other
additional source
Katzmann, Werner, Laubier, L., and Ramos, Jeanete 1974. Pilargidae (Annélides Polychètes errantes) de Méditerranée. Bulletin de l'Institute océanographique, 71(1428): 1-40.
page(s): 31-32 [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
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page(s): 31-32 [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






Holotype LACM Poly 0328, geounit Bay of Nha Trang [details]
Paratype ZMUC POL-1128, geounit Bay of Nha Trang [details]
Paratype ZMUC POL-1129, geounit Bay of Nha Trang [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 9-26 m. [details]Distribution South China Sea: Bay of Nha Trang (Vietnam). Coral Sea: Saint Vincent Bay (New Caledonia). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet annamita refers to Annam, the central region of the colonial French-governed Vietnam, comprising the Nha Trang Bay. [details]
Habitat Fine and coarse sand, sometimes with coral and/or shell debris, muddy sand, or mud, at shallow depths (9-26 m). [details]
Type locality South China Sea, Vietnam, Nha Trang Bay, east side of Hòn Mun, Sta. 146II (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with map annexed to publication and Google Earth to be approximately lat. 12.170º, long. 109.291º), 26 m, muddy sand. [details]
Type material Holotype (NHMLAC-Poly 0328) deposited at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (USA). [details]