WoRMS name details
Sigalion idunae Rathke, 1843
338374 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338374)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Rathke, H. (1843). Beiträge zur Fauna Norwegens. [Contributions to the Fauna of Norway]. <em>Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, Breslau & Bonn.</em> 20: 1-264., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11613
page(s): 150-155, plate IX figs. 1-8 [details]
page(s): 150-155, plate IX figs. 1-8 [details]
Note Atlantic ocean, Molde, Norway
From editor or global species database
Type locality Atlantic ocean, Molde, Norway [details]
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Sigalion idunae Rathke, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338374 on 2026-06-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Rathke, H. (1843). Beiträge zur Fauna Norwegens. [Contributions to the Fauna of Norway]. <em>Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, Breslau & Bonn.</em> 20: 1-264., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11613
page(s): 150-155, plate IX figs. 1-8 [details]
page(s): 150-155, plate IX figs. 1-8 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Malmgren, Anders Johan. (1865). Nordiska Hafs-Annulater. [part one of three]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(1): 51-110, plates VIII-XV., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339323
page(s): 86-87; note: points a possible synonymy between Sigalion idunae and Sigalion boa, with the latter having priority, but due to its incomplete original description and figures, feels necessary to keep ...
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source of synonymy McIntosh, William Carmichael [as M'Intosh]. (1876). On British Annelida. Part I. Euphrosynidae, Amphinomidae, Aphroditidae, Polynoidae, Acoetidae, and Sigalionidae. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 9(7): 371-394, plates LXVII-LXX., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28910942
page(s): 390; note: suggests the synonymy between Sigalion idunae and Sigalion boa (recombined as Sthenelais) [details]
page(s): 86-87; note: points a possible synonymy between Sigalion idunae and Sigalion boa, with the latter having priority, but due to its incomplete original description and figures, feels necessary to keep ...
points a possible synonymy between Sigalion idunae and Sigalion boa, with the latter having priority, but due to its incomplete original description and figures, feels necessary to keep the name S. idunae for the Scandinavian specimens, at least for the time being
source of synonymy McIntosh, William Carmichael [as M'Intosh]. (1876). On British Annelida. Part I. Euphrosynidae, Amphinomidae, Aphroditidae, Polynoidae, Acoetidae, and Sigalionidae. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 9(7): 371-394, plates LXVII-LXX., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28910942
page(s): 390; note: suggests the synonymy between Sigalion idunae and Sigalion boa (recombined as Sthenelais) [details]
