WoRMS name details
Hyalopomatus sombrerianus (McIntosh, 1885)
369227 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:369227)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum (incomplete dry holotype)
Species
Serpula sombreriana McIntosh, 1885 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine
(of Serpula sombreriana McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 515-516, plate XXXIA figs. 14-15 [details]
page(s): 515-516, plate XXXIA figs. 14-15 [details]
Status Tovar-Hernández, Hendrickx & Rouse (2026) state that H sombrerianus is "is considered incertae sedis" and cite Kupriyanova...
Taxonomy possibly including Hyalopomatus langerhansi Ehlers, 1887
Status Tovar-Hernández, Hendrickx & Rouse (2026) state that H sombrerianus is "is considered incertae sedis" and cite Kupriyanova & Flaxman (2024) as authority for this view. Those authors don't actually use the formal words 'incertae sedis' but did state that "status of this species is uncertain". It is based on a single dry non-operculate specimen, so 'incertae sedis' (= taxon inquirendum in WoRMS) seems appropriate status. [details]
Taxonomy possibly including Hyalopomatus langerhansi Ehlers, 1887
Taxonomy possibly including Hyalopomatus langerhansi Ehlers, 1887 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Hyalopomatus sombrerianus (McIntosh, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=369227 on 2026-08-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Serpula sombreriana McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 515-516, plate XXXIA figs. 14-15 [details]
new combination reference Ben Eliahu, M. Nechama and Fiege, D. 1996. Serpulid tube-worms (Annelida: Polychaeta) of the central and eastern Mediterranean with particular attention to the Levant Basin. Senckenbergiana maritima, 28(1/3): 1-51, 12 figures, 7 tables., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03042821
page(s): 18 [details]
page(s): 515-516, plate XXXIA figs. 14-15 [details]
new combination reference Ben Eliahu, M. Nechama and Fiege, D. 1996. Serpulid tube-worms (Annelida: Polychaeta) of the central and eastern Mediterranean with particular attention to the Levant Basin. Senckenbergiana maritima, 28(1/3): 1-51, 12 figures, 7 tables., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03042821
page(s): 18 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Kupriyanova, Elena; Flaxman, Beth. (2024). Serpulidae (Annelida) of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 76(4): 211-242., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/kupriyanova-2024-rec-aust-mus-764-211242/
page(s): 234; note: Authors state that "The status of this species is uncertain", because the name is based on a dry, non-operculate specimen. [details] Available for editors
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status source Tovar-Hernández, María Ana; Hendrickx, Michel E.; Rouse, Greg W. (2026). A new species of deep-sea fouling Hyalopomatus (Annelida: Serpulidae) from the Mexican Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5845(1): 129-143., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5845.1.6
note: authors state that H sombrerianus is "is considered incertae sedis" and cite Kupriyanova & Flaxman (2024) as authority for this view. Those authors don't actually use the formal words 'incertae sedis'...
[details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 234; note: Authors state that "The status of this species is uncertain", because the name is based on a dry, non-operculate specimen. [details] Available for editors
[request]status source Tovar-Hernández, María Ana; Hendrickx, Michel E.; Rouse, Greg W. (2026). A new species of deep-sea fouling Hyalopomatus (Annelida: Serpulidae) from the Mexican Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5845(1): 129-143., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5845.1.6
note: authors state that H sombrerianus is "is considered incertae sedis" and cite Kupriyanova & Flaxman (2024) as authority for this view. Those authors don't actually use the formal words 'incertae sedis'...
authors state that H sombrerianus is "is considered incertae sedis" and cite Kupriyanova & Flaxman (2024) as authority for this view. Those authors don't actually use the formal words 'incertae sedis' but did state that "status of this species is uncertain"
[request]Other
context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
From editor or global species database
Status Tovar-Hernández, Hendrickx & Rouse (2026) state that H sombrerianus is "is considered incertae sedis" and cite Kupriyanova & Flaxman (2024) as authority for this view. Those authors don't actually use the formal words 'incertae sedis' but did state that "status of this species is uncertain". It is based on a single dry non-operculate specimen, so 'incertae sedis' (= taxon inquirendum in WoRMS) seems appropriate status. [details]Taxonomy possibly including Hyalopomatus langerhansi Ehlers, 1887 [details]
To NHMUK collection (Serpula sombreriana McIntosh, 1885; holotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3535434) (from synonym Serpula sombreriana McIntosh, 1885)
From editor or global species database
Hosted externally, from synonym
