Deep-Sea taxon details
Pionosyllis kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885)
761615 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:761615)
accepted
Species
Eusyllis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Pionosyllis comosa Gravier, 1906 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Eusyllis kerguelensis 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): 191-192, pl. XXIX fig. 4, pl. XXXIII fig. 3, pl. XVA fig. 13 [details]
page(s): 191-192, pl. XXIX fig. 4, pl. XXXIII fig. 3, pl. XVA fig. 13 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Pionosyllis kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=761615 on 2026-10-15
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Pionosyllis kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=761615 on 2026-10-15
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original description
(of Pionosyllis comosa Gravier, 1906) Gravier, C. 1906. Sur les Annélides Polychètes recueillies par l'Expédition Antarcique française (Syllidiens). Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 12: 283-290., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5021468
page(s): 288-289; note: no figures [details]
original description (of Eusyllis kerguelensis 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): 191-192, pl. XXIX fig. 4, pl. XXXIII fig. 3, pl. XVA fig. 13 [details]
additional source San Martín, G.; López, E.; Aguado, M.T. 2009. Revision of the genus <i>Pionosyllis</i> (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Eusyllinae), with a cladistic analysis, and the description of five new genera and two new species. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 89(7): 1455-1498, available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315409003099
page(s): 1488-1489 [details]
page(s): 288-289; note: no figures [details]
original description (of Eusyllis kerguelensis 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): 191-192, pl. XXIX fig. 4, pl. XXXIII fig. 3, pl. XVA fig. 13 [details]
additional source San Martín, G.; López, E.; Aguado, M.T. 2009. Revision of the genus <i>Pionosyllis</i> (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Eusyllinae), with a cladistic analysis, and the description of five new genera and two new species. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 89(7): 1455-1498, available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315409003099
page(s): 1488-1489 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Pionosyllis comosa Gravier, 1906) MNHN POLY TYPE 285, geounit Graham Land [details]
Syntype (of Pionosyllis comosa Gravier, 1906) MNHN POLY TYPE 286, geounit Graham Land [details]
Syntype (of Eusyllis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885) NHMUK 1885.12.1.142, geounit Kerguelen Islands [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Eusyllis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Pionosyllis comosa Gravier, 1906)
To Type material - NHMUK Data Portal (from synonym Eusyllis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Pionosyllis comosa Gravier, 1906)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Pionosyllis comosa Gravier, 1906)
To Type material - NHMUK Data Portal (from synonym Eusyllis kerguelensis McIntosh, 1885)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Pionosyllis comosa Gravier, 1906)
