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Sigalion Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1832
129594 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129594)
accepted
Genus
Sigalion mathildae Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1832 (type by monotypy)
Eusigalion Augener, 1918 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Thalenessa Baird, 1866 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
- Species Sigalion amboinensis Grube, 1877
- Species Sigalion antillarus Grube, 1875
- Species Sigalion arenicola Verrill, 1879
- Species Sigalion asiaticus (Uschakov & Wu, 1965)
- Species Sigalion blainvillii Costa, 1841
- Species Sigalion capensis Day, 1960
- Species Sigalion cirrifer Orensanz & Gianuca, 1974
- Species Sigalion edwardsi Kinberg, 1856
- Species Sigalion lewisii Berkeley & Berkeley, 1939
- Species Sigalion lituus Imajima, 2005
- Species Sigalion mathildae Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1832
- Species Sigalion microantennatus Hartmann-Schröder, 1974
- Species Sigalion oligospinosus Wehe, 2007
- Species Sigalion omanensis Wehe, 2007
- Species Sigalion opalinus Intes & Le Loeuff, 1975
- Species Sigalion orientalis Wehe, 2007
- Species Sigalion oviger Monro, 1924
- Species Sigalion papillosus Imajima, 1967
- Species Sigalion pergamentaceum Grube, 1856
- Species Sigalion pourtalesii Ehlers, 1887
- Species Sigalion shimodaensis Imajima, 2006
- Species Sigalion socotrensis Wehe, 2007
- Species Sigalion spinosus (Hartman, 1939)
- Species Sigalion squamosus Delle Chiaje, 1830
- Species Sigalion stelliferum (Müller in Linnaeus, 1788)
- Species Sigalion stylolepis (Willey, 1905)
- Species Sigalion tanseimaruae Imajima, 2006
- Species Sigalion vazensis (Augener, 1918)
- Subgenus Sigalion (Psammolyce) Kinberg, 1856 accepted as Psammolyce Kinberg, 1856 (return to genus rank)
- Species Sigalion (Psammolyce) rigida Grube, 1868 accepted as Pelogenia rigida (Grube, 1868) (superseded original combination)
- Species Sigalion antillarum Grube, 1875 accepted as Sigalion antillarus Grube, 1875
- Species Sigalion arenosum Delle Chiaje, 1830 accepted as Pelogenia arenosa (Delle Chiaje, 1830) (superseded original combination)
- Species Sigalion bandaensis Horst, 1917 accepted as Sigalion amboinensis Grube, 1877 (subjective synonym)
- Species Sigalion boa Johnston, 1833 accepted as Sthenelais boa (Johnston, 1833) (superseded original combination)
- Species Sigalion buskii McIntosh, 1876 accepted as Neoleanira tetragona (Örsted, 1845) (subjective synonym)
- Species Sigalion capense Day, 1960 accepted as Sigalion capensis Day, 1960
- Species Sigalion carringtonii Carrington, 1865 accepted as Sigalion mathildae Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1832 (subjective synonym)
- Species Sigalion cirriferum Orensanz & Gianuca, 1974 accepted as Sigalion cirrifer Orensanz & Gianuca, 1974 (incorrect original spelling, for compulsory gender agreement)
- Species Sigalion estellae Guerin, 1843 accepted as Sthenelais boa (Johnston, 1833) (subjective synonym)
- Species Sigalion herminiae Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1832 accepted as Pelogenia arenosa (Delle Chiaje, 1830) (subjective synonym)
- Species Sigalion idunae Rathke, 1843 accepted as Sthenelais boa (Johnston, 1833) (subjective synonym)
- Species Sigalion limicola Ehlers, 1864 accepted as Sthenelais limicola (Ehlers, 1864) (superseded original combination)
- Species Sigalion microantennata Hartmann-Schröder, 1974 accepted as Sigalion microantennatus Hartmann-Schröder, 1974
- Species Sigalion ocellatum Bobretzky, 1868 accepted as Pholoe minuta (Fabricius, 1780) (subjective synonym)
- Species Sigalion oculatum Peters, 1854 accepted as Euthalenessa oculata (Peters, 1854) (superseded original combination)
- Species Sigalion opalinum Intes & Le Loeuff, 1975 accepted as Sigalion opalinus Intes & Le Loeuff, 1975
- Species Sigalion ovigerum Monro, 1924 [original spelling] accepted as Sigalion oviger Monro, 1924 (incorrect original spelling (gender agreement))
- Species Sigalion papillosum Imajima, 1967 accepted as Sigalion papillosus Imajima, 1967
