WoRMS taxon details
Ceratocephale pacifica (Hartman, 1960)
333191 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:333191)
accepted
Species
Ceratocephala loveni pacifica Hartman, 1960 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Ceratocephale loveni pacifica Hartman, 1960 · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Chaunorhynchus pacificus (Hartman, 1960) · unaccepted (recombination to invalid genus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Nomenclature Hartman (1960) used the incorrect "Ceratocephala" spelling.
Nomenclature Hartman (1960) used the incorrect "Ceratocephala" spelling. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Ceratocephale pacifica (Hartman, 1960). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=333191 on 2026-09-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ceratocephale loveni pacifica Hartman, 1960) 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): 94, plate 8, figures 1-2; note: Genus spelling incorrect as "Ceratocephala", specimen from West Cortes Basin, station 5939 (depth not stated), off Southern California [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Ceratocephala loveni pacifica Hartman, 1960) 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): 94-96, plate 8 figs. 1-2 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Fauchald, K. (2007). World Register of Polychaeta. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
page(s): 94, plate 8, figures 1-2; note: Genus spelling incorrect as "Ceratocephala", specimen from West Cortes Basin, station 5939 (depth not stated), off Southern California [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Ceratocephala loveni pacifica Hartman, 1960) 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): 94-96, plate 8 figs. 1-2 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Fauchald, K. (2007). World Register of Polychaeta. , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Hilbig, B. (1994). Family Nereididae Johnston, 1845. pages 301-327. IN: Blake, J.A. and Hilbig, Brigitte. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 4 - The Annelida Part 1. Oligochaeta and Polychaeta: Phyllodocida (Phyllodocidae to Paralacydoniidae). <em>Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.</em> [details] Available for editors [request]
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hutchings, Patricia Ann; Reid, Amanda. (1990). The Nereididae (Polychaeta) from Australia — Gymnonereidinae sensu Fizhugh, 1987: <i>Australonereis</i>, <i>Ceratocephale</i>, <i>Dendronereides</i>, <i>Gymnonereis</i>, <i>Nicon</i>, <i>Olganereis</i> and <i>Websterinereis</i>. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 42(1): 69-100., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.42.1990.107
page(s): 82-84, fig. 7a-e, tables 7, 9 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hutchings, Patricia Ann; Reid, Amanda. (1990). The Nereididae (Polychaeta) from Australia — Gymnonereidinae sensu Fizhugh, 1987: <i>Australonereis</i>, <i>Ceratocephale</i>, <i>Dendronereides</i>, <i>Gymnonereis</i>, <i>Nicon</i>, <i>Olganereis</i> and <i>Websterinereis</i>. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 42(1): 69-100., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.42.1990.107
page(s): 82-84, fig. 7a-e, tables 7, 9 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Hartman (1960) used the incorrect "Ceratocephala" spelling. [details]
