WoRMS name details
Sigalion tetragonum Örsted, 1845
155224 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155224)
unaccepted (synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Örsted, A. S. (1845). Fortegnelse over Dyr, samlede i Christianiafjord ved Drøbak fra 21–24 Juli, 1844. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 2.</em> 1: 400–427, plate V., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2359713 [details] 
Type locality contained in Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Atlantic ocean, Norway
type locality contained in Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Atlantic ocean, Norway [details]
Taxonomy Successively previously placed in Sigalion, Leanira, and Sthenolepis
Taxonomy Successively previously placed in Sigalion, Leanira, and Sthenolepis [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Sigalion tetragonum Örsted, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155224 on 2026-06-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Örsted, A. S. (1845). Fortegnelse over Dyr, samlede i Christianiafjord ved Drøbak fra 21–24 Juli, 1844. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 2.</em> 1: 400–427, plate V., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2359713 [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]
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 Pettibone, Marian H. (1970). Two new genera of Sigalionidae (Polychaeta). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 83(34): 365-386., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/3407
page(s): 367 [details]
source of synonymy Hartman, Olga. (1965). Catalogue of the polychaetous annelids of the world. Supplement 1960-1965 and index. <em>Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation.</em> 23: 1-197., available online at http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll82/id/19573 [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Pettibone, Marian H. (1970). Two new genera of Sigalionidae (Polychaeta). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 83(34): 365-386., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/3407
page(s): 367 [details]
source of synonymy Hartman, Olga. (1965). Catalogue of the polychaetous annelids of the world. Supplement 1960-1965 and index. <em>Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation.</em> 23: 1-197., available online at http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll82/id/19573 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
