WoRMS taxon details
Pionosyllis Malmgren, 1867
129669 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129669)
accepted
Genus
Pionosyllis compacta Malmgren, 1867 (type by monotypy)
Hesiosyllis Wesenberg Lund, 1950 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
- Species Pionosyllis compacta Malmgren, 1867
- Species Pionosyllis gigantea Moore, 1908
- Species Pionosyllis heterochaetosa San Martín & Hutchings, 2006
- Species Pionosyllis kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885)
- Species Pionosyllis koolalya San Martín & Hutchings, 2006
- Species Pionosyllis longisetosa (Hartmann-Schröder, 1990)
- Species Pionosyllis magnifica Moore, 1906
- Species Pionosyllis malmgreni McIntosh, 1869
- Species Pionosyllis manca Treadwell, 1931
- Species Pionosyllis nidrosiensis (Bidenkap, 1907)
- Species Pionosyllis petalecirrus Averincev, 1982
- Species Pionosyllis stylifera Ehlers, 1912
- Species Pionosyllis aciculata San Martín, 1990 accepted as Synmerosyllis aciculata (San Martín, 1990) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis aciculigrossa San Martín, 1990 accepted as Syllis aciculigrossa (San Martín, 1990) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis alternosetosa (Saint Joseph, 1886) accepted as Syllis armillaris (O.F. Müller, 1776)
- Species Pionosyllis ancori San Martín & Hutchings, 2006 accepted as Brevicirrosyllis ancori (San Martín & Hutchings, 2006) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis anophthalma Capaccioni & San Martín, 1990 accepted as Perkinsyllis anophthalma (Capaccioni & San Martín, 1990) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis anops Hartman, 1953 accepted as Eusyllis maxima (Monro, 1930) (subjective synonym)
- Species Pionosyllis articulata Kudenov & Harris, 1995 accepted as Paraehlersia articulata (Kudenov & Harris, 1995) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis augeneri Hartmann-Schröder, 1979 accepted as Perkinsyllis augeneri (Hartmann-Schröder, 1979) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis comosa Gravier, 1906 accepted as Pionosyllis kerguelensis (McIntosh, 1885) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym)
- Species Pionosyllis confusa Hartmann-Schröder, 1960 accepted as Nudisyllis pulligera (Krohn, 1852) (subjective synonym)
- Species Pionosyllis corallicola Ding & Westheide, 1997 accepted as Westheidesyllis corallicola (Ding & Westheide, 1997) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis decorus Annenkova, 1934 accepted as Typosyllis adamanteus (Treadwell, 1914) accepted as Syllis adamantea (Treadwell, 1914) (subjective synonym)
- Species Pionosyllis dionisi Núñez & San Martín, 1991 accepted as Paraehlersia dionisi (Núñez & San Martín, 1991) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis divaricata (Keferstein, 1862) accepted as Nudisyllis divaricata (Keferstein, 1862) (superseded recombination)
- Species Pionosyllis ehlersiaeformis Augener, 1913 accepted as Paraehlersia ehlersiaeformis (Augener, 1913) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis elegans Pierantoni, 1903 accepted as Parapionosyllis elegans (Pierantoni, 1903)
- Species Pionosyllis elephantensis Hartmann-Schröder & Rosenfeldt, 1992 accepted as Pionosyllis dionisi Núñez & San Martín, 1991 accepted as Paraehlersia dionisi (Núñez & San Martín, 1991) (subjective synonym)
- Species Pionosyllis elongata Johnson, 1901 accepted as Syllis elongata (Johnson, 1901) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis enigmatica (Wesenberg Lund, 1950) accepted as Pionosyllis nidrosiensis (Bidenkap, 1907) (subjective synonym; recombination)
- Species Pionosyllis epipharynx Hartman, 1953 accepted as Eusyllis maxima (Monro, 1930) (subjective synonym)
- Species Pionosyllis fusigera Augener, 1913 accepted as Paraopisthosyllis fusigera (Augener, 1913) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis gesae Perkins, 1981 accepted as Westheidesyllis gesae (Perkins, 1981) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis gestans Pierantoni, 1903 accepted as Parapionosyllis gestans (Pierantoni, 1903)
- Species Pionosyllis gorringensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1977 accepted as Brevicirrosyllis gorringensis (Hartmann-Schröder, 1977) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis hartmannschroederae San Martín & Hutchings, 2006 accepted as Perkinsyllis hartmannschroederae (San Martín & Hutchings, 2006) (superseded original combination of replacement name)
