Polychaeta taxon details
Pherecardites parva Horst, 1912
336269 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:336269)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Horst, Rutgerus. (1912). Polychaeta errantia of the Siboga Expedition. Part 1, Amphinomidae. <em>Siboga-Expeditie Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900.</em> 24a: 1-43, 10 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2187401
page(s): 33-34, plate IX figs. 17-19 [details]
page(s): 33-34, plate IX figs. 17-19 [details]
Lectotype ZMA V.Pol 1072.1.g., geounit Sulawesi
, Type locality contained in Malay Archipelago , Note Lectotype from off N Sulawesi, Siboga Station...
Lectotype ZMA V.Pol 1072.1.g., geounit Sulawesi [details]
type locality contained in Malay Archipelago [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Lectotype from off N Sulawesi, Siboga Station 122; 1.975, 125.0083 (01°58.5’N, 125°0.5’E); 1264-1165 m depth [details]
Etymology Not stated. However, 'parva' (adjectival feminine ending) means small in Latin, and Horst (1912) mentions the largest...
Etymology Not stated. However, 'parva' (adjectival feminine ending) means small in Latin, and Horst (1912) mentions the largest specimen is a small worm (for an amphinomid) of 7 mm length and 30 segments. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Pherecardites parva Horst, 1912. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=336269 on 2025-05-09
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Horst, Rutgerus. (1912). Polychaeta errantia of the Siboga Expedition. Part 1, Amphinomidae. <em>Siboga-Expeditie Uitkomsten op Zoologisch, Botanisch, Oceanographisch en Geologisch gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900.</em> 24a: 1-43, 10 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2187401
page(s): 33-34, plate IX figs. 17-19 [details]
redescription Bleeker, Joke; Harris, Leslie; ten Hove, Harry A.; Salazar-Vallejo, Segio I. (2023). Pherecardites Horst, 1912 and Branchamphinome Hartman, 1967 are synonyms (Annelida, Amphinomidae, Amphinominae). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 45(13): 435-443., available online at https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/zoosystema/45/13
page(s): 439, figure 1; note: Redescription from Lectotype and Paralectotypes [details] Available for editors
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subsequent type designation Bleeker, J.; Spoel, S. (1992). Catalogue of the Polychaeta collected by the Siboga Expedition and type specimens of Polychaeta in the Zoological Museum of Amsterdam. <em>Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam.</em> 13(13): 121-166., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/505308
page(s): 152; note: Lectotype designation [details]
page(s): 33-34, plate IX figs. 17-19 [details]
redescription Bleeker, Joke; Harris, Leslie; ten Hove, Harry A.; Salazar-Vallejo, Segio I. (2023). Pherecardites Horst, 1912 and Branchamphinome Hartman, 1967 are synonyms (Annelida, Amphinomidae, Amphinominae). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 45(13): 435-443., available online at https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/zoosystema/45/13
page(s): 439, figure 1; note: Redescription from Lectotype and Paralectotypes [details] Available for editors
[request]subsequent type designation Bleeker, J.; Spoel, S. (1992). Catalogue of the Polychaeta collected by the Siboga Expedition and type specimens of Polychaeta in the Zoological Museum of Amsterdam. <em>Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam.</em> 13(13): 121-166., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/505308
page(s): 152; note: Lectotype designation [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype ZMA V.Pol 1072.1.g., geounit Sulawesi [details]
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment Pherecardites parva has been suggested to be a Pherecardia species, but there it would be a senior synonym to a Monro (1924) species. [details]Etymology Not stated. However, 'parva' (adjectival feminine ending) means small in Latin, and Horst (1912) mentions the largest specimen is a small worm (for an amphinomid) of 7 mm length and 30 segments. [details]
Lectotype Lectotype designated by Bleeker & Van der Spoel (1992: 152), V.Pol.1072.1 [details]
Type locality Lectotype from off N Sulawesi, Siboga Station 122; 1.975, 125.0083 (01°58.5’N, 125°0.5’E); 1264-1165 m depth [details]
