WoRMS name details
Eusigalion vazensis Augener, 1918
338341 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338341)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Augener, Hermann. (1918). Polychaeta. <em>Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Meeresfauna Westafrikas.</em> 2(2): 67-625, plates II-VII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7172280
page(s): 113-118, text-fig. III.a-f, plate II fig. 14, plate III figs. 44-46 [details]
page(s): 113-118, text-fig. III.a-f, plate II fig. 14, plate III figs. 44-46 [details]
Note Lagoon of Fernan Vaz, 'Französ Kongo', now...
From editor or global species database
Type locality Lagoon of Fernan Vaz, 'Französ Kongo', now Gabon, western Africa, approx (gazetteer) -1.617°, 9.386°. There is a the map of sampling locations in the first volume of Michaelsen's 'Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Meeresfauna Westafrikas' [details]
Etymology Not stated. However, Eusigalion vazensis is clearly named for the geographic location of Fernan Vaz on the coast of Gabon. ...
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Etymology Not stated. However, Eusigalion vazensis is clearly named for the geographic location of Fernan Vaz on the coast of Gabon. The lagoon is likely (without certainty) named for the 16thC Portuguese cartographer Fernão Vaz Dourado, who produced a 1571 West Africa nautical chart. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Eusigalion vazensis Augener, 1918. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338341 on 2026-04-13
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Nomenclature
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Augener, Hermann. (1918). Polychaeta. <em>Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Meeresfauna Westafrikas.</em> 2(2): 67-625, plates II-VII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7172280
page(s): 113-118, text-fig. III.a-f, plate II fig. 14, plate III figs. 44-46 [details]
page(s): 113-118, text-fig. III.a-f, plate II fig. 14, plate III figs. 44-46 [details]
Taxonomy
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Not stated. However, Eusigalion vazensis is clearly named for the geographic location of Fernan Vaz on the coast of Gabon. The lagoon is likely (without certainty) named for the 16thC Portuguese cartographer Fernão Vaz Dourado, who produced a 1571 West Africa nautical chart. [details]Specimen Zoologische Museum, Hamburg [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Type locality Lagoon of Fernan Vaz, 'Französ Kongo', now Gabon, western Africa, approx (gazetteer) -1.617°, 9.386°. There is a the map of sampling locations in the first volume of Michaelsen's 'Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Meeresfauna Westafrikas' [details]