- Species Sigalion squamatum Delle Chiaje, 1830 accepted as Sigalion squamosus Delle Chiaje, 1830
- Species Sigalion squamosum Delle Chiaje, 1830 accepted as Sigalion squamosus Delle Chiaje, 1830
- Species Sigalion tetragonum Örsted, 1845 accepted as Neoleanira tetragona (Örsted, 1845) (synonym)
- Species Sigalion orientalis Imajima, 2009 (uncertain > nomen dubium, unreplaced junior primary homonym to S. orientalis Wehe, 2007)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
masculine
Audouin, J.V. and Milne Edwards, H. (1832). [Part 1] Classification des Annélides et description de celles qui habitent les côtes de la France. <em>Annales des sciences naturelles, Paris.</em> Sér. 1, 27: 337-447., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6062037
page(s): 438, 441, plate 9, figures 1-10; note: for Sigalion mathildae [details]
page(s): 438, 441, plate 9, figures 1-10; note: for Sigalion mathildae [details]
Note Type species S. Mathildae Audouin and Milne...
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Type species Type species S. Mathildae Audouin and Milne Edwards is mentioned only as a footnote in Cuvier (1830), without description (so a nomen nudum), referring to "Aud. et Edw., Littor. de la France" which work did not appear until 1834. The actual first description was published in another Audouin & Milne Edwards work in 1832 in 'Annales des sciences naturelles" [details]
Etymology According to Mackie & Chambers (1990:52) "Several authors have treated Sigalion as neuter, but Sigalion is a Greek name for...
Etymology According to Mackie & Chambers (1990:52) "Several authors have treated Sigalion as neuter, but Sigalion is a Greek name for the Egyptian god of silence, more commonly known as Harpocrates, and is of masculine gender (Lewis & Short 1879). This is clearly indicated by the words (" … aut tua Sigalion Aegyptius oscula signet . . .") of the poet Ausonius …" Much earlier Johnston (1865: 123) explained this in a footnote: "Sigalion is a name of Harpocrates, the companion of Aesculapius and Hygeia, by whom physicians were obliged to swear [an oath]"
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Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2023). World Polychaeta Database. Sigalion Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1832. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129594 on 2023-12-08
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original description
Audouin, J.V. and Milne Edwards, H. (1832). [Part 1] Classification des Annélides et description de celles qui habitent les côtes de la France. <em>Annales des sciences naturelles, Paris.</em> Sér. 1, 27: 337-447., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6062037
page(s): 438, 441, plate 9, figures 1-10; note: for Sigalion mathildae [details]
original description (of Thalenessa Baird, 1866) Baird, William. (1866). Contributions to a monograph of the <i>Aphroditacea</i>. (Continued from vol. viii. p. 202.). <em>The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology.</em> 9(33): 31-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31753128
page(s): 34; note: Erected for Sigalion edwardsi Kinberg, River Plate, S America [details]
original description (of Eusigalion Augener, 1918) Augener, Hermann. (1918). Polychaeta. <em>Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Meeresfauna Westafrikas.</em> 2(2): 67-625, plates II-VII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7172280
page(s): 112-113 [details]
taxonomy source Wehe, T. (2007). Revision of the scale worms (Polychaeta:Aphroditoidea) occurring in the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula. Part II: Sigalionidae. <em>Fauna of Arabia.</em> 23: 41–124. [details] Available for editors
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taxonomy source Mackie, Andrew S. Y.; Chambers, Susan J. (1990). Revision of the type species of Sigalion, Thalenessa and Eusigalion (Polychaeta: Sigalionidae). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 19(1): 39-56., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00239.x [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
additional source 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]
