Deep-Sea taxon details
Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852
131452 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131452)
accepted
Species
Typosyllis prolifera (Krohn, 1852) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Krohn, Albert. (1852). Ueber die Erscheinungen bei der Fortpflanzung von <i>Syllis prolifera</i> und <i>Autolytus prolifer</i>. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 18(1): 66-76, plate III fig. 1., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7061053 [details] 
Note Mediterranean Sea
Unreviewed
Type locality Mediterranean Sea [details]
Distribution Considered for some time by some as cosmopolitan but this is unlikely, with for example molecular and morphological data...
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Distribution Considered for some time by some as cosmopolitan but this is unlikely, with for example molecular and morphological data indicating unnamed lineages in the Western Mediterranean (del Olmo et al. 2024) [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852. 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=131452 on 2025-06-05
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131452 on 2025-06-05
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original description
Krohn, Albert. (1852). Ueber die Erscheinungen bei der Fortpflanzung von <i>Syllis prolifera</i> und <i>Autolytus prolifer</i>. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 18(1): 66-76, plate III fig. 1., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7061053 [details]
taxonomy source del Olmo, Irene; Roma-Cavagliani, Josep; Martín-Hervás, María del Rosario; Langeneck, Joachim; Cervera, Juan Lucas; Álvarez-Campos, Patricia. (2024). Integrative taxonomy in Syllis prolifera (Annelida, Syllidae): from a unique cosmopolitan species to a complex of pseudocryptic species. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 38(6: IS24004): 1-13., available online at https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/IS24004
note: multiple lineages detected for Western Mediterranean northern coasts [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Fauvel, Pierre. (1913). Quatrième note préliminaire sur les polychètes provenant des campagnes de l'<i>Hirondelle</i> et de la <i>Princesse-Alice</i>, ou déposées dans le Musée Océanographique de Monaco. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco.</em> 270: 1-80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46001399 [details]
additional source Fauvel, P. (1923). Polychètes errantes. Faune de France. <em>Librairie de la Faculte des Sciences. Paris.</em> 5: 1-488., available online at http://www.faunedefrance.org/ [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 Musco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana. (2005). Mediterranean Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) revisited: biogeography, diversity and species fidelity to environmental features. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 304: 143-153 + 4 pp. Supplementary appendix., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps304143 [details] Available for editors
additional source Çinar, Melih Ertan; Gambi, Maria Cristina. (2005). Cognetti's syllid collection (Polychaeta: Syllidae) deposited at the Museum of the Stazione Zoologica ‘‘Anton Dohrn'' (Naples, Italy), with descriptions of two new species of <i>Autolytus</i>. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 39(10): 725-762., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930400001327 [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Langerhans, Paul. (1879). Die Wurmfauna von Madeira [part I]. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 32(4): 513-592, plates XXXI-XXXIII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45240737 [details]
redescription Licher, Frank 2000 (1999), Revision der Gattung Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879 (Polychaeta: Syllidae). Morphologie, Taxonomie und Phylogenie. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 551:1-336 [details]
redescription San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details]
taxonomy source del Olmo, Irene; Roma-Cavagliani, Josep; Martín-Hervás, María del Rosario; Langeneck, Joachim; Cervera, Juan Lucas; Álvarez-Campos, Patricia. (2024). Integrative taxonomy in Syllis prolifera (Annelida, Syllidae): from a unique cosmopolitan species to a complex of pseudocryptic species. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 38(6: IS24004): 1-13., available online at https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/IS24004
note: multiple lineages detected for Western Mediterranean northern coasts [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Fauvel, Pierre. (1913). Quatrième note préliminaire sur les polychètes provenant des campagnes de l'<i>Hirondelle</i> et de la <i>Princesse-Alice</i>, ou déposées dans le Musée Océanographique de Monaco. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco.</em> 270: 1-80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46001399 [details]
additional source Fauvel, P. (1923). Polychètes errantes. Faune de France. <em>Librairie de la Faculte des Sciences. Paris.</em> 5: 1-488., available online at http://www.faunedefrance.org/ [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 Musco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana. (2005). Mediterranean Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) revisited: biogeography, diversity and species fidelity to environmental features. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 304: 143-153 + 4 pp. Supplementary appendix., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps304143 [details] Available for editors
additional source Çinar, Melih Ertan; Gambi, Maria Cristina. (2005). Cognetti's syllid collection (Polychaeta: Syllidae) deposited at the Museum of the Stazione Zoologica ‘‘Anton Dohrn'' (Naples, Italy), with descriptions of two new species of <i>Autolytus</i>. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 39(10): 725-762., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930400001327 [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Langerhans, Paul. (1879). Die Wurmfauna von Madeira [part I]. <em>Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie.</em> 32(4): 513-592, plates XXXI-XXXIII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45240737 [details]
redescription Licher, Frank 2000 (1999), Revision der Gattung Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879 (Polychaeta: Syllidae). Morphologie, Taxonomie und Phylogenie. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 551:1-336 [details]
redescription San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Considered for some time by some as cosmopolitan but this is unlikely, with for example molecular and morphological data indicating unnamed lineages in the Western Mediterranean (del Olmo et al. 2024) [details]Unreviewed
Bioclimatic category temperate-warm [details]Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Type locality Mediterranean Sea [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ナガブトシリス [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Typosyllis prolifera (Krohn, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (97 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Typosyllis prolifera (Krohn, 1852))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Syllis prolifera)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 24 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Typosyllis prolifera (Krohn, 1852))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (2 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Typosyllis prolifera (Krohn, 1852))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (97 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Typosyllis prolifera (Krohn, 1852))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Syllis prolifera)
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 24 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Typosyllis prolifera (Krohn, 1852))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (2 records)
To ITIS