WoRMS name details
Braniella Hartman, 1965
174879 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174879)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Genus
Braniella pupa Hartman, 1965 accepted as Anguillosyllis pupa (Hartman, 1965) (type by original designation)
- Species Braniella palpata Hartman, 1967 accepted as Anguillosyllis palpata (Hartman, 1967) (superseded original combination)
- Species Braniella pupa Hartman, 1965 accepted as Anguillosyllis pupa (Hartman, 1965) (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartman, O. (1965). Deep-water benthic polychaetous annelids off New England to Bermuda and other North Atlantic areas. <em>Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation.</em> 28: 1-384., available online at http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll82/id/20299
page(s): 72-73 [details]
page(s): 72-73 [details]
Etymology The name of the genus derives from its resemblance with the genus Brania Quatrefages, 1866.
Etymology The name of the genus derives from its resemblance with the genus Brania Quatrefages, 1866. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Braniella Hartman, 1965. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174879 on 2026-09-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Hartman, O. (1965). Deep-water benthic polychaetous annelids off New England to Bermuda and other North Atlantic areas. <em>Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation.</em> 28: 1-384., available online at http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll82/id/20299
page(s): 72-73 [details]
page(s): 72-73 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Aguado, M.T.; San Martín, G. (2008). Re-description of some enigmatic genera of Syllidae (Phyllodocida: Polychaeta). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 88(01): 35-56., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S002531540800026X
page(s): 36 [details]
page(s): 36 [details]
Other
additional source
Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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additional 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 [details]
[request]additional 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 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The name of the genus derives from its resemblance with the genus Brania Quatrefages, 1866. [details]
