WoRMS taxon details
Sphaerodorum abyssorum Hansen, 1878
154985 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154985)
accepted
Species
Ephesia peripatus [Auctt. not Johnston, 1845] · unaccepted (Claparède's concept, not Johnston's)
Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878) · unaccepted (superseded subsequent combination)
Ephesiella peripatus [Auctt. not Johnston, 1845] · unaccepted (Claparède's concept, not Johnston's)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hansen, G. Armauer. (1879). Annelider fra den norske Nordhavsexpedition i 1876. <em>Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne, Christiania.</em> 24(1): 1-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9491620
page(s): 9, plate VI figs. 9-12 [details]
page(s): 9, plate VI figs. 9-12 [details]
Note Atlantic Ocean, Norwegian Sea
Unreviewed
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Norwegian Sea [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerodorum abyssorum Hansen, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154985 on 2026-09-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Hansen, G. Armauer. (1879). Annelider fra den norske Nordhavsexpedition i 1876. <em>Nyt Magazin for Naturvidenskaberne, Christiania.</em> 24(1): 1-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9491620
page(s): 9, plate VI figs. 9-12 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 9, plate VI figs. 9-12 [details]
basis of record 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]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
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]
source of synonymy Fauchald, Kristian. (1974). Sphaerodoridae (Polychaeta: Errantia) from world-wide areas. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 8(3): 257-289., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937400770241 [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Fauchald, Kristian. (1974). Sphaerodoridae (Polychaeta: Errantia) from world-wide areas. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 8(3): 257-289., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937400770241 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Norwegian Sea [details]
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes) (from synonym Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ephesiella abyssorum) (from synonym Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878))
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878))
To PESI (from synonym Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878))
To PESI (from synonym Ephesiella peripatus [Auctt. not Johnston, 1845])
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits) (from synonym Ephesia peripatus [Auctt. not Johnston, 1845])
To The Arctic Traits Database (18 traits) (from synonym Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Ephesia peripatus [Auctt. not Johnston, 1845])
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ephesiella abyssorum) (from synonym Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878))
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878))
To PESI (from synonym Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878))
To PESI (from synonym Ephesiella peripatus [Auctt. not Johnston, 1845])
To The Arctic Traits Database (0 traits) (from synonym Ephesia peripatus [Auctt. not Johnston, 1845])
To The Arctic Traits Database (18 traits) (from synonym Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Ephesia peripatus [Auctt. not Johnston, 1845])
