WoRMS taxon details
Travisiopsis levinseni Southern, 1910
131580 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131580)
accepted
Species
Sagitella opaca Ehlers, 1913 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Travisiopsis benhami Monro, 1936 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Southern, Rowland 1910. A preliminary note on the Alciopinae, Tomopteridae and Typhloscolecidae from the Atlantic adjacent to Ireland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Ser. 8, 5: 428-429. [details]
Note Atlantic Ocean, off Ireland
Unreviewed
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, off Ireland [details]
Etymology Travisiopsis levinseni is evidently named after the author of Travisiopsis who was G.M.R.Levinsen.
Distribution Davis Strait, off Newfoundland to south of Massachusetts, South Atlantic, Antarctic, NE Pacific
Etymology Travisiopsis levinseni is evidently named after the author of Travisiopsis who was G.M.R.Levinsen. [details]
Distribution Davis Strait, off Newfoundland to south of Massachusetts, South Atlantic, Antarctic, NE Pacific
Distribution Davis Strait, off Newfoundland to south of Massachusetts, South Atlantic, Antarctic, NE Pacific [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Travisiopsis levinseni Southern, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131580 on 2026-10-31
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Nomenclature
original description
Southern, Rowland 1910. A preliminary note on the Alciopinae, Tomopteridae and Typhloscolecidae from the Atlantic adjacent to Ireland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Ser. 8, 5: 428-429. [details]
original description (of Sagitella opaca Ehlers, 1913) Ehlers, Ernst. (1913). Die Polychaeten-Sammlungen der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901‒1903. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901‒1903 im Auftrage des Reichsamtes des Innern.</em> 13(4): 397-598, plates XXVI-XLVI., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2139283
page(s): 529, plate XXXIX figs. 16-17 [details]
original description (of Travisiopsis benhami Monro, 1936) Monro, C.C.A. (1936). Polychaete worms II. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 12: 59-197., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5606907
page(s): 123-124, fig. 17a-c [details]
original description (of Sagitella opaca Ehlers, 1913) Ehlers, Ernst. (1913). Die Polychaeten-Sammlungen der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901‒1903. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901‒1903 im Auftrage des Reichsamtes des Innern.</em> 13(4): 397-598, plates XXVI-XLVI., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2139283
page(s): 529, plate XXXIX figs. 16-17 [details]
original description (of Travisiopsis benhami Monro, 1936) Monro, C.C.A. (1936). Polychaete worms II. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 12: 59-197., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5606907
page(s): 123-124, fig. 17a-c [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Kolbasova, G. D.; Syomin, V. M.; Maslakova, S. A.; Mishin, A. V.; Molodtsova, T. N.; Neretin, N. Yu; Young, C. M.; Neretina, T. V. (2026). Revision of Typhloscolecidae (Annelida, Errantia) with the description of three new Typhloscolex species. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 323: 219-249., available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044523126000823#sec9
page(s): 243, 1-2, 14C, 17; note: Description of 15 specimens from locations in the Southern Ocean [details] Available for editors
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redescription Jirkov, I.A. (2001). [Polychaeta of the Arctic Ocean] (In Russian) Polikhety severnogo Ledovitogo Okeana. Yanus-K Press, Moscow, 632 pp., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259865957_Jirkov_2001_Polychaeta_of_the_North_Polar_Basin [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 243, 1-2, 14C, 17; note: Description of 15 specimens from locations in the Southern Ocean [details] Available for editors
[request]redescription Jirkov, I.A. (2001). [Polychaeta of the Arctic Ocean] (In Russian) Polikhety severnogo Ledovitogo Okeana. Yanus-K Press, Moscow, 632 pp., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259865957_Jirkov_2001_Polychaeta_of_the_North_Polar_Basin [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 Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Dauvin, J.-C.; Dewarumez, J.-M.; Gentil, F. (2003). Liste actualisée des espèces d'Annélides Polychètes présentes en Manche [An up to date list of polychaetous annelids from the English Channel]. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 44(1): 67-95., available online at http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/sites/www.sb-roscoff.fr/files/documents/station-biologique-roscoff-dauvinal2003-3835.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Kolbasova, Glafira; Syomin, Vitaly; Mishin, Alexey; Molodtsova, Tina; Neretin, Nikolai; Neretina, Tatiana. (2023). Holopelagic Annelida from the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean and adjacent South Atlantic with descriptions of three new species. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 53(6): 1-42., available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12526-023-01380-x
page(s): 28 of 42, figures 21, 20b, and 22a; note: short description for specimens from Bransfield strait and Powell Basin, Antarctica [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 [request]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Pettibone, M. H. (1952). Checklist of Polychaeta of New England region. 1-32. [details]
additional source Sicinski J. 2008. Admiralty Bay Benthos Diversity Data Base (ABBED). Polychaeta. (http://www.scarmarbin.be) [details]
additional source Støp-Bowitz, Carl 1948. Polychaeta from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. Report on the Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition, 5(8): 1-91., available online at http://www.annelida.net/docs/scans.html [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Dauvin, J.-C.; Dewarumez, J.-M.; Gentil, F. (2003). Liste actualisée des espèces d'Annélides Polychètes présentes en Manche [An up to date list of polychaetous annelids from the English Channel]. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 44(1): 67-95., available online at http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/sites/www.sb-roscoff.fr/files/documents/station-biologique-roscoff-dauvinal2003-3835.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Kolbasova, Glafira; Syomin, Vitaly; Mishin, Alexey; Molodtsova, Tina; Neretin, Nikolai; Neretina, Tatiana. (2023). Holopelagic Annelida from the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean and adjacent South Atlantic with descriptions of three new species. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 53(6): 1-42., available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12526-023-01380-x
page(s): 28 of 42, figures 21, 20b, and 22a; note: short description for specimens from Bransfield strait and Powell Basin, Antarctica [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
[request]additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Pettibone, M. H. (1952). Checklist of Polychaeta of New England region. 1-32. [details]
additional source Sicinski J. 2008. Admiralty Bay Benthos Diversity Data Base (ABBED). Polychaeta. (http://www.scarmarbin.be) [details]
additional source Støp-Bowitz, Carl 1948. Polychaeta from the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic deep-sea expedition 1910. Report on the Scientific Results of the Michael Sars North Atlantic Deep-Sea Expedition, 5(8): 1-91., available online at http://www.annelida.net/docs/scans.html [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Travisiopsis levinseni is evidently named after the author of Travisiopsis who was G.M.R.Levinsen. [details]Unreviewed
Distribution Davis Strait, off Newfoundland to south of Massachusetts, South Atlantic, Antarctic, NE Pacific [details]Habitat pelagic species, found from the surface to 1931 m depth [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, off Ireland [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Travisiopsis levinseni)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Travisiopsis benhami Monro, 1936)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Sagitella opaca Ehlers, 1913)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Travisiopsis levinseni)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Travisiopsis benhami Monro, 1936)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Sagitella opaca Ehlers, 1913)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records)
To ITIS
