WoRMS name details
Syllis zebra Grube, 1860
154979 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154979)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Grube, A.E. (1860). Beschreibung neuer oder wenig bekannter Anneliden. Fünfter Beitrag. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin. 26 (1): 71-118, plates III-V., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7153453
page(s): 86-87, plate III fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 86-87, plate III fig. 7 [details]
Holotype ZMB Q4425, geounit Croatia
, Note Adriatic Sea, Croatia, near Cres (= Cherso)...
Holotype ZMB Q4425, geounit Croatia [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Adriatic Sea, Croatia, near Cres (= Cherso) (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with a gazetteer to be approximately lat. 44.958º, long. 14.408º). [details]
Depth range Not stated in original description.
Distribution Adriatic Sea: Cres (Croatia).
Etymology The specific epithet zebra refers to the coloration pattern of the species, with double dorsal transversal brown bands on a...
Taxonomy Moved to different genus.
Depth range Not stated in original description. [details]
Distribution Adriatic Sea: Cres (Croatia).
Distribution Adriatic Sea: Cres (Croatia). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet zebra refers to the coloration pattern of the species, with double dorsal transversal brown bands on a...
Etymology The specific epithet zebra refers to the coloration pattern of the species, with double dorsal transversal brown bands on a light background, particularly conspicuous in the anterior region of the body, suggesting the black and white striped coat of a zebra. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus.
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Syllis zebra Grube, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154979 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Grube, A.E. (1860). Beschreibung neuer oder wenig bekannter Anneliden. Fünfter Beitrag. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin. 26 (1): 71-118, plates III-V., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7153453
page(s): 86-87, plate III fig. 7 [details]
basis of record 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]
new combination reference Marenzeller, Emil von. (1874). Zur Kenntniss der adriatischen Anneliden. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> 69(4): 407-482, plates I-VII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8662886
page(s): 40-41, plate V fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 86-87, plate III fig. 7 [details]
basis of record 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]
new combination reference Marenzeller, Emil von. (1874). Zur Kenntniss der adriatischen Anneliden. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> 69(4): 407-482, plates I-VII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8662886
page(s): 40-41, plate V fig. 1 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
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]
source of synonymy 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]
source of synonymy Fauvel, Pierre. (1914). Annélides polychètes non-pélagiques provenant des campagnes de l'Hirondelle et de la Princesse-Alice (1885-1910). <em>Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert Ier Prince Souverain de Monaco.</em> 46: 1-432, 31 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2117722 [details]
source of synonymy 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]
source of synonymy Fauvel, Pierre. (1914). Annélides polychètes non-pélagiques provenant des campagnes de l'Hirondelle et de la Princesse-Alice (1885-1910). <em>Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert Ier Prince Souverain de Monaco.</em> 46: 1-432, 31 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2117722 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMB Q4425, geounit Croatia [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated in original description. [details]Distribution Adriatic Sea: Cres (Croatia). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet zebra refers to the coloration pattern of the species, with double dorsal transversal brown bands on a light background, particularly conspicuous in the anterior region of the body, suggesting the black and white striped coat of a zebra. [details]
Habitat Not stated in original description. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Type locality Adriatic Sea, Croatia, near Cres (= Cherso) (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with a gazetteer to be approximately lat. 44.958º, long. 14.408º). [details]
