WoRMS taxon details
Dalhousia McIntosh, 1885
325755 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325755)
accepted
Genus
Dalhousia atlantica McIntosh, 1885 (type by monotypy)
- Species Dalhousia atlantica McIntosh, 1885
- Species Dalhousia indica (Horst, 1921)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
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): 186 [details]
page(s): 186 [details]
Etymology In a footnote McIntosh (p.186) explains "Named after the Earl of Dalhousie, K.T., who has both earnestly and practically...
Etymology In a footnote McIntosh (p.186) explains "Named after the Earl of Dalhousie, K.T., who has both earnestly and practically interested himself in the marine fisheries of this country." Later in 1901 McIntosh named Dalhousiella (also Hesionidae) after the same gentleman. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Dalhousia McIntosh, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325755 on 2025-05-30
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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): 186 [details]
page(s): 186 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I. (2020). Revision of <em>Leocrates</em> Kinberg, 1866 and <em>Leocratides</em> Ehlers, 1908 (Annelida, Errantia, Hesionidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4739(1): 1-114., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4739.1.1
page(s): 20; note: Dalhousia is re-validated from its former synonymy with Leocrates Kinberg, 1866 [details] Available for editors
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status 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.
page(s): 184 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 20; note: Dalhousia is re-validated from its former synonymy with Leocrates Kinberg, 1866 [details] Available for editors
[request]status 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.
page(s): 184 [details] Available for editors
[request]From editor or global species database
Etymology In a footnote McIntosh (p.186) explains "Named after the Earl of Dalhousie, K.T., who has both earnestly and practically interested himself in the marine fisheries of this country." Later in 1901 McIntosh named Dalhousiella (also Hesionidae) after the same gentleman. [details]Grammatical gender Feminine. For unknown reasons McIntosh made the genus Dalhousia feminine, confirmed by the species suffix in 'atlantica', although Dalhousie was male. [details]
