RAS taxon details
Nicon maculata Kinberg, 1865
173742 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:173742)
accepted
Species
Nicon benhami Hartman, 1967 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Nicon ehlersi Hartman, 1953 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kinberg, J.G.H. (1865). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(2): 167-179., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339443
page(s): 178; note: from La Plata [details]
page(s): 178; note: from La Plata [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Nicon maculata Kinberg, 1865. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2025) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/www.pfeil-verlag.de/04biol/rest/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=173742 on 2026-10-12
RAS (Eds.) (2026). Register of Antarctic Species. Nicon maculata Kinberg, 1865. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=173742 on 2026-10-12
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original description
Kinberg, J.G.H. (1865). Annulata nova. [Continuatio.]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(2): 167-179., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339443
page(s): 178; note: from La Plata [details]
original description (of Nicon ehlersi Hartman, 1953) 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): 29 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Nicon benhami Hartman, 1967) Hartman, Olga. (1967). Polychaetous annelids collected by the USNS Eltanin and Staten Island cruises, chiefly from Antarctic Seas. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 2: 1-387.
page(s): 66-67, plate 18 figs. A-C [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Census of Marine Life. (2012). SYNDEEP: Towards a first global synthesis of biodiversity, biogeography and ecosystem function in the deep sea. Unpublished data (datasetID: 59). [details]
additional source Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.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
additional source Hutchings, Patricia Ann; Reid, Amanda. (1990). The Nereididae (Polychaeta) from Australia — Gymnonereidinae sensu Fizhugh, 1987: <i>Australonereis</i>, <i>Ceratocephale</i>, <i>Dendronereides</i>, <i>Gymnonereis</i>, <i>Nicon</i>, <i>Olganereis</i> and <i>Websterinereis</i>. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 42(1): 69-100., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.42.1990.107
page(s): 73, table 3 [details] Available for editors
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
redescription Hartman, Olga. (1948). The marine annelids erected by Kinberg. With some notes on some other types in the Swedish State Museum. <em>Arkiv för Zoologi.</em> 42(1): 1-137, & plates 1-18.
page(s): 58; note: based in holotype [details] Available for editors
page(s): 178; note: from La Plata [details]
original description (of Nicon ehlersi Hartman, 1953) 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): 29 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Nicon benhami Hartman, 1967) Hartman, Olga. (1967). Polychaetous annelids collected by the USNS Eltanin and Staten Island cruises, chiefly from Antarctic Seas. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 2: 1-387.
page(s): 66-67, plate 18 figs. A-C [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Census of Marine Life. (2012). SYNDEEP: Towards a first global synthesis of biodiversity, biogeography and ecosystem function in the deep sea. Unpublished data (datasetID: 59). [details]
additional source Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.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
additional source Hutchings, Patricia Ann; Reid, Amanda. (1990). The Nereididae (Polychaeta) from Australia — Gymnonereidinae sensu Fizhugh, 1987: <i>Australonereis</i>, <i>Ceratocephale</i>, <i>Dendronereides</i>, <i>Gymnonereis</i>, <i>Nicon</i>, <i>Olganereis</i> and <i>Websterinereis</i>. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 42(1): 69-100., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.42.1990.107
page(s): 73, table 3 [details] Available for editors
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
redescription Hartman, Olga. (1948). The marine annelids erected by Kinberg. With some notes on some other types in the Swedish State Museum. <em>Arkiv för Zoologi.</em> 42(1): 1-137, & plates 1-18.
page(s): 58; note: based in holotype [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nicon maculata)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nicon benhami USNM 55513 specimen "a" dorsal view) (from synonym Nicon benhami Hartman, 1967)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nicon benhami USNM 55513 specimen "a" ventral view) (from synonym Nicon benhami Hartman, 1967)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nicon ehlersi USNM 56474 dorsal view) (from synonym Nicon ehlersi Hartman, 1953)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nicon ehlersi USNM 56474 ventral view) (from synonym Nicon ehlersi Hartman, 1953)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nicon maculata USNM 43395 mouth)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nicon maculata USNM 43395 whole animal)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (13 records) (from synonym Nicon ehlersi Hartman, 1953)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records) (from synonym Nicon benhami Hartman, 1967)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (7 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 55512) (from synonym Nicon benhami Hartman, 1967)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Nicon maculata)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nicon benhami USNM 55513 specimen "a" dorsal view) (from synonym Nicon benhami Hartman, 1967)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nicon benhami USNM 55513 specimen "a" ventral view) (from synonym Nicon benhami Hartman, 1967)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nicon ehlersi USNM 56474 dorsal view) (from synonym Nicon ehlersi Hartman, 1953)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nicon ehlersi USNM 56474 ventral view) (from synonym Nicon ehlersi Hartman, 1953)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nicon maculata USNM 43395 mouth)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Nicon maculata USNM 43395 whole animal)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (13 records) (from synonym Nicon ehlersi Hartman, 1953)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records) (from synonym Nicon benhami Hartman, 1967)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (7 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 55512) (from synonym Nicon benhami Hartman, 1967)
