WoRMS name details
Psygmobranchus Philippi, 1844
325138 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325138)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Genus
Serpula protensa Gmelin, 1791 (type by original designation)
- Species Psygmobranchus cinereus (Forskål, 1775) accepted as Protula intestinum (Lamarck, 1818) (subjective synonym)
- Species Psygmobranchus elegans (Milne Edwards, 1845) accepted as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803) (subjective synonym)
- Species Psygmobranchus intermedius Marion, 1876 accepted as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803) (subjective synonym)
- Species Psygmobranchus intricatus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Salmacina incrustans Claparède, 1870
- Species Psygmobranchus longisetus (Schmarda, 1861) accepted as Protula longiseta Schmarda, 1861 (superseded recombination)
- Species Psygmobranchus multicostatus Claparède, 1870 accepted as Vermiliopsis infundibulum (Philippi, 1844) (subjective synonym)
- Species Psygmobranchus protensus not Gmelin, sensu Philippi, 1844 accepted as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803) (subjective synonym)
- Species Psygmobranchus simplex Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803) (subjective synonym)
- Species Psygmobranchus pratensis (Gmelin, 1791) represented as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Psygmobranchus tubularis (Montagu, 1803) represented as Protula tubularia (Montagu, 1803)
- Species Psygmobranchus coecus Claparède, 1870 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Philippi, A. (1844). Einige Bemerkungen über die Gattung Serpula, nebst Aufzählung der von mir im Mittelmeer mit dem Thier beobachteten Arten. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 10(1): 186-198, plate 6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13704089
page(s): 196 [details]
page(s): 196 [details]
Taxonomy erected for Serpula protensa, cinerea and intricata, all three taxa referred to Protula species in the meantime.
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Taxonomy erected for Serpula protensa, cinerea and intricata, all three taxa referred to Protula species in the meantime.
The generic name was regarded to be a subgenus of Protula by Mörch (1863: 358). [details]
The generic name was regarded to be a subgenus of Protula by Mörch (1863: 358). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Psygmobranchus Philippi, 1844. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325138 on 2025-05-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Philippi, A. (1844). Einige Bemerkungen über die Gattung Serpula, nebst Aufzählung der von mir im Mittelmeer mit dem Thier beobachteten Arten. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 10(1): 186-198, plate 6., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13704089
page(s): 196 [details]
page(s): 196 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1863). Revisio critica Serpulidarum. Et Bidrag til Rørormenes Naturhistorie. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift København.</em> Ser. 3, 1: 347-470, pl. 11 [also issued as a separate, 1–124, pl. 11]., available online at http://www.archive.org/details/naturhistoriskti01copeuoft
page(s): 358 [details]
page(s): 358 [details]
Other
additional source
Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 470 [details]
page(s): 470 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy erected for Serpula protensa, cinerea and intricata, all three taxa referred to Protula species in the meantime.The generic name was regarded to be a subgenus of Protula by Mörch (1863: 358). [details]
