WoRMS taxon details
Sphaerosyllis taylori Perkins, 1981
131394 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131394)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Perkins, Thomas H. (1981). Syllidae (Polychaeta), principally from Florida, with descriptions of a new genus and twenty-one new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1080-1172., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599967
page(s): 1140-1143, fig. 26 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype USNM 60212, geounit Florida
, Note Atlantic coast of the USA, Florida, Hutchinson...
Holotype USNM 60212, geounit Florida [details]
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Type locality Atlantic coast of the USA, Florida, Hutchinson Island (27º22.9'N, 80º13.9'W). [details]
Depth range 7-11 m.
Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA (Florida, Connecticut, Maryland) and Eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Etymology The species is dedicated to Dr. John L. Taylor, who assisted in the Hutchinson Island study, and helped the author by...
Distribution amphi-Atlantic
Distribution Western Atlantic: Connecticut to Gulf of Mexico
Depth range 7-11 m. [details]
Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA (Florida, Connecticut, Maryland) and Eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA (Florida, Connecticut, Maryland) and Eastern Gulf of Mexico. [details]
Etymology The species is dedicated to Dr. John L. Taylor, who assisted in the Hutchinson Island study, and helped the author by...
Etymology The species is dedicated to Dr. John L. Taylor, who assisted in the Hutchinson Island study, and helped the author by providing specimens and advice. [details]
Distribution amphi-Atlantic
Distribution amphi-Atlantic [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Connecticut to Gulf of Mexico
Distribution Western Atlantic: Connecticut to Gulf of Mexico [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis taylori Perkins, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131394 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Perkins, Thomas H. (1981). Syllidae (Polychaeta), principally from Florida, with descriptions of a new genus and twenty-one new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1080-1172., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599967
page(s): 1140-1143, fig. 26 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
page(s): 1140-1143, fig. 26 [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
Taxonomy
redescription
San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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 Musco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana. (2005). Mediterranean Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) revisited: biogeography, diversity and species fidelity to environmental features. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 304: 143-153 + 4 pp. Supplementary appendix., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps304143 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Uebelacker, Joan M.; Johnson, Paul G. (eds). (1984). Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Final report to the Minerals Management Service, contract 14-12-001-29091. Volumes 1-7, Barry M. Vittor & Associates. Mobile, Alabama., available online at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002201750 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
additional source Surugiu, V.; San Martín, G. (2017). Taxonomic contribution to the genus Sphaerosyllis (Annelida: Syllidae: Exogoninae) in the Black Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4329 (3): 281-291., available online at http://mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4329.3.6
page(s): 282-284, fig. 1 [details]
additional source Musco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana. (2005). Mediterranean Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) revisited: biogeography, diversity and species fidelity to environmental features. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 304: 143-153 + 4 pp. Supplementary appendix., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps304143 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Uebelacker, Joan M.; Johnson, Paul G. (eds). (1984). Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Final report to the Minerals Management Service, contract 14-12-001-29091. Volumes 1-7, Barry M. Vittor & Associates. Mobile, Alabama., available online at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002201750 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
additional source Surugiu, V.; San Martín, G. (2017). Taxonomic contribution to the genus Sphaerosyllis (Annelida: Syllidae: Exogoninae) in the Black Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4329 (3): 281-291., available online at http://mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4329.3.6
page(s): 282-284, fig. 1 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range 7-11 m. [details]Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA (Florida, Connecticut, Maryland) and Eastern Gulf of Mexico. [details]
Etymology The species is dedicated to Dr. John L. Taylor, who assisted in the Hutchinson Island study, and helped the author by providing specimens and advice. [details]
Habitat Coarse calcareous sand and in Zostera beds. [details]
Type locality Atlantic coast of the USA, Florida, Hutchinson Island (27º22.9'N, 80º13.9'W). [details]
Unreviewed
Authority Perkins, 1980 [details]Bioclimatic category temperate-warm [details]
Distribution amphi-Atlantic [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: Connecticut to Gulf of Mexico [details]
