WoRMS taxon details
Tharyx Webster & Benedict, 1887
129249 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129249)
accepted
Genus
Tharyx acutus Webster & Benedict, 1887 (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Tharyx acutus Webster & Benedict, 1887
- Species Tharyx alaskensis Blake, 2015
- Species Tharyx circacutus Blake, 2015
- Species Tharyx coloris Blake, 2018
- Species Tharyx hessleri Blake, 2019
- Species Tharyx killariensis (Southern, 1914)
- Species Tharyx kirkegaardi Blake, 1991
- Species Tharyx longisetosus (Hutchings & Murray, 1984)
- Species Tharyx maryae Blake & Göransson, 2015
- Species Tharyx moniliformis Blake, 2018
- Species Tharyx obtusus (Hartmann-Schröder & Rosenfeldt, 1989)
- Species Tharyx parvus Berkeley, 1929
- Species Tharyx retierei Lechapt, 1994
- Species Tharyx retusisetus (Hutchings & Murray, 1984)
- Species Tharyx robustus Blake & Göransson, 2015
- Species Tharyx similis Webster & Benedict, 1887
- Species Tharyx tierralobos Blake, 2018
- Species Tharyx tumulosa Magalhães & Bailey-Brock, 2013
- Species Tharyx aequiseta Hartmann-Schröder, 1962 accepted as Aphelochaeta aequiseta (Hartmann-Schröder, 1962) (superseded original combination)
- Species Tharyx annulosus Hartman, 1965 accepted as Kirkegaardia annulosa (Hartman, 1965) (superseded original combination)
- Species Tharyx aphelocephalus Hutchings & Murray, 1984 accepted as Kirkegaardia aphelocephala (Hutchings & Murray, 1984) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
- Species Tharyx cincinnatus (Ehlers, 1908) accepted as Aphelochaeta cincinnata (Ehlers, 1908) (superseded subsequent combination)
- Species Tharyx dorsobranchialis (Kirkegaard, 1959) accepted as Monticellina dorsobranchialis (Kirkegaard, 1959) accepted as Kirkegaardia dorsobranchialis (Kirkegaard, 1959) (superseded combination)
- Species Tharyx epitoca Monro, 1930 accepted as Chaetocirratulus epitocus (Monro, 1930) (superseded original combination)
- Species Tharyx filibranchia Day, 1961 accepted as Aphelochaeta filibranchia (Day, 1961) (superseded original combination)
- Species Tharyx fusiformis Monro, 1939 accepted as Chaetocirratulus andersenensis (Augener, 1932) (subjective synonym)
- Species Tharyx gracilis Moore, 1923 accepted as Chaetozone gracilis (Moore, 1923) (superseded original combination)
- Species Tharyx hamatus Hartman, 1948 accepted as Caulleriella hamata (Hartman, 1948) (superseded original combination)
- Species Tharyx heterochaeta (Laubier, 1961) accepted as Monticellina heterochaeta Laubier, 1961 accepted as Kirkegaardia heterochaeta (Laubier, 1961) (superseded subsequent combination)
- Species Tharyx longisetosa Hartmann-Schröder, 1965 accepted as Aphelochaeta longisetosa (Hartmann-Schröder, 1965) (superseded original combination)
- Species Tharyx luticastellus Jumars, 1975 accepted as Kirkegaardia luticastella (Jumars, 1975) (superseded original combination)
- Species Tharyx marioni (Saint-Joseph, 1894) accepted as Aphelochaeta marioni (Saint-Joseph, 1894) (superseded combination)
- Species Tharyx mcintoshi (Southern, 1914) accepted as Aphelochaeta mcintoshi (Southern, 1914) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded subsequent combination)
- Species Tharyx monilaris Hartman, 1960 accepted as Aphelochaeta monilaris (Hartman, 1960) (superseded original combination)
- Species Tharyx multibranchiis [auct. lapsus] accepted as Aphelochaeta multibranchis (Grube, 1863) (misspelling of 'multibranchis', superseded subsequent combination)
- Species Tharyx multifilis Moore, 1909 accepted as Aphelochaeta multifilis (Moore, 1909) (superseded original combination)
- Species Tharyx nigrorostrum Hartman & Fauchald, 1971 accepted as Aphelochaeta nigrorostrum (Hartman & Fauchald, 1971) (superseded original combination)
- Species Tharyx pacifica Annenkova, 1937 accepted as Aphelochaeta pacifica (Annenkova, 1937) (superseded original combination)
- Species Tharyx retieri [auct. lapsus] accepted as Tharyx retierei Lechapt, 1994 (misspelling of retierei)
- Species Tharyx secundus Banse & Hobson, 1968 accepted as Kirkegaardia secunda (Banse & Hobson, 1968) (superseded original combination)
- Species Tharyx serratisetis Banse & Hobson, 1968 accepted as Kirkegaardia serratiseta (Banse & Hobson, 1968) (superseded original combination)
- Species Tharyx setigera Hartman, 1945 accepted as Tharyx acutus Webster & Benedict, 1887 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
- Species Tharyx tesselata Hartman, 1960 accepted as Kirkegaardia tesselata (Hartman, 1960) (superseded original combination)
- Species Tharyx vivipara Christie, 1984 accepted as Chaetozone vivipara (Christie, 1984) (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
