WoRMS name details
Eusyllis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885
174883 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174883)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 191-192, pl. XXIX fig. 4, pl. XXXIII fig. 3, pl. XVA fig. 13 [details]
page(s): 191-192, pl. XXIX fig. 4, pl. XXXIII fig. 3, pl. XVA fig. 13 [details]
Note Off Christmas Harbour, Kerguelen Islands,...
Depth range 127 fathoms (= about 232 m).
Distribution Kerguelen Islands and Subantarctic Indian Ocean.
Etymology Not explicitly stated, but the specific epithet kerguelensis refers to the type locality of the species, Kerguelen Islands.
Depth range 127 fathoms (= about 232 m). [details]
Distribution Kerguelen Islands and Subantarctic Indian Ocean.
Distribution Kerguelen Islands and Subantarctic Indian Ocean. [details]
Etymology Not explicitly stated, but the specific epithet kerguelensis refers to the type locality of the species, Kerguelen Islands.
Etymology Not explicitly stated, but the specific epithet kerguelensis refers to the type locality of the species, Kerguelen Islands. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Eusyllis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174883 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
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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): 191-192, pl. XXIX fig. 4, pl. XXXIII fig. 3, pl. XVA fig. 13 [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 191-192, pl. XXIX fig. 4, pl. XXXIII fig. 3, pl. XVA fig. 13 [details]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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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 Wesenberg-Lund, Elise. (1962). Reports of the Lund University Chile Expedition 1948-49. 43. Polychaeta Errantia. <em>Acta Universitets Arsskrift.</em> (Avd.2) 57(12): 1-137.
page(s): 59-60, fig. 19 [details] Available for editors [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 [request]
additional source San Martín, G.; López, E.; Aguado, M.T. 2009. Revision of the genus <i>Pionosyllis</i> (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Eusyllinae), with a cladistic analysis, and the description of five new genera and two new species. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 89(7): 1455-1498
page(s): 1487-1489 [details]
additional source Wesenberg-Lund, Elise. (1962). Reports of the Lund University Chile Expedition 1948-49. 43. Polychaeta Errantia. <em>Acta Universitets Arsskrift.</em> (Avd.2) 57(12): 1-137.
page(s): 59-60, fig. 19 [details] Available for editors
[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
[request]additional source San Martín, G.; López, E.; Aguado, M.T. 2009. Revision of the genus <i>Pionosyllis</i> (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Eusyllinae), with a cladistic analysis, and the description of five new genera and two new species. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 89(7): 1455-1498
page(s): 1487-1489 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype NHMUK 1885.12.1.142, geounit Kerguelen Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 127 fathoms (= about 232 m). [details]Distribution Kerguelen Islands and Subantarctic Indian Ocean. [details]
Etymology Not explicitly stated, but the specific epithet kerguelensis refers to the type locality of the species, Kerguelen Islands. [details]
Habitat Volcanic mud. [details]
Type locality Off Christmas Harbour, Kerguelen Islands, subantarctic Indian Ocean (-48.75°, 69.2333°). [details]
Type material Type material (4 syntypes in IMS) deposited at the Natural History Museum, London, UK (NHMUK 1885.12.1.142). [details]
