WoRMS taxon details
Vanadis antarctica (McIntosh, 1885)
335010 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:335010)
accepted
Species
Alciopa antarctica McIntosh, 1885 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Alciopa antarctica McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 175-176, plate XXVIII figs. 2, 3, 4, plate XXXII fig. 12 [details]
page(s): 175-176, plate XXVIII figs. 2, 3, 4, plate XXXII fig. 12 [details]
Holotype (of Alciopa antarctica McIntosh, 1885) NHMUK...
Holotype (of Alciopa antarctica McIntosh, 1885) NHMUK 1885.12.1.131a, geounit Southern Ocean [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Vanadis antarctica (McIntosh, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=335010 on 2025-10-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Alciopa antarctica McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 175-176, plate XXVIII figs. 2, 3, 4, plate XXXII fig. 12 [details]
page(s): 175-176, plate XXVIII figs. 2, 3, 4, plate XXXII fig. 12 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Benham, William Blaxland. (1921). Polychaeta. <em>Australian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914, Scientific Reports, Series C - Zoology and Botany.</em> 6(3): 1-128, plates 5-10, 1 map., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.16201
page(s): 58, Plate 8, figs. 61-63; note: description and figures [details]
taxonomy 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): 5 of 42, Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; note: description and molecular data for North Antarctic Peninsula samples. Two morphotypes but no molecular sequence separation [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 58, Plate 8, figs. 61-63; note: description and figures [details]
taxonomy 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): 5 of 42, Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; note: description and molecular data for North Antarctic Peninsula samples. Two morphotypes but no molecular sequence separation [details] Available for editors

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 Apstein, Carl. (1900). Die Alciopiden und Tomopteriden der Plankton-Expedition. <em>Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt- Stiftung.</em> 2(H.b): 1-62 [Lipsius & Tischer. Kiel & Leipzig]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2130655
page(s): 11; note: recombination from original Alciopa, listing only, no new records [details]
additional source Willey, A. (1902). XII. Polychaeta In: Sharpe, B.; Bell, J. (eds). Report on the collections of natural history made in the Antarctic regions during the voyage of the "Southern Cross",. pp. 262-283, plates 241-246. British Museum, London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12554197
page(s): 271-273, plate XLIV fig. 8, plate XLVI figs. 1-2 [details]
additional source Sicinski J. 2008. Admiralty Bay Benthos Diversity Data Base (ABBED). Polychaeta. (http://www.scarmarbin.be) [details]
additional source Apstein, Carl. (1900). Die Alciopiden und Tomopteriden der Plankton-Expedition. <em>Ergebnisse der Plankton-Expedition der Humboldt- Stiftung.</em> 2(H.b): 1-62 [Lipsius & Tischer. Kiel & Leipzig]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2130655
page(s): 11; note: recombination from original Alciopa, listing only, no new records [details]
additional source Willey, A. (1902). XII. Polychaeta In: Sharpe, B.; Bell, J. (eds). Report on the collections of natural history made in the Antarctic regions during the voyage of the "Southern Cross",. pp. 262-283, plates 241-246. British Museum, London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12554197
page(s): 271-273, plate XLIV fig. 8, plate XLVI figs. 1-2 [details]
additional source Sicinski J. 2008. Admiralty Bay Benthos Diversity Data Base (ABBED). Polychaeta. (http://www.scarmarbin.be) [details]





Holotype (of Alciopa antarctica McIntosh, 1885) NHMUK 1885.12.1.131a, geounit Southern Ocean [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vanadis antarctica)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Vanadis antarctica (1) 46747)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Vanadis antarctica 46747)
To Type material - NHMUK Data Portal (from synonym Alciopa antarctica McIntosh, 1885)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vanadis antarctica)
To GenBank (16 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Vanadis antarctica (1) 46747)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Vanadis antarctica 46747)
To Type material - NHMUK Data Portal (from synonym Alciopa antarctica McIntosh, 1885)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (2 records)
To ITIS