masculine
Webster, Harrison Edwin and Benedict, James E. (1887). The Annelida Chaetopoda, from Eastport, Maine. <em>U.S. Commission of Fish & Fisheries. Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries.</em> 1885. part 13, II. appendix to report of commissioner, D.22. :707-758, including pls. 1-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15839855
page(s): 741-742; note: There is no comment on etymology or type species (Tharyx acutus & T. similis named) [details]
page(s): 741-742; note: There is no comment on etymology or type species (Tharyx acutus & T. similis named) [details]
Note Type species T. acutus Webster & Benedict 1887...
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Type species Type species T. acutus Webster & Benedict 1887 in Hartman catalogue (1959) [details]
Etymology Tharyx is a masculine personal name of classical Greece. Example from translation of Pausanias "Description of Greece"...
Distribution downstream part of middle North Shore, lower St. Lawrence estuary; Magdalen Islands (from Eastern Bradelle valley to the...
Etymology Tharyx is a masculine personal name of classical Greece. Example from translation of Pausanias "Description of Greece" "Tharyx, of Phigalia, husband of Hagnagora, sister of Aristomenes". This is in conformity with indication from the masculine treatment of the specific-name by Webster & Benedict (1885) [details]
Distribution downstream part of middle North Shore, lower St. Lawrence estuary; Magdalen Islands (from Eastern Bradelle valley to the...
Distribution downstream part of middle North Shore, lower St. Lawrence estuary; Magdalen Islands (from Eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel) [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Tharyx Webster & Benedict, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129249 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Webster, Harrison Edwin and Benedict, James E. (1887). The Annelida Chaetopoda, from Eastport, Maine. <em>U.S. Commission of Fish & Fisheries. Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries.</em> 1885. part 13, II. appendix to report of commissioner, D.22. :707-758, including pls. 1-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15839855
page(s): 741-742; note: There is no comment on etymology or type species (Tharyx acutus & T. similis named) [details]
page(s): 741-742; note: There is no comment on etymology or type species (Tharyx acutus & T. similis named) [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Blake, James A.; Göransson, Peter. (2015). Redescription of <em>Tharyx</em> <em>killariensis</em> (Southern) from Ireland and description of two new species of <em>Tharyx</em> from the Kattegat, Sweden (Polychaeta, Cirratulidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4039(4): 501-515., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4039.4.1
note: Table of all species [details] Available for editors
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note: Table of all species [details] Available for editors
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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 [request]
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [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 Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
[request]additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [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 Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
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Etymology Tharyx is a masculine personal name of classical Greece. Example from translation of Pausanias "Description of Greece" "Tharyx, of Phigalia, husband of Hagnagora, sister of Aristomenes". This is in conformity with indication from the masculine treatment of the specific-name by Webster & Benedict (1885) [details]Grammatical gender There is no comment on etymology or type species (Tharyx acutus & T. similis named). As 'acutus' is masculine and 'similis' is unchanged between masculine and feminine, then Tharyx is masculine, because Hartman catalogue made the type species Tharyx acutus, presumably on page priority. [details]
Type species Type species T. acutus Webster & Benedict 1887 in Hartman catalogue (1959) [details]
Unreviewed
Authority Tharynx Webster & Benedict, 1887, emend. Blake, 1991 [details]Distribution downstream part of middle North Shore, lower St. Lawrence estuary; Magdalen Islands (from Eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel) [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
