WoRMS taxon details
Sphaerodorum antarcticum (McIntosh, 1885)
1841862 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1841862)
accepted
Species
Ephesia antarctica McIntosh, 1885 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Ephesiella antarctica (McIntosh, 1885) · unaccepted (superseded subsequent combination)
Sphaerodoridium antarcticum (McIntosh, 1885) · unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded subsequent combination)
Sphaerodorum antarctica (McIntosh, 1885) · unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded recombination;...)
superseded recombination; mandatory gender agreement requires 'antarcticum'
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Ephesia antarctica McIntosh, 1885) 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): 361-362, plate XLIV fig. 5, plate XXIIA figs. 22-23 [details]
page(s): 361-362, plate XLIV fig. 5, plate XXIIA figs. 22-23 [details]
Type locality contained in Southern Ocean
type locality contained in Southern Ocean [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerodorum antarcticum (McIntosh, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1841862 on 2025-11-28
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Nomenclature
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(of Ephesia antarctica McIntosh, 1885) 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): 361-362, plate XLIV fig. 5, plate XXIIA figs. 22-23 [details]
new combination reference Capa, María; Bakken, Torkild; Meißner, Karin; Nygren, Arne. (2018). Three, two, one! Revision of the long-bodied sphaerodorids (Sphaerodoridae, Annelida) and synonymization of <i>Ephesiella</i>, <i>Ephesiopsis</i> and <i>Sphaerodorum</i>. <em>PeerJ.</em> 6:e5783; DOI 10.7717/peerj.5783., available online at https://peerj.com/articles/5783
page(s): 22; note: as 'antarctica' [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 361-362, plate XLIV fig. 5, plate XXIIA figs. 22-23 [details]
new combination reference Capa, María; Bakken, Torkild; Meißner, Karin; Nygren, Arne. (2018). Three, two, one! Revision of the long-bodied sphaerodorids (Sphaerodoridae, Annelida) and synonymization of <i>Ephesiella</i>, <i>Ephesiopsis</i> and <i>Sphaerodorum</i>. <em>PeerJ.</em> 6:e5783; DOI 10.7717/peerj.5783., available online at https://peerj.com/articles/5783
page(s): 22; note: as 'antarctica' [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
