WoRMS name details
Typosyllis lutea Hartmann-Schröder, 1960
238644 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238644)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879 accepted as Syllis Lamarck, 1818
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): 81, plate 2 fig. 38, plate 5 figs. 39-41 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 81, plate 2 fig. 38, plate 5 figs. 39-41 [details] Available for editors

Holotype ZMH P-14631, geounit Red Sea
, Note Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Farasan Archipelago,...
Holotype ZMH P-14631, geounit Red Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Farasan Archipelago, Sarso (= Saso) Island (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 16.84, long. 41.58). [details]
Depth range Eulittoral to sublittoral. Between 2-3 m at the type locality.
Distribution Red Sea: Saudi Arabia (Sarso Island). Circumtropical to subtropical.
Etymology The specific epithet lutea, feminine form of the Latin word luteus, meaning 'yellowish' or 'sallow', refers to the green...
Depth range Eulittoral to sublittoral. Between 2-3 m at the type locality. [details]
Distribution Red Sea: Saudi Arabia (Sarso Island). Circumtropical to subtropical.
Distribution Red Sea: Saudi Arabia (Sarso Island). Circumtropical to subtropical. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet lutea, feminine form of the Latin word luteus, meaning 'yellowish' or 'sallow', refers to the green...
Etymology The specific epithet lutea, feminine form of the Latin word luteus, meaning 'yellowish' or 'sallow', refers to the green golden inclusions inside the articles of the antennae and cirri. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Typosyllis lutea Hartmann-Schröder, 1960. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238644 on 2025-08-24
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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): 81, plate 2 fig. 38, plate 5 figs. 39-41 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Licher, Frank 2000 (1999), Revision der Gattung Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879 (Polychaeta: Syllidae). Morphologie, Taxonomie und Phylogenie. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 551:1-336 [details]
new combination reference Ben-Eliahu M N & Safriel U N (1982) A comparison between species diversities of polychaetes from tropical and temperate structurally similar rocky intertidal habitats. J. Biogeogr., 9:371-390. [details]
page(s): 81, plate 2 fig. 38, plate 5 figs. 39-41 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Licher, Frank 2000 (1999), Revision der Gattung Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879 (Polychaeta: Syllidae). Morphologie, Taxonomie und Phylogenie. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 551:1-336 [details]
new combination reference Ben-Eliahu M N & Safriel U N (1982) A comparison between species diversities of polychaetes from tropical and temperate structurally similar rocky intertidal habitats. J. Biogeogr., 9:371-390. [details]
Other
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Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
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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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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 ZMH P-14631, geounit Red Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Eulittoral to sublittoral. Between 2-3 m at the type locality. [details]Distribution Red Sea: Saudi Arabia (Sarso Island). Circumtropical to subtropical. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet lutea, feminine form of the Latin word luteus, meaning 'yellowish' or 'sallow', refers to the green golden inclusions inside the articles of the antennae and cirri. [details]
Habitat Amongst algae, Posidonia, dead and living corals, coral sand, sand with mud. [details]
Type locality Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Farasan Archipelago, Sarso (= Saso) Island (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 16.84, long. 41.58). [details]