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Polychaeta taxon details

Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803)

131035  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131035)

accepted
Species
Protula (Protula) tuburalia (Montagu, 1803) · alternative representation
Protula (Psygmobranchus) tubularia (Montagu, 1803) · unaccepted (subgenus disused)
Protula borealis M. Sars, 1866 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Protula capensis McIntosh, 1885 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Protula elegans Milne Edwards, 1845 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Protula meilhaci Marion, 1876 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Protula rudolphi Risso, 1826 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Protula tabularia (Montagu, 1803) · alternative representation
Protula tubularia tubularia (Montagu, 1803) · unaccepted (subspecies not longer recognized)
Psygmobranchus elegans (Milne Edwards, 1845) · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Psygmobranchus intermedius Marion, 1876 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Psygmobranchus pratensis (Gmelin, 1791) · alternative representation
Psygmobranchus simplex Quatrefages, 1866 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Psygmobranchus tubularis (Montagu, 1803) · alternative representation
Serpula arundo W. Turton, 1819 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Serpula tubularia Montagu, 1803 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)

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  1. Subspecies Protula tubularia caeca Imajima, 1977
  2. Subspecies Protula tubularia anomala Day, 1955 accepted as Protula anomala Day, 1955 (elevated to specific rank)
  3. Subspecies Protula tubularia balboensis Monro, 1933 accepted as Protula balboensis Monro, 1933 (original subspecies named as a variety elevated to full species)
  4. Subspecies Protula tubularia capensis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803)
  5. Subspecies Protula tubularia tubularia (Montagu, 1803) accepted as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803) (subspecies not longer recognized)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Serpula tubularia Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp;; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 513, 514 [details]   
Type locality contained in Devon  
type locality contained in Devon [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution Nova Scotia to Carolinas  
Distribution Nova Scotia to Carolinas [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta database. Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131035 on 2024-03-19
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2007-03-13 07:45:24Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2008-11-04 07:12:01Z
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original description  (of Serpula tubularia Montagu, 1803) Montagu, G. (1803). Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells, marine, land, and fresh-water, including the most minute: Systematically arranged and embellished with figures. J. White, London, Vol. 1, xxxvii + 291 pp;; Vol. 2, pp. 293–606, pl. 1-16., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/78694
page(s): 513, 514 [details]   

original description  (of Psygmobranchus protensus not Gmelin, sensu Philippi, 1844) Philippi, A. (1844). Einige Bemerkungen über die Gattung Serpula, nebst Aufzählung der von mir im Mittelmeer mit dem Thier beobachteten Arten. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 10(1): 186-198, plate 6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13704089 [details]   

original description  (of Protula borealis M. Sars, 1866) Sars, Michael. (1866). Om arktiske Dyreformer i Christianiafjorden. <em>Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania.</em> 1865: 196-200., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44007623
page(s): 199; note: as a nomen nudum [details]   

original description  (of Protula capensis McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, William C. [as 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): 509-511, plate LIV fig. 2, plate XXXIA figs. 12-13 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Protula elegans Milne Edwards, 1845) Milne Edwards, Henri. (1845). Observations sur le développement des annélides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris. Série 3, Zoologie, 3: 145-182, plates 5-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13408583
page(s): 161, 179 [details]   

original description  (of Protula meilhaci Marion, 1876) Marion, A.-F. (1876 [volume of 1875]). Dragages profonds au large de Marseille. (Juillet-Octobre 1875). Note préliminaire. <em>Revue des Sciences Naturelles.</em> 4 (4): 469-477., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14526635
page(s): 475 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Protula rudolphi Risso, 1826) Risso, A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. <em>[book series].</em> volumes 1-5. Paris, F.G. Levrault. vol. 3. Mammifères. Oiseaux. Poissons / vol. 4. Mollusques. Annélides / vol. 5. Crustacés. Myriapodes, scorpionides, arachnides et acarides. Insectes. Vers intestinaux. Radiaires. Zoophytes., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/58984
page(s): 406, 407 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Psygmobranchus elegans (Milne Edwards, 1845)) Milne Edwards, Henri. (1845). Observations sur le développement des annélides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris. Série 3, Zoologie, 3: 145-182, plates 5-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13408583 [details]   

original description  (of Psygmobranchus simplex Quatrefages, 1866) Quatrefages, A. de. (1866 (1865)). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <em>Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris.</em> <b>Volume 1.</b> 1-588., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV9IAAAAYAAJ
page(s): 472 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Psygmobranchus intermedius Marion, 1876) Marion, A.-F. (1876 [volume of 1875]). Dragages profonds au large de Marseille. (Juillet-Octobre 1875). Note préliminaire. <em>Revue des Sciences Naturelles.</em> 4 (4): 469-477., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14526635
page(s): 470; note: Two sentence description as nov. sp. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Serpula arundo W. Turton, 1819) Turton, W. (1819) A Conchological Dictionary of the British Islands. J. Booth, London, xxvii + 272 pp., 28 pls., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/29692 [details]   

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]   

basis of record 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 Appy, T.D., L.E. Linkletter and M.J. Dadswell. 1980. A guide to the marine flora and fauna of the Bay of Fundy: Annelida: Polychaeta. Fisheries & Marine Service Technical Report No. 920. 124 p. [details]   

additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 459–842., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596  [details]   

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 Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source 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  PDF available [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  PDF available [request] 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   

additional source Hartmann-Schröder, G. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta]. <em>2nd revised ed. The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology, 58. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2.</em> 648 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [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  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Editor's comment Originally described from Torcross, Devonshire, it is unlikely that the circummundane distribution as reported in the literature will hold against an analysis with DNA. The taxon is a complex of species, difficult to discern in absence of morphological characters.
see notes under Serpula cinerea Forskål, 1775, Serpula intricata Linnaeus, 1758 and Psygmobranchus intricata as well. [details]

Original Combination Serpula tubularia [details]

From other sources
Distribution Nova Scotia to Carolinas [details]

Habitat benthic species found over muddy and gravelly bottoms, usually attached to Placopecten. [details]
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Albanian krimbi qimefortë  [details]
French protule lisse  [details]