WoRMS name details
Psygmobranchus Philippi, 1844
325138 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325138)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (junior synonym)
Genus
Serpula protensa Gmelin, 1791 (type by subsequent designation)
- Species Psygmobranchus coecus Claparède, 1870 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Psygmobranchus cinereus (Forskål, 1775) accepted as Protula intestinum (Lamarck, 1818) (superseded recombination of subjective synonym)
- Species Psygmobranchus elegans (Milne Edwards, 1845) accepted as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803) (subjective synonym)
- Species Psygmobranchus intermedius Marion, 1876 accepted as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803) (subjective synonym)
- Species Psygmobranchus intricatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Salmacina incrustans Claparède, 1870 (superseded recombination of subjecttive synonym)
- Species Psygmobranchus longisetus (Schmarda, 1861) accepted as Protula longiseta Schmarda, 1861 (superseded recombination)
- Species Psygmobranchus multicostatus Claparède, 1870 accepted as Vermiliopsis infundibulum (Philippi, 1844) (subjective synonym)
- Species Psygmobranchus protensus not Gmelin, sensu Philippi, 1844 accepted as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803) (subjective synonym)
- Species Psygmobranchus simplex Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803) (subjective synonym)
- Species Psygmobranchus pratensis (Gmelin, 1791) represented as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Psygmobranchus tubularis (Montagu, 1803) represented as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Philippi, A. (1844). Einige Bemerkungen über die Gattung Serpula, nebst Aufzählung der von mir im Mittelmeer mit dem Thier beobachteten Arten. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 10(1): 186-198, plate 6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13704089
page(s): 190, 196 [details]
page(s): 190, 196 [details]
Taxonomy erected for Serpula protensa, cinerea and intricata, all three taxa referred to Protula species in the meantime.
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Taxonomy erected for Serpula protensa, cinerea and intricata, all three taxa referred to Protula species in the meantime.
The generic name was regarded to be a subgenus of Protula by Mörch (1863: 358). [details]
The generic name was regarded to be a subgenus of Protula by Mörch (1863: 358). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Psygmobranchus Philippi, 1844. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325138 on 2026-05-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Philippi, A. (1844). Einige Bemerkungen über die Gattung Serpula, nebst Aufzählung der von mir im Mittelmeer mit dem Thier beobachteten Arten. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 10(1): 186-198, plate 6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13704089
page(s): 190, 196 [details]
page(s): 190, 196 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1863). Revisio critica Serpulidarum. Et Bidrag til Rørormenes Naturhistorie. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift København.</em> Ser. 3, 1: 347-470, pl. 11 [also issued as a separate, 1–124, pl. 11]., available online at http://www.archive.org/details/naturhistoriskti01copeuoft
page(s): 358 [details]
page(s): 358 [details]
Other
additional source
Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 470 [details]
subsequent type designation Bush, K.J. (1904 (1905)). Tubicolous annelids of the tribes Sabellides and Serpulides from the Pacific Ocean. <em>Harriman Alaska Expedition.</em> 12: 169-346, plates XXI-XLIV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22063650
page(s): 227; note: Serpula protensa Gmelin, 1791 designated as type species [details]
page(s): 470 [details]
subsequent type designation Bush, K.J. (1904 (1905)). Tubicolous annelids of the tribes Sabellides and Serpulides from the Pacific Ocean. <em>Harriman Alaska Expedition.</em> 12: 169-346, plates XXI-XLIV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22063650
page(s): 227; note: Serpula protensa Gmelin, 1791 designated as type species [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy erected for Serpula protensa, cinerea and intricata, all three taxa referred to Protula species in the meantime.The generic name was regarded to be a subgenus of Protula by Mörch (1863: 358). [details]