- Species Pionosyllis heterocirrata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1959) accepted as Westheidesyllis heterocirrata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1959) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded subsequent combination)
- Species Pionosyllis homocirrata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1959) accepted as Perkinsyllis homocirrata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1958) (superseded recombination)
- Species Pionosyllis hyalina (Grube, 1863) accepted as Syllis hyalina Grube, 1863
- Species Pionosyllis kalimna San Martín & Hutchings, 2006 accepted as Paraopisthosyllis kalimna (San Martín & Hutchings, 2006) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis lamelligera Saint Joseph, 1887 accepted as Synmerosyllis lamelligera (Saint-Joseph, 1887) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis longisetosa Hartmann-Schröder, 1965 accepted as Perkinsyllis longisetosa (Hartmann-Schröder, 1965) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis longocirrata Saint-Joseph, 1887 accepted as Opisthodonta longocirrata (Saint-Joseph, 1887) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis luquei San Martín, 1990 accepted as Opisthodonta luquei (San Martín, 1990) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis magnidens Day, 1953 accepted as Nudisyllis magnidens (Day, 1953) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis mariae San Martín & Hutchings, 2006 accepted as Brevicirrosyllis mariae (San Martín & Hutchings, 2006) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis marquesensis Monro, 1939 accepted as Megasyllis marquesensis (Monro, 1939) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis maxima Monro, 1930 accepted as Eusyllis maxima (Monro, 1930) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis mayteae San Martín & Hutchings, 2006 accepted as Brevicirrosyllis mayteae (San Martín & Hutchings, 2006) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis melaenonephra Haswell, 1920 accepted as Opisthodonta melaenonephra (Haswell, 1920) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis micropharyngea Hartmann-Schröder, 1974 accepted as Megasyllis procera (Hartman, 1965) (subjective synonym)
- Species Pionosyllis minuta Pierantoni, 1903 accepted as Parapionosyllis minuta (Pierantoni, 1903)
- Species Pionosyllis morenoae San Martín, 1984 accepted as Pionosyllis longocirrata Saint-Joseph, 1887 accepted as Opisthodonta longocirrata (Saint-Joseph, 1887)
- Species Pionosyllis neapolitana Goodrich, 1930 accepted as Salvatoria neapolitana (Goodrich, 1930)
- Species Pionosyllis nutrix Monro, 1936 accepted as Salvatoria nutrix (Monro, 1936) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis oculata Hartmann-Schröder, 1960 accepted as Brania arminii (Langerhans, 1881) (subjective synonym)
- Species Pionosyllis papillosa Pierantoni, 1903 accepted as Parapionosyllis papillosa (Pierantoni, 1903)
- Species Pionosyllis pierantoni Cognetti, 1957 accepted as Pionosyllis weismanni Langerhans, 1879 accepted as Brevicirrosyllis weismanni (Langerhans, 1879)
- Species Pionosyllis pierantonii Cognetti, 1957 accepted as Pionosyllis weismanni Langerhans, 1879 accepted as Brevicirrosyllis weismanni (Langerhans, 1879) (subjective synonym)
- Species Pionosyllis pigmentata Chamberlin, 1919 accepted as Syllis pigmentata (Chamberlin, 1919) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis procera Hartman, 1965 accepted as Megasyllis procera (Hartman, 1965) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis prolifera (Krohn, 1852) accepted as Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852
- Species Pionosyllis propeweismanni Dauvin & Lee, 1983 accepted as Palposyllis propeweismanni (Dauvin & Lee, 1983) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis propreweismanni [auct.] accepted as Palposyllis prosostoma Hartmann-Schröder, 1977 (misspelling of propeweismanni)
- Species Pionosyllis pulligera (Krohn, 1852) accepted as Nudisyllis pulligera (Krohn, 1852)
