WoRMS name details
Spirobranchus (Cymospira) giganteus (Pallas, 1776)
464600 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:464600)
unaccepted (superseded subgenus recombination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Serpula gigantea Pallas, 1766) Pallas, P. S. [Peter Simon]. (1766). Miscellanea zoologica. Quibus novae imprimis atque obscurae animalium species describuntur et observationibus iconibusque illustrantur. Petrum van Cleef. <em>[Book] Hagí Comitum., xii.</em> 224: 14., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43321032, https://archive.org/details/pspallasmedicina00pall
page(s): 139; note: Serpula gigantea (in large font) is title of a section, beginning p.139 [details]
page(s): 139; note: Serpula gigantea (in large font) is title of a section, beginning p.139 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Spirobranchus (Cymospira) giganteus (Pallas, 1776). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=464600 on 2026-08-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Serpula gigantea Pallas, 1766) Pallas, P. S. [Peter Simon]. (1766). Miscellanea zoologica. Quibus novae imprimis atque obscurae animalium species describuntur et observationibus iconibusque illustrantur. Petrum van Cleef. <em>[Book] Hagí Comitum., xii.</em> 224: 14., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43321032, https://archive.org/details/pspallasmedicina00pall
page(s): 139; note: Serpula gigantea (in large font) is title of a section, beginning p.139 [details]
basis of record 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): 530 [details]
page(s): 139; note: Serpula gigantea (in large font) is title of a section, beginning p.139 [details]
basis of record 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): 530 [details]
