WoRMS taxon details
Travisia kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885
173920 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:173920)
accepted
Species
- Subspecies Travisia kerguelensis trianulata Paiva & Nonato in Paiva & Wägele, 1990
- Subspecies Travisia kerguelensis gravieri Monro, 1930 accepted as Travisia monroi Maciolek & Blake, 2006 (unaccepted > junior homonym, replaced homonymy)
- Subspecies Travisia kerguelensis intermedia Annenkova, 1937 accepted as Travisia forbesii intermedia Annenkova, 1937 (reassignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 357-359, plate XLIII fig. 10, plate XXXVIA figs. 1-2 [details]
page(s): 357-359, plate XLIII fig. 10, plate XXXVIA figs. 1-2 [details]
Note Kerguelen Islands
Type locality Kerguelen Islands [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Travisia kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=173920 on 2026-09-26
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Nomenclature
original description
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 357-359, plate XLIII fig. 10, plate XXXVIA figs. 1-2 [details]
page(s): 357-359, plate XLIII fig. 10, plate XXXVIA figs. 1-2 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Benham, William B. (1927). Polychaeta [Terra Nova]. <em>British Antarctic 'Terra Nova' Expedition Natural History Reports, Zoology.</em> 7(2): 47-182, plates 1-6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49465872
page(s): 123-128 [details]
additional source Ehlers, Ermst. (1901). Die Polychaeten des magellanischen und chilenischen Strandes. Ein faunistischer Versuch. <em>Festschrift zur Feier des Hundertfünfzigjährigen Bestehens des Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Klasse.</em> 1-232, 25 plates., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=TqxRAAAAMAAJ&pg
page(s): 170 [details]
additional source Ehlers, Ernst. (1897). Polychaeten. <em>Ergebnisse der Hamburger Magalhaensischen Sammelreise 1892/93.</em> 3: 1-148, 9 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46140179
page(s): 97-98, plate VI figs. 159-161 [details]
additional source Ehlers, Ernst. (1912). Polychaeta. <em>National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904. Natural History. Zoology and Botany.</em> 6: 1-32, plates I-III., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/956045
page(s): 23-24 [details]
additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Maciolek, Nancy J.; Blake, James A. (2006). Opheliidae (Polychaeta) collected by the R/V <i>Hero</i> and the USNS <i>Eltanin</i> cruises from the Southern Ocean and South America. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70S3: 101-113., available online at http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/114
page(s): 110; note: Description of specimens from the Antarctic Peninsula area. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Monro, C.C.A. (1936). Polychaete worms II. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 12: 59-197., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5606907
page(s): 165 [details]
additional source Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1930). Polychaete worms. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 2: 1-222., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15904801
page(s): 165-167, fig. 67a-c [details]
additional source Willey, A. (1902). XII. Polychaeta In: Sharpe, B.; Bell, J. (eds). Report on the collections of natural history made in the Antarctic regions during the voyage of the "Southern Cross",. pp. 262-283, plates 241-246. British Museum, London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12554197
page(s): 276, plate XLII figs. 1-2 [details]
additional source Benham, William B. (1927). Polychaeta [Terra Nova]. <em>British Antarctic 'Terra Nova' Expedition Natural History Reports, Zoology.</em> 7(2): 47-182, plates 1-6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49465872
page(s): 123-128 [details]
additional source Ehlers, Ermst. (1901). Die Polychaeten des magellanischen und chilenischen Strandes. Ein faunistischer Versuch. <em>Festschrift zur Feier des Hundertfünfzigjährigen Bestehens des Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, Abhandlungen der Mathematisch-Physikalischen Klasse.</em> 1-232, 25 plates., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=TqxRAAAAMAAJ&pg
page(s): 170 [details]
additional source Ehlers, Ernst. (1897). Polychaeten. <em>Ergebnisse der Hamburger Magalhaensischen Sammelreise 1892/93.</em> 3: 1-148, 9 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46140179
page(s): 97-98, plate VI figs. 159-161 [details]
additional source Ehlers, Ernst. (1912). Polychaeta. <em>National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904. Natural History. Zoology and Botany.</em> 6: 1-32, plates I-III., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/956045
page(s): 23-24 [details]
additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Maciolek, Nancy J.; Blake, James A. (2006). Opheliidae (Polychaeta) collected by the R/V <i>Hero</i> and the USNS <i>Eltanin</i> cruises from the Southern Ocean and South America. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70S3: 101-113., available online at http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/114
page(s): 110; note: Description of specimens from the Antarctic Peninsula area. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Monro, C.C.A. (1936). Polychaete worms II. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 12: 59-197., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5606907
page(s): 165 [details]
additional source Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1930). Polychaete worms. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 2: 1-222., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15904801
page(s): 165-167, fig. 67a-c [details]
additional source Willey, A. (1902). XII. Polychaeta In: Sharpe, B.; Bell, J. (eds). Report on the collections of natural history made in the Antarctic regions during the voyage of the "Southern Cross",. pp. 262-283, plates 241-246. British Museum, London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12554197
page(s): 276, plate XLII figs. 1-2 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range 20-1030 m. [details]Distribution Kerguelen Islands, Southern Indian Ocean; Southern Atlantic Ocean; Antarctic Ocean. [details]
Unreviewed
Type locality Kerguelen Islands [details]
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Travisia kerguelensis)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Travisia kerguelensis (1) 56442)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Travisia kerguelensis 56442)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (15 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (18 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Travisia kerguelensis)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Travisia kerguelensis (1) 56442)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Travisia kerguelensis 56442)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (15 records)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
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