WoRMS name details
Podarmus atlanticus Monro, 1930
330828 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330828)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1930). Polychaete worms. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 2: 1-222., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15904801
page(s): 42 [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
Type locality contained in Tropical Atlantic
, Note Atlantic Ocean, central tropical
type locality contained in Tropical Atlantic [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, central tropical [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Podarmus atlanticus Monro, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330828 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1930). Polychaete worms. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 2: 1-222., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15904801
page(s): 42 [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Pettibone, Marian H. (1966). Revision of the Pilargidae (Annelida: Polychaeta), including descriptions of new species, and redescription of the pelagic <i>Podarmus ploa</i> Chamberlain (Polynoidae). <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 118(3525): 155-207., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7759547
page(s): 200; note: Pettibone refers Podarmus atlanticus of Monro to synonymy under Podarmus ploa. Previously Monro had said the two species were similar except for the bidentate neurochaetae of his specimen [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 200; note: Pettibone refers Podarmus atlanticus of Monro to synonymy under Podarmus ploa. Previously Monro had said the two species were similar except for the bidentate neurochaetae of his specimen [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Specimen The Natural History Museum, London [details]Spelling A data-entry error in WoRMS previously recorded the species name as 'atlantica', but the correct name of Monro was Podarmus atlanticus. This makes sense as the genus is masculine according to Pettibone. [details]
Synonymy Pettibone refers Podarmus atlanticus of Monro to synonymy under Podarmus ploa. Previously Monro had said the two species were similar except for the bidentate neurochaetae of his specimen [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, central tropical [details]
