WoRMS name details
Sphaerosyllis (Prosphaerosyllis) nathani San Martín & López, 1998
761622 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:761622)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
San Martin, Guillermo; López, Eduardo. (1998). Description of a new species of Sphaerosyllis from Australia and New Zealand (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Exogoninae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 111(1): 241-245., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35458991
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Holotype AM W22146, geounit Australia
, Note Australia, New South Wales, Hawkesbury River,...
Holotype AM W22146, geounit Australia [details]
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Type locality Australia, New South Wales, Hawkesbury River, 300 m NE Green Point (33º34'S, 151º13.5'E). [details]
Depth range 5 m.
Distribution Australia (New South Wales, Western Australia) and New Zealand (Kaikoura).
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Nathan W. Riser, in ackowledgment of his important contributions to the knowledge of...
Depth range 5 m. [details]
Distribution Australia (New South Wales, Western Australia) and New Zealand (Kaikoura).
Distribution Australia (New South Wales, Western Australia) and New Zealand (Kaikoura). [details]
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Nathan W. Riser, in ackowledgment of his important contributions to the knowledge of...
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Nathan W. Riser, in ackowledgment of his important contributions to the knowledge of the genus Sphaerosyllis, and in appreciation for the help given to the authors of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis (Prosphaerosyllis) nathani San Martín & López, 1998. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=761622 on 2026-03-10
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Nomenclature
original description
San Martin, Guillermo; López, Eduardo. (1998). Description of a new species of Sphaerosyllis from Australia and New Zealand (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Exogoninae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 111(1): 241-245., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35458991
page(s): 241-244, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
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[request]Taxonomy
source of synonymy
San Martín, Guillermo. (2005). Exogoninae (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Australia with the description of a new genus and twenty-two new species. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 57(1): 39-152., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1438
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W22146, geounit Australia [details]
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Depth range 5 m. [details]Distribution Australia (New South Wales, Western Australia) and New Zealand (Kaikoura). [details]
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Nathan W. Riser, in ackowledgment of his important contributions to the knowledge of the genus Sphaerosyllis, and in appreciation for the help given to the authors of the species. [details]
Habitat Sandy mud and holfasts of Lessonia, at shallow water. [details]
Type locality Australia, New South Wales, Hawkesbury River, 300 m NE Green Point (33º34'S, 151º13.5'E). [details]
