Polychaeta taxon details
Ephesiella antarctica (McIntosh, 1885)
174749 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174749)
accepted
Species
Ephesia antarctica McIntosh, 1885 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Sphaerodoridium antarcticum (McIntosh, 1885) · unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded subsequent combination)
Sphaerodorum antarctica (McIntosh, 1885) · unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded subsequent combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Ephesia antarctica McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 361-362, plate XLIV fig. 5, plate XXIIA figs. 22-23 [details]
page(s): 361-362, plate XLIV fig. 5, plate XXIIA figs. 22-23 [details]
Type locality contained in Southern Ocean
type locality contained in Southern Ocean [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Ephesiella antarctica (McIntosh, 1885). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174749 on 2025-05-20
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(of Ephesia antarctica McIntosh, 1885) McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 361-362, plate XLIV fig. 5, plate XXIIA figs. 22-23 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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new combination reference 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): 267, figure 2; note: from Ephesia and from Sphaerodoridium [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 361-362, plate XLIV fig. 5, plate XXIIA figs. 22-23 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]new combination reference 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): 267, figure 2; note: from Ephesia and from Sphaerodoridium [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
