WoRMS taxon details
Spirobranchus polycerus augeneri ten Hove, 1970
332107 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332107)
accepted
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
ten Hove, Harry A. (1970). Serpulinae (Polychaeta) from the Caribbean: I - The genus <i>Spirobranchus</i>. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 32: 1-57, plates I-V., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506140
page(s): 38-42, figs. 109-121, 124 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Curaçaoan Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Caribbean Sea, Curacao
type locality contained in Curaçaoan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Type locality Caribbean Sea, Curacao [details]
Taxonomy in view of reported reproductive isolation between S. polycerus s.str. and its sympatric "variety" S. polycerus augeneri,...
Taxonomy in view of reported reproductive isolation between S. polycerus s.str. and its sympatric "variety" S. polycerus augeneri, the latter might be a full species [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Spirobranchus polycerus augeneri ten Hove, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332107 on 2026-05-14
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Nomenclature
original description
ten Hove, Harry A. (1970). Serpulinae (Polychaeta) from the Caribbean: I - The genus <i>Spirobranchus</i>. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 32: 1-57, plates I-V., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/506140
page(s): 38-42, figs. 109-121, 124 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Augener, Hermann. (1927). Polychaeten von Curaçao. [Bijdragen tot de Kennis der Fauna van Curaçao. Resultaten eener Reis van Dr. C.J. van der Horst in 1920.]. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 25(1): 39-82., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/504195 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 38-42, figs. 109-121, 124 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Augener, Hermann. (1927). Polychaeten von Curaçao. [Bijdragen tot de Kennis der Fauna van Curaçao. Resultaten eener Reis van Dr. C.J. van der Horst in 1920.]. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 25(1): 39-82., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/504195 [details] Available for editors
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Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Marsden, Joan Rattenbury. (1991). Responses of planktonic larvae of the serpulid polychaete <i>Spirorbranchus polycerus</i> var. <i>augeneri</i> to an alga, adult tubes and conspecific larvae. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 71: 245-251., available online at https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps/71/m071p245.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Marsden, Joan Rattenbury. (1992). Reproductive isolation in two forms of the serpulid polychaete, <i>Spirobranchus polycerus</i> (Schmarda) in Barbados. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 51(1): 14-18., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1992/00000051/00000001/art00003 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Marsden, Joan Rattenbury. (1991). Responses of planktonic larvae of the serpulid polychaete <i>Spirorbranchus polycerus</i> var. <i>augeneri</i> to an alga, adult tubes and conspecific larvae. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 71: 245-251., available online at https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps/71/m071p245.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Marsden, Joan Rattenbury. (1992). Reproductive isolation in two forms of the serpulid polychaete, <i>Spirobranchus polycerus</i> (Schmarda) in Barbados. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 51(1): 14-18., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1992/00000051/00000001/art00003 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
