Polychaeta taxon details
Spirobranchus arabicus Monro, 1937
465250 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:465250)
accepted
Species
Spirobranchus giganteus arabica Monro, 1937 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Spirobranchus giganteus arabica Monro, 1937) Monro, C.C.A. (1937). Polychaeta. <em>The John Murray Expedition 1933-1934 Scientific Reports.</em> 4(8): 243-321., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49518757
page(s): 317 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 317 [details] Available for editors

Status the original trinomen was regarded to be a synonym of Spirobranchus tetraceros (Schmarda, 1861) by ten Hove (1970: 4)
Status the original trinomen was regarded to be a synonym of Spirobranchus tetraceros (Schmarda, 1861) by ten Hove (1970: 4) [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Spirobranchus arabicus Monro, 1937. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=465250 on 2025-05-03
original description
(of Spirobranchus giganteus arabica Monro, 1937) Monro, C.C.A. (1937). Polychaeta. <em>The John Murray Expedition 1933-1934 Scientific Reports.</em> 4(8): 243-321., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49518757
page(s): 317 [details] Available for editors
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redescription Pillai, T. G. (2009). Descriptions of new serpulid polychaetes from the Kimberleys of Australia and discussion of Australian and Indo-West Pacific species of Spirobranchus and superficially similar taxa. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 61(2): 93-199., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Pillai-2009-Rec-Aust-Mus-612-93199/
page(s): 163 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 317 [details] Available for editors

redescription Pillai, T. G. (2009). Descriptions of new serpulid polychaetes from the Kimberleys of Australia and discussion of Australian and Indo-West Pacific species of Spirobranchus and superficially similar taxa. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 61(2): 93-199., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Pillai-2009-Rec-Aust-Mus-612-93199/
page(s): 163 [details] Available for editors

From editor or global species database
Status the original trinomen was regarded to be a synonym of Spirobranchus tetraceros (Schmarda, 1861) by ten Hove (1970: 4) [details]Syntype BMNH 1937.9.2.545–548 [details]