WoRMS name details
Glycera alba cochinensis Southern, 1921
335460 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:335460)
unaccepted (uncertain synonym; see Böggemann (2002))
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Southern, Rowland. (1921). Polychaeta of the Chilka Lake and also of fresh and brackish waters in other parts of India. <em>Memoirs of the Indian Museum.</em> 5(8): 563-659, plates XIX-XXXI., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36511332
page(s): 627-629, text-figs. 16a-e, plate XXVII figs. 17A-J [details]
page(s): 627-629, text-figs. 16a-e, plate XXVII figs. 17A-J [details]
Note Indian Ocean, Chilka Lake, India
Type locality Indian Ocean, Chilka Lake, India [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Glycera alba cochinensis Southern, 1921. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=335460 on 2026-05-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Southern, Rowland. (1921). Polychaeta of the Chilka Lake and also of fresh and brackish waters in other parts of India. <em>Memoirs of the Indian Museum.</em> 5(8): 563-659, plates XIX-XXXI., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36511332
page(s): 627-629, text-figs. 16a-e, plate XXVII figs. 17A-J [details]
page(s): 627-629, text-figs. 16a-e, plate XXVII figs. 17A-J [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Böggemann, M. (2002). Revision of the Glyceridae Grube 1850 (Annelida: Polychaeta). <em>Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 555: 1–249., available online at http://www.schweizerbart.de/publications/list/series/abh_senck
page(s): 75-77, figs. 118-120; note: uncertain synonymy; from Böggemann (2002: 77): "The description and drawings of Glycera alba var. cochinensis Southern 1921 suggest that this taxon is a synonym of Glycera tridactyla, but the classif...
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page(s): 75-77, figs. 118-120; note: uncertain synonymy; from Böggemann (2002: 77): "The description and drawings of Glycera alba var. cochinensis Southern 1921 suggest that this taxon is a synonym of Glycera tridactyla, but the classif...
uncertain synonymy; from Böggemann (2002: 77): "The description and drawings of Glycera alba var. cochinensis Southern 1921 suggest that this taxon is a synonym of Glycera tridactyla, but the classification is questionable because it was impossible to get the type material, which might be in the ZSI [Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta (India)]."
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Type locality Indian Ocean, Chilka Lake, India [details]
