WoRMS taxon details
Pherecardia distincta (Hoagland, 1920)
1847709 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1847709)
accepted
Species
Hermodice distincta Hoagland, 1920 · unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded original combination)
Hermodice pennata tutuilensis Treadwell, 1926 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pherecardia polylamellata Silva, 1960 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Hermodice distincta Hoagland, 1920) Hoagland, R.A. (1920). Polychaetous annelids collected by the United States fisheries steamer Albatross during the Philippine expedition of 1907-1909. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100(1): 603-635., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7628629
page(s): 612, plate 48 figs. 13-15 [details]
page(s): 612, plate 48 figs. 13-15 [details]
Holotype (of Hermodice distincta Hoagland, 1920) USNM...
, Type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone
Holotype (of Hermodice distincta Hoagland, 1920) USNM 18953, geounit Mindanao Sea [details]
type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution From the Western Indian Ocean to the Eastern Pacific, including Hawaii and French Polynesia, in shallow water, coral or...
Distribution From the Western Indian Ocean to the Eastern Pacific, including Hawaii and French Polynesia, in shallow water, coral or rocky bottoms (Salazar-Vallejo et al, 2025) [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Pherecardia distincta (Hoagland, 1920). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1847709 on 2026-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pherecardia polylamellata Silva, 1960) de Silva, P H D H. (1961). Contributions to the Knowledge of the Polychaete fauna of Ceylon. Part I. Five new species, two new varieties and several new records principally from the southern coast. <em>Spolia Zeylanica.</em> 29(2): 164-194.
page(s): 170-171, fig. 4A-C [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Hermodice distincta Hoagland, 1920) Hoagland, R.A. (1920). Polychaetous annelids collected by the United States fisheries steamer Albatross during the Philippine expedition of 1907-1909. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100(1): 603-635., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7628629
page(s): 612, plate 48 figs. 13-15 [details]
original description (of Hermodice pennata tutuilensis Treadwell, 1926) Treadwell, Aaron L. 1926. Polychaetous annelids from Fiji, Samoa, China and Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 69(2641): 1-20., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.69-2641.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I.; Piotrowski, Christina N.; Harris, Leslie; Paulay, Gustav. (2025). Revision of Pherecardia Horst, 1886 (Annelida, Amphinomidae). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 47 (28): 691-720., available online at https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/zoosystema/47/28
page(s): 705, figures 1C-E; 2C, D; 8-14; note: Previously Hermodice distincta Hoagland, 1920, and now includes Hermodice pennata var. tutuilensis Treadwell, 1926, and Pherecardia polylamellata de Silva, 1961 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 170-171, fig. 4A-C [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Hermodice distincta Hoagland, 1920) Hoagland, R.A. (1920). Polychaetous annelids collected by the United States fisheries steamer Albatross during the Philippine expedition of 1907-1909. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100(1): 603-635., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7628629
page(s): 612, plate 48 figs. 13-15 [details]
original description (of Hermodice pennata tutuilensis Treadwell, 1926) Treadwell, Aaron L. 1926. Polychaetous annelids from Fiji, Samoa, China and Japan. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 69(2641): 1-20., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.69-2641.1 [details] Available for editors
[request]new combination reference Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I.; Piotrowski, Christina N.; Harris, Leslie; Paulay, Gustav. (2025). Revision of Pherecardia Horst, 1886 (Annelida, Amphinomidae). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 47 (28): 691-720., available online at https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/zoosystema/47/28
page(s): 705, figures 1C-E; 2C, D; 8-14; note: Previously Hermodice distincta Hoagland, 1920, and now includes Hermodice pennata var. tutuilensis Treadwell, 1926, and Pherecardia polylamellata de Silva, 1961 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Hermodice distincta Hoagland, 1920) USNM 18953, geounit Mindanao Sea [details]
Paratype (of Hermodice distincta Hoagland, 1920) USNM 19014, geounit Mindanao Sea [details]
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Distribution From the Western Indian Ocean to the Eastern Pacific, including Hawaii and French Polynesia, in shallow water, coral or rocky bottoms (Salazar-Vallejo et al, 2025) [details]New combination Fide Salazar-Vallejo et al 2025, previously named as Hermodice distincta Hoagland, 1920, and now includes Hermodice pennata var. tutuilensis Treadwell, 1926, and Pherecardia polylamellata de Silva, 1961 [details]
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Hermodice pennata tutuilensis Treadwell, 1926)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (2 records) (from synonym Hermodice distincta Hoagland, 1920)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (2 records) (from synonym Hermodice distincta Hoagland, 1920)
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