WoRMS name details
Ephesia Rathke, 1843
155011 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155011)
unaccepted (junior homonym, replaced by synonym)
Genus
Ephesia gracilis Rathke, 1843 accepted as Sphaerodorum gracilis (Rathke, 1843) (type by monotypy)
- Species Ephesia antarctica McIntosh, 1885 accepted as Ephesiella antarctica (McIntosh, 1885) (superseded original combination)
- Species Ephesia gracilis Rathke, 1843 accepted as Sphaerodorum gracilis (Rathke, 1843) (superseded original combination)
- Species Ephesia minuta Webster & Benedict, 1887 accepted as Sphaerodoridium minutum (Webster & Benedict, 1887) (superseded original combination)
- Species Ephesia peripatus [Auctt. not Johnston, 1845] accepted as Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878) (Claparède's concept, not Johnston's)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Rathke, H. (1843). Beiträge zur Fauna Norwegens. [Contributions to the Fauna of Norway]. <em>Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, Breslau & Bonn.</em> 20: 1-264., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11613
page(s): 174-176 [details]
page(s): 174-176 [details]
Etymology Rathke (1843: 175 gives an etymology as "Wegen der grossen Zahl von bürstenartigen Hervorragungen an beiden Seiten des...
Homonymy Ephesia Rathke, 1843 is permanently unavailable as it is a junior homonym to Ephesia Huebner, 1818 (Zuträge z. Exot....
Etymology Rathke (1843: 175 gives an etymology as "Wegen der grossen Zahl von bürstenartigen Hervorragungen an beiden Seiten des Körpers habe ich die in Rede stehende Gattung von Würmern nach der vielbrüstigen Diana benannt, die in Ephesus" [Because of the large number of brush-like protrusions on both sides of the body, I have named the genus of worms in question after the many-breasted Diana who lived in Ephesus] [details]
Homonymy Ephesia Rathke, 1843 is permanently unavailable as it is a junior homonym to Ephesia Huebner, 1818 (Zuträge z. Exot....
Homonymy Ephesia Rathke, 1843 is permanently unavailable as it is a junior homonym to Ephesia Huebner, 1818 (Zuträge z. Exot. Schmett., 1, 11, 14) in Lepidoptera. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Ephesia Rathke, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155011 on 2025-05-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Rathke, H. (1843). Beiträge zur Fauna Norwegens. [Contributions to the Fauna of Norway]. <em>Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, Breslau & Bonn.</em> 20: 1-264., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11613
page(s): 174-176 [details]
page(s): 174-176 [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Fauchald, Kristian. (1974). Sphaerodoridae (Polychaeta: Errantia) from world-wide areas. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 8(3): 257-289., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937400770241
page(s): 258 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 258 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]
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Etymology Rathke (1843: 175 gives an etymology as "Wegen der grossen Zahl von bürstenartigen Hervorragungen an beiden Seiten des Körpers habe ich die in Rede stehende Gattung von Würmern nach der vielbrüstigen Diana benannt, die in Ephesus" [Because of the large number of brush-like protrusions on both sides of the body, I have named the genus of worms in question after the many-breasted Diana who lived in Ephesus] [details]Grammatical gender Feminine. Rathke named the genus after a female, but indirectly by using a modified ending for the city of Ephesus in Greece. Subsequent authors added feminine species-group names. In legend Ephesus was first occupied by (female) Amazons, and it had a strong feminine tradition. [details]
Homonymy Ephesia Rathke, 1843 is permanently unavailable as it is a junior homonym to Ephesia Huebner, 1818 (Zuträge z. Exot. Schmett., 1, 11, 14) in Lepidoptera. [details]
