WoRMS name details
Polybostrichus Örsted, 1842
238238 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238238)
unaccepted (subjective synonym, male reproductive stolon morphs)
Genus
Polybostrichus longosetosus Örsted, 1842 accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776) (type by monotypy)
- Species Polybostrichus pagenstecheri Quatrefages, 1866
- Species Polybostrichus muelleri Keferstein, 1862 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable from description)
- Species Polybostrichus longosetosa Örsted, 1842 accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet, subjective synonym, male reproductive stolon morph)
- Species Polybostrichus longosetosus Örsted, 1842 accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym, male reproductive stolon morph)
- Species Polybostrichus longosetus [auct.] accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776) (misspelling of 'longosetosus')
- Species Polybostrichus mülleri [auct. original misspelling] accepted as Polybostrichus muelleri Keferstein, 1862 (incorrect original spelling by Keferstein. See P. muelleri)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
masculine
Örsted, A.S. (1842). Udtog af en Beskrivelse af Grönlands Annulata dorsibranchiata. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Köbenhavn.</em> 4: 109-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322860
page(s): 118-119 [details]
page(s): 118-119 [details]
Homonymy Polybostrichus Örsted, 1843 is regarded as junior to Polybostricha Brandt 1837 in Cnidaria according to Nygren (2004:)....
Homonymy Polybostrichus Örsted, 1843 is regarded as junior to Polybostricha Brandt 1837 in Cnidaria according to Nygren (2004:). However, a one letter difference is sufficient for them not to be homonyms. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Polybostrichus Örsted, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238238 on 2026-04-24
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Nomenclature
original description
Örsted, A.S. (1842). Udtog af en Beskrivelse af Grönlands Annulata dorsibranchiata. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Köbenhavn.</em> 4: 109-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322860
page(s): 118-119 [details]
page(s): 118-119 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Nygren, Arne. (2004). Revision of Autolytinae (Syllidae: Polychaeta). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 680: 1-314., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00680f.pdf [details] Available for editors 
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additional source
Örsted, Anders Sandoe. (1843). Grönlands Annulata dorsibranchiata. <em>Det Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskabs. Naturvidenskabelige og mathematiske afhandlinger.</em> 10 (series 4): 153-216. 8 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13597198
page(s): 183 [details]
page(s): 183 [details]
From editor or global species database
Homonymy Polybostrichus Örsted, 1843 is regarded as junior to Polybostricha Brandt 1837 in Cnidaria according to Nygren (2004:). However, a one letter difference is sufficient for them not to be homonyms. [details]
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