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Polychaeta taxon details

Amphitrite lobocephala Hsieh, 1994

326395 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326395)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Sedentaria (Subclass)
  6. Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
  7. Terebellida (Order)
  8. Terebelliformia (Suborder)
  9. Terebellidae (Family)
  10. Terebellinae (Subfamily)
  11. Terebellini (Tribe)
  12. Amphitrite (Genus)
  13. Amphitrite lobocephala (Species)
accepted
Species
Amphitrite Müller, 1771
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hsieh, Hwey-Lian. (1994). <i>Amphitrite lobocephala</i>, a new species (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) from Taiwan. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 107(3): 517-523., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35515158
page(s): 517-520, figs. 1-5 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Type locality contained in Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
, Note Pacific Ocean, Taiwan  
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Taiwan [details]
Status  Jirkov (2020: 348) suggests Amphitrite lobocephala is Lanice-like and should be transferred to Axionice, the genus name he...  
Status  Jirkov (2020: 348) suggests Amphitrite lobocephala is Lanice-like and should be transferred to Axionice, the genus name he prefers over Lanice. This change is not implemented here. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Amphitrite lobocephala Hsieh, 1994. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326395 on 2026-08-15
Date
action
by
2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
created
Fauchald, Kristian
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
Fauchald, Kristian

original description Hsieh, Hwey-Lian. (1994). <i>Amphitrite lobocephala</i>, a new species (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) from Taiwan. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 107(3): 517-523., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35515158
page(s): 517-520, figs. 1-5 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

status source Jirkov, Igor A. (2020). Review of the European Amphitrite (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) with description of two new species. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 17(4): 311-360., available online at https://kmkjournals.com/journals/Inv_Zool/IZ_Index_Volumes/IZ_17/IZ_17_4_311_360
page(s): 348; note: Jirkov suggest Amphitrite lobocephala is Lanice-like and should be transferred to Axionice, the genus name he prefers over Lanice. This change is not implemented here. [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Status  Jirkov (2020: 348) suggests Amphitrite lobocephala is Lanice-like and should be transferred to Axionice, the genus name he prefers over Lanice. This change is not implemented here. [details]

Unreviewed
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Taiwan [details]
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