WoRMS name details
Capitomastus Eisig, 1887
146760 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:146760)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Genus
Capitella minima Langerhans, 1880 (type by monotypy)
- Species Capitomastus aciculatus Hartman, 1959 accepted as Capitella aciculata (Hartman, 1959) (superseded original combination)
- Species Capitomastus giardi (Mesnil, 1897) accepted as Capitella giardi (Mesnil, 1897) (superseded subsequent combination)
- Species Capitomastus minima (Langerhans, 1880) accepted as Capitella minima Langerhans, 1880 (superseded recombination, incorrect gender agreement spelling )
- Species Capitomastus minimus (Langerhans, 1880) accepted as Capitella minima Langerhans, 1880 (superseded recombination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Eisig, H. 1887. Monographie der Capitelliden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden meeres-abschnitte nebst untersuchungen zur vergleichenden anatomie und physiologie. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte, 16: xxvi + 906 pp. + 37 plates., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7348
page(s): 290 [details]
page(s): 290 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Capitomastus Eisig, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146760 on 2026-04-20
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Nomenclature
original description
Eisig, H. 1887. Monographie der Capitelliden des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden meeres-abschnitte nebst untersuchungen zur vergleichenden anatomie und physiologie. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel und der angrenzenden Meeres-Abschnitte, 16: xxvi + 906 pp. + 37 plates., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.7348
page(s): 290 [details]
page(s): 290 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Warren, Lynda M. (1991). Problems in capitellid taxonomy. The genera Capitella, Capitomastus and Capitellides (Polychaeta). <em>Ophelia supplement.</em> 5 (Systematics, Biology and Morphology of World Polychaeta): 275-282., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004629745_027
page(s): 281 [details]
status 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
page(s): 33 [details]
page(s): 281 [details]
status 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
page(s): 33 [details]
Other
additional source
Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Synonymy Fauchald (1977) treated Capitomastus as valid, as did Hartman (1947:400; 1959:153). Warren (1991:281) sunk it into Capitella. [details]
