WoRMS name details
Zeppelina variosetosa Harris, 1971
332874 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332874)
uncertain > nomen dubium (misidentification of juvenile Dodecaceria)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Harris, Tegwyn 1971. Unusual Polychaeta from the Isles of Scilly with the description of a new species of Zeppelina (Vaillant, 1890). Journal of Natural History, 5: 691-717., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937100770511 [details]
Type locality contained in Scilly Isles
, Note Atlantic Ocean, Isles of Scilly
type locality contained in Scilly Isles [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Isles of Scilly [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Zeppelina variosetosa Harris, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332874 on 2026-04-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Harris, Tegwyn 1971. Unusual Polychaeta from the Isles of Scilly with the description of a new species of Zeppelina (Vaillant, 1890). Journal of Natural History, 5: 691-717., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937100770511 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
George, J. David and Petersen, Mary E. 1991. The validity of the genus Zeppelina Vaillant (Polychaeta: Ctenodrilidae). Ophelia supplement 5 (Systematics, Biology and Morphology of World Polychaeta): 89-100.
page(s): 96 [details]
page(s): 96 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Isles of Scilly [details]
