WoRMS taxon details
Tanystylum orbiculare Wilson, 1878
134635 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134635)
accepted
Species
Clotenia orbiculare (Wilson, 1878) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Wilson, E. B. (1878). Descriptions of two new genera of Pycnogonida. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> s3-15(87): 200-203., available online at https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002152939#page/200/mode/2up/search/Wilson
page(s): 5, pl. 2 fig. 2a-f [details]
page(s): 5, pl. 2 fig. 2a-f [details]
Type locality contained in Long Island Sound
type locality contained in Long Island Sound [details]
Distribution Bay of Fundy to Brazil
Taxonomy Order: Kentrogonida, according to Trott (2004).
Distribution Bay of Fundy to Brazil [details]
Taxonomy Order: Kentrogonida, according to Trott (2004).
Taxonomy Order: Kentrogonida, according to Trott (2004). [details]
Bamber, R.N.; El Nagar, A.; Arango, C.P.; Sabroux, R. (Eds) (2025). Pycnobase: World Pycnogonida Database. Tanystylum orbiculare Wilson, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134635 on 2025-06-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Wilson, E. B. (1878). Descriptions of two new genera of Pycnogonida. <em>American Journal of Science.</em> s3-15(87): 200-203., available online at https://archive.org/stream/mobot31753002152939#page/200/mode/2up/search/Wilson
page(s): 5, pl. 2 fig. 2a-f [details]
basis of record Sabroux, R., Hassanin, A. & Corbari, L. (2022). Sea spiders (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida) collected during the Madibenthos Expedition from Martinique shallow waters. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 851: 1-141., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.851.1999
page(s): 33 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Legakis, A. (2001). Chelicerata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 237 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 5, pl. 2 fig. 2a-f [details]
basis of record Sabroux, R., Hassanin, A. & Corbari, L. (2022). Sea spiders (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida) collected during the Madibenthos Expedition from Martinique shallow waters. <em>European Journal of Taxonomy.</em> 851: 1-141., available online at https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.851.1999
page(s): 33 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Legakis, A. (2001). Chelicerata, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 237 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Morris, B. F.; Mogelberg, D. D. (1973). Identification manual to the pelagic Sargassum fauna. BBSR Special Publication # 11
, 1-63 [details]
additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
additional source Child, C. A. 2009. Pycnogonida and Xiphosura (Cheliceriformes) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 815–820 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
additional source Child, C. A. 2009. Pycnogonida and Xiphosura (Cheliceriformes) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 815–820 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]





Unknown type, geounit Atlantic Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Habitat on Botryllus gouldii, usually found on Ascidians, growing on piles of wharves [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Bay of Fundy to Brazil [details]Habitat coastal [details]
Taxonomy Order: Kentrogonida, according to Trott (2004). [details]
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tanystylum orbiculare)
To GenBank (120 nucleotides; 124 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (70 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 37781)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 077289)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Tanystylum orbiculare)
To GenBank (120 nucleotides; 124 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (70 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 37781)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 077289)
To ITIS