WoRMS taxon details
Plakosyllis brevipes Hartmann-Schröder, 1956
131360 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131360)
accepted
Species
Eurysyllis brevipes (Hartmann-Schröder, 1956) · unaccepted (superseded recombination)
Plakosyllis quadrioculata Perkins, 1981 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1956). Polychaeten-Studien I. 1. <i>Plakosyllis brevipes</i> n. gen. n. sp., eine neue Syllide aus dem Mittelmeer. 2. <i>Pionosyllis subterranea</i> n. sp., eine neue Grundwasser-Syllide aus dem Mittelmeerraum. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 157(5/6): 87-91.
page(s): 87-89, figs. 1-5 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 87-89, figs. 1-5 [details] Available for editors

Note Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Naples or near...
Unreviewed
Type locality Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Naples or near Banyuls-sur-Mer, France [details]
Depth range Intertidal to shallow subtidal.
Distribution Mediterranean Sea, NE and NW Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, New Caledonia, Australia (New South Wales; Queensland;...
Distribution amphi-Atlantic
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed
Depth range Intertidal to shallow subtidal. [details]
Distribution Mediterranean Sea, NE and NW Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, New Caledonia, Australia (New South Wales; Queensland;...
Distribution Mediterranean Sea, NE and NW Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, New Caledonia, Australia (New South Wales; Queensland; Western Australia). [details]
Distribution amphi-Atlantic
Distribution amphi-Atlantic [details]
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Plakosyllis brevipes Hartmann-Schröder, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131360 on 2025-04-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1956). Polychaeten-Studien I. 1. <i>Plakosyllis brevipes</i> n. gen. n. sp., eine neue Syllide aus dem Mittelmeer. 2. <i>Pionosyllis subterranea</i> n. sp., eine neue Grundwasser-Syllide aus dem Mittelmeerraum. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 157(5/6): 87-91.
page(s): 87-89, figs. 1-5 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Plakosyllis quadrioculata Perkins, 1981) Perkins, Thomas H. (1981). Syllidae (Polychaeta), principally from Florida, with descriptions of a new genus and twenty-one new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1080-1172., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599967
page(s): 1108-1109, figs. 11-12 [details] Available for editors
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new combination reference Gidholm, Lennart. (1962). Sur quelques polychètes syllidiens des sables de la région de Roscoff avec description de deux nouvelles espèces. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 3(3): 249-260., available online at https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.9E41E338
page(s): 250-252, fig. 1; note: as Eurysyllis brevipes [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 87-89, figs. 1-5 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Plakosyllis quadrioculata Perkins, 1981) Perkins, Thomas H. (1981). Syllidae (Polychaeta), principally from Florida, with descriptions of a new genus and twenty-one new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1080-1172., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599967
page(s): 1108-1109, figs. 11-12 [details] Available for editors

new combination reference Gidholm, Lennart. (1962). Sur quelques polychètes syllidiens des sables de la région de Roscoff avec description de deux nouvelles espèces. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 3(3): 249-260., available online at https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.9E41E338
page(s): 250-252, fig. 1; note: as Eurysyllis brevipes [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Weinstein, F. 1961. Sur les caracteres et la position systematique du genre Plakosyllis Hartmann-Schroeder. Vie et Milieu, 12: 119-123. [details]
redescription 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]
redescription 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]
Other
additional source
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)
note: checklist listing [details]
additional source Musco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana. (2005). Mediterranean Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) revisited: biogeography, diversity and species fidelity to environmental features. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 304: 143-153 + 4 pp. Supplementary appendix., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps304143 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Çinar, M. E.; Ergen, Z. (2003). Eusyllinae and Syllinae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from northen Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean Sea) with a checklist of species reported from the Levant Sea. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 72(3): 769-793. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Aguado, María Teresa; Murray, Anna; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2015). Syllidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 35-60., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.5
page(s): 49 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Núñez, Jorge; San Martín, Guillermo. (2024). Syllidae Grube, 1850 (Annelida) from Conception, Amanay and Banquete Banks off Canary Islands, with the description of two new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5477(1): 43-65., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5477.1.3
page(s): 55; note: One record for the Canary Islands, the first for the species from there [details] Available for editors
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note: checklist listing [details]
additional source Musco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana. (2005). Mediterranean Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) revisited: biogeography, diversity and species fidelity to environmental features. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 304: 143-153 + 4 pp. Supplementary appendix., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps304143 [details] Available for editors

additional source Çinar, M. E.; Ergen, Z. (2003). Eusyllinae and Syllinae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from northen Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean Sea) with a checklist of species reported from the Levant Sea. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 72(3): 769-793. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Aguado, María Teresa; Murray, Anna; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2015). Syllidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 35-60., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.5
page(s): 49 [details] Available for editors

additional source Núñez, Jorge; San Martín, Guillermo. (2024). Syllidae Grube, 1850 (Annelida) from Conception, Amanay and Banquete Banks off Canary Islands, with the description of two new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5477(1): 43-65., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5477.1.3
page(s): 55; note: One record for the Canary Islands, the first for the species from there [details] Available for editors






From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to shallow subtidal. [details]Distribution Mediterranean Sea, NE and NW Atlantic Ocean, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, New Caledonia, Australia (New South Wales; Queensland; Western Australia). [details]
Habitat Sand, seagrasses, sponges and algae, in intertidal to shallow subtidal depths. [details]
Unreviewed
Bioclimatic category temperate-warm [details]Distribution amphi-Atlantic [details]
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed [details]
Type locality Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Naples or near Banyuls-sur-Mer, France [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Plakosyllis quadrioculata Perkins, 1981)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Eurysyllis brevipes (Hartmann-Schröder, 1956))
To PESI (from synonym Plakosyllis quadrioculata Perkins, 1981)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (34 records) (from synonym Plakosyllis quadrioculata Perkins, 1981)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 60219) (from synonym Plakosyllis quadrioculata Perkins, 1981)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Eurysyllis brevipes (Hartmann-Schröder, 1956))
To PESI (from synonym Plakosyllis quadrioculata Perkins, 1981)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (34 records) (from synonym Plakosyllis quadrioculata Perkins, 1981)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 60219) (from synonym Plakosyllis quadrioculata Perkins, 1981)