WoRMS taxon details
Streptosyllis pettiboneae Perkins, 1981
238496 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238496)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Perkins, Thomas H. (1981). Syllidae (Polychaeta), principally from Florida, with descriptions of a new genus and twenty-one new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1080-1172., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599967
page(s): 1143-1147, figs. 27a-f, 28a-i [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 1143-1147, figs. 27a-f, 28a-i [details] Available for editors
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Depth range 7-11 m.
Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida) and Eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Marian H. Pettibone to express the appreciation of the author for the help received...
Depth range 7-11 m. [details]
Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida) and Eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida) and Eastern Gulf of Mexico. [details]
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Marian H. Pettibone to express the appreciation of the author for the help received...
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Marian H. Pettibone to express the appreciation of the author for the help received through the years. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Streptosyllis pettiboneae Perkins, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238496 on 2026-06-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Perkins, Thomas H. (1981). Syllidae (Polychaeta), principally from Florida, with descriptions of a new genus and twenty-one new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1080-1172., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599967
page(s): 1143-1147, figs. 27a-f, 28a-i [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 1143-1147, figs. 27a-f, 28a-i [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Brito, María del Carmen; Núñez, Jose; San Martín, Guillermo. (2000). The genus Streptosyllis Webster and Benedict, 1884 (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Eusyllinae) from the Canary Islands, with description of a new species. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 67(1): 603-616., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/2000/00000067/00000001/art00048
page(s): 607, 609; note: subjective synonymy of Streptosyllis pettiboneae to S. websteri Southern, 1914 [details] Available for editors [request]
status source San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details]
status source Maciolek, Nancy J. (2026). Anoplosyllinae Aguado & San Martín, 2009 (Annelida: Syllidae) from shelf and slope depths in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, primarily off New England, slope depths in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, and shallow water in British Columbia in the Northeast Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5758(1): 1-78., available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5758.1.1
page(s): 44, figures 16-17; note: revalidated from synonymy under Streptosyllis websteri Southern, 1914, with further records from Georges Bank off Massachusetts, Long Island Sound, New York Bight [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 607, 609; note: subjective synonymy of Streptosyllis pettiboneae to S. websteri Southern, 1914 [details] Available for editors
[request]status source San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details]
status source Maciolek, Nancy J. (2026). Anoplosyllinae Aguado & San Martín, 2009 (Annelida: Syllidae) from shelf and slope depths in the northwest Atlantic Ocean, primarily off New England, slope depths in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, and shallow water in British Columbia in the Northeast Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5758(1): 1-78., available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5758.1.1
page(s): 44, figures 16-17; note: revalidated from synonymy under Streptosyllis websteri Southern, 1914, with further records from Georges Bank off Massachusetts, Long Island Sound, New York Bight [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 60448, geounit Florida [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 7-11 m. [details]Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida) and Eastern Gulf of Mexico. [details]
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Marian H. Pettibone to express the appreciation of the author for the help received through the years. [details]
Habitat Coarse and medium calcareous sand. [details]
Type locality Atlantic coast of the USA, Florida, Hutchinson Island (27º22.0'N, 80º12.4'W). [details]
