Deep-Sea taxon details
Spirobranchus Blainville, 1818
129582 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129582)
accepted
Genus
Pomatoceros Philippi, 1844 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
- Species Spirobranchus polytrema (Philippi, 1844)
- Species Spirobranchus triqueter (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Spirobranchus occidentalis McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Pseudovermilia occidentalis (McIntosh, 1885) (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blainville, Henri Marie Ducrotay de. (1818). Mémoire sur la classe des Sétipodes, partie des Vers à sang rouge de M. Cuvier, et des Annélides de M. de Lamarck. <em>Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique de Paris.</em> 1818: 78-85., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4146409
page(s): 79 [details]
page(s): 79 [details]
Homonymy Spirobranchus Blainville, 1818 is senior to the homomym Spirobranchus Cuvier, 1829, which is a fish genus in Anabantidae...
Homonymy Spirobranchus Blainville, 1818 is senior to the homomym Spirobranchus Cuvier, 1829, which is a fish genus in Anabantidae (Perciformes), with a current valid name of Sandelia Castelnau, 1861, according to WoRMS. [details]
Deep-Sea (2025). Spirobranchus Blainville, 1818. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129582 on 2025-05-28
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Spirobranchus Blainville, 1818. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129582 on 2025-05-28
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Blainville, Henri Marie Ducrotay de. (1818). Mémoire sur la classe des Sétipodes, partie des Vers à sang rouge de M. Cuvier, et des Annélides de M. de Lamarck. <em>Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique de Paris.</em> 1818: 78-85., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4146409
page(s): 79 [details]
original description (of Pomatoceros Philippi, 1844) Philippi, A. (1844). Einige Bemerkungen über die Gattung Serpula, nebst Aufzählung der von mir im Mittelmeer mit dem Thier beobachteten Arten. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 10(1): 186-198, plate 6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13704089
page(s): 194; note: For Pomatoceros tricuspis Philippi [details]
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 459–842., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
additional source Hove, Harry A. ten.; Kupriyanova, Elena K. (2009). Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2036: 1-126., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/issue/view/2173
page(s): 96 [details]
ecology source Luthfi, Oktiyas M.; Isdianto, Andik; Akbar, Dzikrillah. (2024). Reef-Dwelling Christmas Tree Worms (Spirobranchus, Serpulidae, Polychaeta), on Porites Corals: Densities and Age Structure. <em>Polish Journal of Ecology.</em> 71(4)., available online at https://doi.org/10.3161/15052249pje2023.71.4.002 [details]
biology source Sánchez-Ovando, J. Pablo; Re, Denise; Díaz, Fernando; Iñiguez, Enrique; Norzagaray-López, C. Orión; Vinn, Olev. (2024). Microstructure and mineralogy of the tube and operculum of serpulid polychaetes from temperate and warm waters. <em>Zoomorphology.</em> 143(1): 31-46., available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00435-023-00637-0 [details]
page(s): 79 [details]
original description (of Pomatoceros Philippi, 1844) Philippi, A. (1844). Einige Bemerkungen über die Gattung Serpula, nebst Aufzählung der von mir im Mittelmeer mit dem Thier beobachteten Arten. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 10(1): 186-198, plate 6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13704089
page(s): 194; note: For Pomatoceros tricuspis Philippi [details]
additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 459–842., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
additional source Hove, Harry A. ten.; Kupriyanova, Elena K. (2009). Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2036: 1-126., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/issue/view/2173
page(s): 96 [details]
ecology source Luthfi, Oktiyas M.; Isdianto, Andik; Akbar, Dzikrillah. (2024). Reef-Dwelling Christmas Tree Worms (Spirobranchus, Serpulidae, Polychaeta), on Porites Corals: Densities and Age Structure. <em>Polish Journal of Ecology.</em> 71(4)., available online at https://doi.org/10.3161/15052249pje2023.71.4.002 [details]
biology source Sánchez-Ovando, J. Pablo; Re, Denise; Díaz, Fernando; Iñiguez, Enrique; Norzagaray-López, C. Orión; Vinn, Olev. (2024). Microstructure and mineralogy of the tube and operculum of serpulid polychaetes from temperate and warm waters. <em>Zoomorphology.</em> 143(1): 31-46., available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00435-023-00637-0 [details]
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Homonymy Spirobranchus Blainville, 1818 is senior to the homomym Spirobranchus Cuvier, 1829, which is a fish genus in Anabantidae (Perciformes), with a current valid name of Sandelia Castelnau, 1861, according to WoRMS. [details]Spelling Here Blainville uses only the informal spelling 'Spirobranche', and also 'Conchoserpule', although for some other names he gives italic Latin equivalents [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | X-mas tree wormschristmastree worms | [details] |
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Spirobranchus)
To Genbank (from synonym Pomatoceros Philippi, 1844)
To ITIS
To Genbank (from synonym Pomatoceros Philippi, 1844)
To ITIS
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