WoRMS taxon details
Phyllochaetopterus prolifica Potts, 1914
330562 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330562)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Potts, Frank A. (1914). Polychaeta from the N.E. Pacific: The Chaetopteridae. With an account of the phenomenon of asexual reproduction in <i>Phyllochaetopterus</i> and the description of two new species of Chaetopteridae from the Atlantic. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 84(4): 955-994, plates I-VI., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31856337
page(s): 972-978, 980-981, text-fig. 11, tables I-III, plate IV figs. 10-11, plate V figs. 12-14 [details]
page(s): 972-978, 980-981, text-fig. 11, tables I-III, plate IV figs. 10-11, plate V figs. 12-14 [details]
Type locality contained in Washington (State)
, Note Pacific Ocean, Washington
type locality contained in Washington (State) [details]
Unreviewed
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Washington [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Phyllochaetopterus prolifica Potts, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330562 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Potts, Frank A. (1914). Polychaeta from the N.E. Pacific: The Chaetopteridae. With an account of the phenomenon of asexual reproduction in <i>Phyllochaetopterus</i> and the description of two new species of Chaetopteridae from the Atlantic. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 84(4): 955-994, plates I-VI., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31856337
page(s): 972-978, 980-981, text-fig. 11, tables I-III, plate IV figs. 10-11, plate V figs. 12-14 [details]
original description (of Phyllochaetopterus pacifica MacGinitie & MacGinitie, 1949) MacGinitie, George Eber and MacGinitie, Nettie. 1949. Natural history of marine animals. i-xii, 1-473. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc. New York, London & Toronto. [details]
basis of record 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. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 972-978, 980-981, text-fig. 11, tables I-III, plate IV figs. 10-11, plate V figs. 12-14 [details]
original description (of Phyllochaetopterus pacifica MacGinitie & MacGinitie, 1949) MacGinitie, George Eber and MacGinitie, Nettie. 1949. Natural history of marine animals. i-xii, 1-473. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc. New York, London & Toronto. [details]
basis of record 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. [details] Available for editors
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redescription
Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Chaetopteridae Malmgren, 1867. pages 223-251. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
