WoRMS taxon details
Cirratulus incertus McIntosh, 1916
129961 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129961)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McIntosh, W.C. 1916. Notes from the Gatty Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews. No. 39. 1. On the colouration of Caesicirrus neglectus, Arwidsson. 2. On Cirratulus (bioculatus) incertus, M'I. 3. On the british Serpulidae, with a nore of those procured in the 'Porcupine' Expeditions and those obtained by Canon Norman in Norwegian waters. 4. On a Placostegus, from the 'Porcupine'Expedition of 1870. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 18: 161-199. [details]
Holotype BMNH, geounit England
Holotype BMNH, geounit England [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Cirratulus incertus McIntosh, 1916. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129961 on 2026-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
McIntosh, W.C. 1916. Notes from the Gatty Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews. No. 39. 1. On the colouration of Caesicirrus neglectus, Arwidsson. 2. On Cirratulus (bioculatus) incertus, M'I. 3. On the british Serpulidae, with a nore of those procured in the 'Porcupine' Expeditions and those obtained by Canon Norman in Norwegian waters. 4. On a Placostegus, from the 'Porcupine'Expedition of 1870. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 18: 161-199. [details]
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]
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]
Other
additional source
Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (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, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Holotype BMNH, geounit England [details]