WoRMS name details
Ilyphagus ilyvestis Hartman, 1960
327149 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:327149)
unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartman, Olga. (1960). Systematic account of some marine invertebrate animals from the deep basins off southern California. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 22(2): 69-216, plates 1-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4682240
page(s): 130-133, plate 13 figs. 1-3; note: Holotype LACM 538, Long Basin, 109 km off San Clemente Island, California, 32.0167 N, -119.3833 W (32°01'00" N, 119°23'00" W), 1782 m [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 130-133, plate 13 figs. 1-3; note: Holotype LACM 538, Long Basin, 109 km off San Clemente Island, California, 32.0167 N, -119.3833 W (32°01'00" N, 119°23'00" W), 1782 m [details] Available for editors
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Holotype LACM 538, geounit San Clemente Basin
, Note Holotype LACM 538, Long Basin, 109 km off San...
Holotype LACM 538, geounit San Clemente Basin [details]
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Type locality Holotype LACM 538, Long Basin, 109 km off San Clemente Island, California, 32.0167 N, -119.3833 W (32°01'00" N, 119°23'00" W), 1782 m. Only known from the holotype and one paratype. No further occurrences listed in Salazar-Vallejo (2017). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The Greek noun 'ilys, -yos, f.' means mud and the Latin noun 'vestis -is f' means garment. Therefore...
Etymology Not stated. The Greek noun 'ilys, -yos, f.' means mud and the Latin noun 'vestis -is f' means garment. Therefore 'ilyvestis' must be a description of the worms' outer surface which was described as heavily mud-coated. Hartman wrote: "They grossly resemble a gray, flat, compacted and elongated mudcake." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Ilyphagus ilyvestis Hartman, 1960. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327149 on 2026-05-21
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Nomenclature
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Hartman, Olga. (1960). Systematic account of some marine invertebrate animals from the deep basins off southern California. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 22(2): 69-216, plates 1-19., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4682240
page(s): 130-133, plate 13 figs. 1-3; note: Holotype LACM 538, Long Basin, 109 km off San Clemente Island, California, 32.0167 N, -119.3833 W (32°01'00" N, 119°23'00" W), 1782 m [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 130-133, plate 13 figs. 1-3; note: Holotype LACM 538, Long Basin, 109 km off San Clemente Island, California, 32.0167 N, -119.3833 W (32°01'00" N, 119°23'00" W), 1782 m [details] Available for editors
[request]
Holotype LACM 538, geounit San Clemente Basin [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Not stated. The Greek noun 'ilys, -yos, f.' means mud and the Latin noun 'vestis -is f' means garment. Therefore 'ilyvestis' must be a description of the worms' outer surface which was described as heavily mud-coated. Hartman wrote: "They grossly resemble a gray, flat, compacted and elongated mudcake." [details]Type locality Holotype LACM 538, Long Basin, 109 km off San Clemente Island, California, 32.0167 N, -119.3833 W (32°01'00" N, 119°23'00" W), 1782 m. Only known from the holotype and one paratype. No further occurrences listed in Salazar-Vallejo (2017). [details]
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Specimen Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles [details]
