WoRMS taxon details
Hesiospina Imajima & Hartman, 1964
129310 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129310)
accepted
Genus
Kefersteinia similis Hessle, 1925 accepted as Hesiospina aurantiaca (M. Sars, 1862) (type by original designation)
- Species Hesiospina aurantiaca (M. Sars, 1862)
- Species Hesiospina legendrei Bonifácio, Lelièvre & Omnes, 2018
- Species Hesiospina vestimentifera Blake, 1985
- Species Hesiospina similis (Hessle, 1925) accepted as Hesiospina aurantiaca (M. Sars, 1862) (superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Imajima, Minoru & Hartman, Olga. (1964). The polychaetous annelids of Japan. <em>Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation.</em> 26(1-2): 1-452 [issued in 2 parts]., available online at http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll82/id/18946
page(s): 80 [details]
page(s): 80 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Hesiospina Imajima & Hartman, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129310 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Imajima, Minoru & Hartman, Olga. (1964). The polychaetous annelids of Japan. <em>Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation.</em> 26(1-2): 1-452 [issued in 2 parts]., available online at http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll82/id/18946
page(s): 80 [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): 80 [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
status source
Pleijel, Fredrik 2004. A revision of Hesiospina (Psamathini, Hesionidae, Polychaeta). Journal of Natural History, 38(20):2547-2566 [details]
Other
additional source
Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. <em>Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8.</em> vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors 
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
