WoRMS taxon details
Vanadis longissima (Levinsen, 1885)
129766 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129766)
accepted
Species
Rhynchonerella longissima Levinsen, 1885 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Vanadis fasciata Apstein, 1890 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Vanadis grandis Izuka, 1914 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Vanadis pacifica Uschakov, 1957 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Rhynchonerella longissima Levinsen, 1885) Levinsen, G.M.R. (1885). Spolia atlantica. Om nogle pelagiske Annulata. <em>Det Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskabs skrifter. Naturvidenskabelig og mathematisk afdeling.</em> (Series 6) 3(2): 321-344, plate 3., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34738282
page(s): 330-331, plate III figs. 7-10 [details]
page(s): 330-331, plate III figs. 7-10 [details]
Type locality contained in North Atlantic
type locality contained in North Atlantic [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Vanadis longissima (Levinsen, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129766 on 2026-10-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Vanadis fasciata Apstein, 1890) Apstein, C. 1890. Vanadis fasciata, eine neue Alciopide. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere, 5(3): 543-545. [details]
original description (of Vanadis grandis Izuka, 1914) Izuka, Akira 1914. On the pelagic annelids of Japan. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, 36(5): 1-14. [details]
original description (of Rhynchonerella longissima Levinsen, 1885) Levinsen, G.M.R. (1885). Spolia atlantica. Om nogle pelagiske Annulata. <em>Det Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskabs skrifter. Naturvidenskabelig og mathematisk afdeling.</em> (Series 6) 3(2): 321-344, plate 3., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34738282
page(s): 330-331, plate III figs. 7-10 [details]
original description (of Vanadis pacifica Uschakov, 1957) Uschakov, P. V. 1957. On the fauna of pelagic bristle-worms (Polychaeta). Investigations of the Far Eastern Seas of the USSR, 4: 267-291. [details]
original description (of Vanadis grandis Izuka, 1914) Izuka, Akira 1914. On the pelagic annelids of Japan. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo, 36(5): 1-14. [details]
original description (of Rhynchonerella longissima Levinsen, 1885) Levinsen, G.M.R. (1885). Spolia atlantica. Om nogle pelagiske Annulata. <em>Det Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskabs skrifter. Naturvidenskabelig og mathematisk afdeling.</em> (Series 6) 3(2): 321-344, plate 3., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34738282
page(s): 330-331, plate III figs. 7-10 [details]
original description (of Vanadis pacifica Uschakov, 1957) Uschakov, P. V. 1957. On the fauna of pelagic bristle-worms (Polychaeta). Investigations of the Far Eastern Seas of the USSR, 4: 267-291. [details]
Taxonomy
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): 11 of 42, Figures 1, 6, 7, and 8 ; note: description for specimens from northern Antarctica Peninsula [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 11 of 42, Figures 1, 6, 7, and 8 ; note: description for specimens from northern Antarctica Peninsula [details] Available for editors
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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 [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)
note: checklist listing [details]
additional source Dales, Rodney Phillips; Peter, George. (1972). A synopsis of the pelagic Polychaeta. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 6(1): 55-92., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937200770071 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [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 [request]
additional source Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1930). Polychaete worms. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 2: 1-222., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15904801
page(s): 79-81, fig. 24a-c [details]
additional source Sicinski J. 2008. Admiralty Bay Benthos Diversity Data Base (ABBED). Polychaeta. (http://www.scarmarbin.be) [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)
note: checklist listing [details]
additional source Dales, Rodney Phillips; Peter, George. (1972). A synopsis of the pelagic Polychaeta. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 6(1): 55-92., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937200770071 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [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
[request]additional source Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1930). Polychaete worms. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 2: 1-222., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15904801
page(s): 79-81, fig. 24a-c [details]
additional source Sicinski J. 2008. Admiralty Bay Benthos Diversity Data Base (ABBED). Polychaeta. (http://www.scarmarbin.be) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Vanadis fasciata Apstein, 1890)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vanadis longissima)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (8 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Vanadis fasciata Apstein, 1890)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vanadis longissima)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (8 records)
To ITIS
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