- Species Pionosyllis riojai San Martín, 1990 accepted as Syllis riojai (San Martín, 1990) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis rousei San Martín & Hutchings, 2006 accepted as Opisthodonta rousei (San Martín & Hutchings, 2006) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis samsonensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1980 accepted as Nudisyllis tinihekea Knox & Cameron, 1970 (subjective synonym)
- Species Pionosyllis serrata Southern, 1914 accepted as Nudisyllis pulligera (Krohn, 1852) (subjective synonym)
- Species Pionosyllis serratisetosa López, San Martín & Jiménez, 1997 accepted as Opisthodonta serratisetosa (López, San Martín & Jiménez, 1997) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis spinisetosa San Martín, 1990 accepted as Perkinsyllis spinisetosa (San Martín, 1990) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis subterranea Hartmann-Schröder, 1956 accepted as Salvatoria neapolitana (Goodrich, 1930)
- Species Pionosyllis templadoi San Martín, 1991 accepted as Opisthodonta templadoi (San Martín, 1991) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis typica Moore, 1909 accepted as Typosyllis typica (Moore, 1909) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis uraga Imajima, 1966 accepted as Opisthodonta uraga (Imajima, 1966) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis uruga Imajima, 1966 accepted as Pionosyllis uraga Imajima, 1966 accepted as Opisthodonta uraga (Imajima, 1966) (lapsus calami)
- Species Pionosyllis weismanni Langerhans, 1879 accepted as Brevicirrosyllis weismanni (Langerhans, 1879) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis weissmanni [auct.] accepted as Pionosyllis weismanni Langerhans, 1879 accepted as Brevicirrosyllis weismanni (Langerhans, 1879) (misspelling)
- Species Pionosyllis weissmannioides Augener, 1913 accepted as Paraehlersia weissmannioides (Augener, 1913) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis yambaensis Hartmann-Schröder, 1990 accepted as Salvatoria euritmica (Sardá, 1984) (subjective synonym)
- Species Pionosyllis yolandae San Martín & Hutchings, 2006 accepted as Synmerosyllis yolandae (San Martín & Hutchings, 2006) (superseded original combination)
- Species Pionosyllis lucida Chamberlin, 1919 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Pionosyllis suchumica Czerniavsky, 1881 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Malmgren, A.J. (1867). Annulata Polychaeta Spetsbergiæ, Grœnlandiæ, Islandiæ et Scandinaviæ. Hactenus Cognita. Ex Officina Frenckelliana, Helsingforslæ. 127 pp. & XIV plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13358
page(s): 39-40 [details]
page(s): 39-40 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Pionosyllis Malmgren, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129669 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Malmgren, A.J. (1867). Annulata Polychaeta Spetsbergiæ, Grœnlandiæ, Islandiæ et Scandinaviæ. Hactenus Cognita. Ex Officina Frenckelliana, Helsingforslæ. 127 pp. & XIV plates., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13358
page(s): 39-40 [details]
original description (of Hesiosyllis Wesenberg Lund, 1950) Wesenberg-Lund, Elise. (1950). Polychaeta. <em>Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 4(14): 1-92, plates I-X., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16847382
page(s): 14-15 [details]
basis of record 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]
page(s): 39-40 [details]
original description (of Hesiosyllis Wesenberg Lund, 1950) Wesenberg-Lund, Elise. (1950). Polychaeta. <em>Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 4(14): 1-92, plates I-X., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16847382
page(s): 14-15 [details]
basis of record 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]
Taxonomy
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]
redescription 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 [details]
redescription 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 [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
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 [details]
Other
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 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 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]




Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]