original description (unavailable nomenclaturally) Cuvier, G. (1830). Le règne animal distingué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. <em>Paris: Déterville & Crochard.</em> Nouvelle édition 2, Vol. 3: 1-504, pls. 1-20., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33372853
page(s): 207; note: lacks a valid species name (Code12.2.5) [details]
page(s): 438, 441, plate 9, figures 1-10; note: for Sigalion mathildae [details]
original description (of Thalenessa Baird, 1866) Baird, William. (1866). Contributions to a monograph of the <i>Aphroditacea</i>. (Continued from vol. viii. p. 202.). <em>The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology.</em> 9(33): 31-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31753128
page(s): 34; note: Erected for Sigalion edwardsi Kinberg, River Plate, S America [details]
original description (of Eusigalion Augener, 1918) Augener, Hermann. (1918). Polychaeta. <em>Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Meeresfauna Westafrikas.</em> 2(2): 67-625, plates II-VII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7172280
page(s): 112-113 [details]
taxonomy source Wehe, T. (2007). Revision of the scale worms (Polychaeta:Aphroditoidea) occurring in the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula. Part II: Sigalionidae. <em>Fauna of Arabia.</em> 23: 41–124. [details] Available for editors
[request] taxonomy source Mackie, Andrew S. Y.; Chambers, Susan J. (1990). Revision of the type species of Sigalion, Thalenessa and Eusigalion (Polychaeta: Sigalionidae). <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 19(1): 39-56., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1990.tb00239.x [details] Available for editors
[request] basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
additional source 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]
original description (unavailable nomenclaturally) Cuvier, G. (1830). Le règne animal distingué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. <em>Paris: Déterville & Crochard.</em> Nouvelle édition 2, Vol. 3: 1-504, pls. 1-20., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33372853
page(s): 207; note: lacks a valid species name (Code12.2.5) [details]
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Etymology According to Mackie & Chambers (1990:52) "Several authors have treated Sigalion as neuter, but Sigalion is a Greek name for the Egyptian god of silence, more commonly known as Harpocrates, and is of masculine gender (Lewis & Short 1879). This is clearly indicated by the words (" … aut tua Sigalion Aegyptius oscula signet . . .") of the poet Ausonius …" Much earlier Johnston (1865: 123) explained this in a footnote: "Sigalion is a name of Harpocrates, the companion of Aesculapius and Hygeia, by whom physicians were obliged to swear [an oath]" [details]
Grammatical gender masculine (fide Mackie & Chambers, 1990) [details]
Publication date A description of Sigalion was not published until 1832. However Cuvier (1830) prematurely published the name. The total content of his definition is this: "Les Sigalions, Aud. et Mil n. Edw., sont d'une forme bien plus alonge que les autres aphrodites; ils ont des cirrhes tous les pieds" He also refers (name only) to Sigalion Mathildae in a footnote, but as Audouin & Milne Edwards work was not published for another two years, this cannot validate Cuvier's nomen nudum species name usage by indication. Code article 12.2.5 requires an available species name for a new genus name. Mackie & Chambers (1990: 39-40) introduced the use of Cuvier, 1830 for the genus authority, but earlier workers had used the 1832 publication of Audouin & Milne Edwards, and this seems to be the correct decision under the Code. [details]
Type species Type species S. Mathildae Audouin and Milne Edwards is mentioned only as a footnote in Cuvier (1830), without description (so a nomen nudum), referring to "Aud. et Edw., Littor. de la France" which work did not appear until 1834. The actual first description was published in another Audouin & Milne Edwards work in 1832 in 'Annales des sciences naturelles" [details]
