WoRMS name details
Vermilia caerulea (Schmarda, 1861)
468974 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:468974)
unaccepted (superseded recombination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Not documented
Taxonomy A very confused taxon. Schmarda's material from the Cape of Good Hope (and other records from this area) most probably...
Taxonomy A very confused taxon. Schmarda's material from the Cape of Good Hope (and other records from this area) most probably should be attributed to Pomatoleios kraussii, that from New Zealand (and more records from this area) to Spirobranchus carinifer. See further note under Pomatoceros caeruleus (Schmarda, 1861) , a species inquirendam. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Vermilia caerulea (Schmarda, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=468974 on 2024-04-20
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additional source
Hutton, F. W. 1878. Catalog of the hitherto undescribed worms of New Zealand. (Turbellaria,Trematoda, Nermertina, Gephyrea, Chaetopoda). Transactions New Zealand Inst. 11: 314-327. [details]
new combination reference Quatrefages, A. de. (1866 (1865)). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <em>Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris.</em> <b>Volume 1.</b> 1-588., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV9IAAAAYAAJ
page(s): 512, 513 [details]
new combination reference Quatrefages, A. de. (1866 (1865)). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <em>Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris.</em> <b>Volume 1.</b> 1-588., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV9IAAAAYAAJ
page(s): 512, 513 [details]
From editor or global species database
Original Combination Placostegus caeruleus, once mentioned as Vermilia (Placostegus) caerulea [details]Taxonomy A very confused taxon. Schmarda's material from the Cape of Good Hope (and other records from this area) most probably should be attributed to Pomatoleios kraussii, that from New Zealand (and more records from this area) to Spirobranchus carinifer. See further note under Pomatoceros caeruleus (Schmarda, 1861) , a species inquirendam. [details]
