Polychaeta name details
Pionosyllis epipharynx Hartman, 1953
174853 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174853)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartman, Olga. (1953). Non-pelagic Polychaeta of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901‒1903. <em>Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901‒1903 under the direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjöld.</em> 4(11): 1-83., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62372341
page(s): 23-24, figs. 3a-c, 4a-d [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 23-24, figs. 3a-c, 4a-d [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in South Georgian part of the Southern Ocean
, Note Antarctic Ocean, South Georgia, outside mouth...
type locality contained in South Georgian part of the Southern Ocean [details]
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Type locality Antarctic Ocean, South Georgia, outside mouth of Cumberland Bay (54º11'S, 36º18'W). [details]
Depth range Shallow water and between 210-310 m.
Distribution Southern Ocean: South Georgia.
Etymology The specific epithet epipharynx is formed by the Latin prefix of Greek origin epi-, meaning 'upon' or 'attached to', and...
Depth range Shallow water and between 210-310 m. [details]
Distribution Southern Ocean: South Georgia.
Distribution Southern Ocean: South Georgia. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet epipharynx is formed by the Latin prefix of Greek origin epi-, meaning 'upon' or 'attached to', and...
Etymology The specific epithet epipharynx is formed by the Latin prefix of Greek origin epi-, meaning 'upon' or 'attached to', and pharynx, and refers to the middorsal long, rectangular flap or membrane attached to the anterior end of the pharynx and directed downward. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta Database. Pionosyllis epipharynx Hartman, 1953. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174853 on 2025-04-04
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Hartman, Olga. (1953). Non-pelagic Polychaeta of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901‒1903. <em>Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901‒1903 under the direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjöld.</em> 4(11): 1-83., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62372341
page(s): 23-24, figs. 3a-c, 4a-d [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
additional source Hartman, O. 1964. Polychaeta Errantia of Antarctica. Antarctic Research Series, 3: 1-131., available online at https://doi.org/10.1029/AR003
page(s): 87, plate 27 figs. 5-6 [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy Jiménez, M.; San Martín, G. ; López, E. (1995). <i>Pionosyllis maxima</i> Monro, 1930, <i>P. anops</i> Hartman, 1953, and <i>P. epipharynx</i> Hartman, 1953, redescribed as <i>Eusyllis maxima</i> (Monro, 1930), a new combination (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Eusyllinae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 108(3): 496-501., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/44851
page(s): 496 [details]
page(s): 23-24, figs. 3a-c, 4a-d [details] Available for editors
[request]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]additional source Hartman, O. 1964. Polychaeta Errantia of Antarctica. Antarctic Research Series, 3: 1-131., available online at https://doi.org/10.1029/AR003
page(s): 87, plate 27 figs. 5-6 [details] Available for editors
[request]source of synonymy Jiménez, M.; San Martín, G. ; López, E. (1995). <i>Pionosyllis maxima</i> Monro, 1930, <i>P. anops</i> Hartman, 1953, and <i>P. epipharynx</i> Hartman, 1953, redescribed as <i>Eusyllis maxima</i> (Monro, 1930), a new combination (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Eusyllinae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 108(3): 496-501., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/44851
page(s): 496 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Depth range Shallow water and between 210-310 m. [details]Distribution Southern Ocean: South Georgia. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet epipharynx is formed by the Latin prefix of Greek origin epi-, meaning 'upon' or 'attached to', and pharynx, and refers to the middorsal long, rectangular flap or membrane attached to the anterior end of the pharynx and directed downward. [details]
Habitat Mud with stones, and amongst algae. [details]
Remark Note on Bioluminescence: "A field note with the type collection, from st. 34, states that the postdorsum flashed light when placed in formalin-alcohol preservative" (Hartman, 1953: 23). [details]
Type locality Antarctic Ocean, South Georgia, outside mouth of Cumberland Bay (54º11'S, 36º18'W). [details]
