WoRMS name details
Sphaerosyllis longicauda Webster & Benedict, 1887
131389 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131389)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Webster, Harrison Edwin and Benedict, James E. (1887). The Annelida Chaetopoda, from Eastport, Maine. <em>U.S. Commission of Fish & Fisheries. Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries.</em> 1885. part 13, II. appendix to report of commissioner, D.22. :707-758, including pls. 1-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15839855
page(s): 720, plate III figs. 35-39 [details]
page(s): 720, plate III figs. 35-39 [details]
Note Atlantic Ocean, USA, Maine, Eastport...
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Type locality Atlantic Ocean, USA, Maine, Eastport (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 44.88º, long. -66.98º), low water, sand, and 20-30 fathoms (36.5-55 m), shells and rocks. [details]
Depth range Low water and 36.5-55 m.
Distribution Northwest Atlantic coast of America.
Etymology The specific epithet longicauda is the feminine of the Latin adjective longicaudus, meaning 'long-tailed', and refers to...
Taxonomy Species moved to a different genus.
Depth range Low water and 36.5-55 m. [details]
Distribution Northwest Atlantic coast of America.
Distribution Northwest Atlantic coast of America. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet longicauda is the feminine of the Latin adjective longicaudus, meaning 'long-tailed', and refers to...
Etymology The specific epithet longicauda is the feminine of the Latin adjective longicaudus, meaning 'long-tailed', and refers to the long pair of anal cirri presented by the species. [details]
Taxonomy Species moved to a different genus.
Taxonomy Species moved to a different genus. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis longicauda Webster & Benedict, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131389 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Webster, Harrison Edwin and Benedict, James E. (1887). The Annelida Chaetopoda, from Eastport, Maine. <em>U.S. Commission of Fish & Fisheries. Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries.</em> 1885. part 13, II. appendix to report of commissioner, D.22. :707-758, including pls. 1-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15839855
page(s): 720, plate III figs. 35-39 [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): 720, plate III figs. 35-39 [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
source of synonymy
Pettibone, Marian H. (1963). Marine polychaete worms of the New England region. I. Aphroditidae through Trochochaetidae. <i>Bulletin of the United States National Museum</i>. 227(1): 1-356., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7870746 [details]
Other
additional source
Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype USNM 400, geounit Maine [details]
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Depth range Low water and 36.5-55 m. [details]Distribution Northwest Atlantic coast of America. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet longicauda is the feminine of the Latin adjective longicaudus, meaning 'long-tailed', and refers to the long pair of anal cirri presented by the species. [details]
Habitat Sand, shells and rocks, from low water to about 55 m. [details]
Taxonomy Species moved to a different genus. [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, USA, Maine, Eastport (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 44.88º, long. -66.98º), low water, sand, and 20-30 fathoms (36.5-55 m), shells and rocks. [details]
