WoRMS taxon details
Sphaerodorum Örsted, 1843
129602 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129602)
accepted
Genus
Sphaerodorum flavum Örsted, 1843 accepted as Sphaerodorum gracilis (Rathke, 1843) (type by monotypy)
Ephesia Rathke, 1843 · unaccepted (junior homonym, replaced by synonym)
Pollicita Johnston, 1845 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
- Species Sphaerodorum gracilis (Rathke, 1843)
- Species Sphaerodorum greeffi Giard in Fauvel, 1923
- Species Sphaerodorum indutum Fauchald, 1974
- Species Sphaerodorum olgae Moreira & Parapar, 2011
- Species Sphaerodorum ophiurophoretos Martin & Alva, 1988
- Species Sphaerodorum papillifer Moore, 1909
- Species Sphaerodorum recurvatum Fauchald, 1974
- Species Sphaerodorum vietnamense Fauchald, 1974
- Species Sphaerodorum abyssorum Hansen, 1878 accepted as Ephesiella abyssorum (Hansen, 1878) (synonym)
- Species Sphaerodorum antarctica (McIntosh, 1885) accepted as Ephesiella antarctica (McIntosh, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded subsequent combination)
- Species Sphaerodorum balticum Reimers, 1933 accepted as Sphaerodoridium balticum (Reimers, 1933) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded original combination)
- Species Sphaerodorum benguellarum Day, 1963 accepted as Sphaerodoropsis benguellarum (Day, 1963) (superseded original combination)
- Species Sphaerodorum biserialis Berkeley & Berkeley, 1944 accepted as Sphaerodoropsis biserialis (Berkeley & Berkeley, 1944) (superseded original combination)
- Species Sphaerodorum brevicapitis Moore, 1909 accepted as Ephesiella brevicapitis (Moore, 1909) (superseded original combination)
- Species Sphaerodorum capense Day, 1963 accepted as Sphaerodoropsis capense (Day, 1963) accepted as Euritmia capensis (Day, 1963) (superseded original combination)
- Species Sphaerodorum claparedii Greeff, 1866 accepted as Sphaerodoridium claparedii (Greeff, 1866) (superseded original combination)
- Species Sphaerodorum distichum Eliason, 1962 accepted as Geminofilum distichum (Eliason, 1962) (superseded original combination)
- Species Sphaerodorum flavum Örsted, 1843 accepted as Sphaerodorum gracilis (Rathke, 1843) (subjective synonym)
- Species Sphaerodorum fusum Hartman, 1967 accepted as Clavodorum fusum (Hartman, 1967) (superseded original combination)
- Species Sphaerodorum gracile accepted as Sphaerodorum gracilis (Rathke, 1843) (auct. misspelling)
- Species Sphaerodorum minutum (Webster & Benedict, 1887) accepted as Sphaerodoridium minutum (Webster & Benedict, 1887) (unaccepted > superseded combination, superseded subsequent combination)
- Species Sphaerodorum pacificum Hartman, 1954 accepted as Eurysyllis pacificus (Hartman, 1954) (superseded original combination)
- Species Sphaerodorum parvum Ehlers, 1913 accepted as Sphaerodoropsis parva (Ehlers, 1913) (superseded original combination)
- Species Sphaerodorum pentadactylum Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Eunice schemacephala Schmarda, 1861 (subjective synonym)
- Species Sphaerodorum peripatus (Johnston in Thompson, 1844) accepted as Sphaerodorum gracilis (Rathke, 1843) (superseded recombination)
- Species Sphaerodorum philippi Fauvel, 1911 accepted as Sphaerodoropsis philippi (Fauvel, 1911) (basionym)
- Species Sphaerodorum sphaerulifer Moore, 1909 accepted as Sphaerodoropsis sphaerulifer (Moore, 1909) (superseded original combination)
- Species Sphaerodorum spissum Benham, 1921 accepted as Sphaerodoropsis spissum (Benham, 1921) (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Örsted, A.S. (1843). Annulatorum danicorum conspectus. Auctore A.S. Örsted. Fasc. I. Maricolæ. (Quæstio ab universitate Hafniensi ad solvendum proposita et proemio ornata). , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11849
page(s): 42 [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
Etymology Not stated. The obvious derivation is as a reference to the spherical papillae on the dorsum. However, Örsted used the...
Nomenclature Ephesia gracilis is senior subjective synonym to Sphaerodorum flavum as its publication date is earlier by a few months...
Etymology Not stated. The obvious derivation is as a reference to the spherical papillae on the dorsum. However, Örsted used the unique (to him) spelling of 'dorum' instead of 'dorsum', a neuter Latin noun referring to the back. Possibly this was a lapsus. He used a neuter adjective for the species-group name 'flavum', thus Sphaerodorum, and all the genus names in the family that are variants of it, is/are neuter. [details]
Nomenclature Ephesia gracilis is senior subjective synonym to Sphaerodorum flavum as its publication date is earlier by a few months...
Nomenclature Ephesia gracilis is senior subjective synonym to Sphaerodorum flavum as its publication date is earlier by a few months (Fauchald, 1974: 257), but S. flavum (= S. gracilis) remains type species of Sphaerodorum. In contrast Wolff & Petersen (1991: 670) state that Örsted (1843) was published before Rathke (1843). No supporting evidence is provided by Wolff & Petersen, but Fauchald gives no reasoning either. The matter is unresolved. Note that in another genera pair the opposite priority has been accepted. Ophelina 0rsted 1843 is treated as valid over Ammotrypane Rathke 1843 since 1892 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerodorum Örsted, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129602 on 2024-11-21
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original description
Örsted, A.S. (1843). Annulatorum danicorum conspectus. Auctore A.S. Örsted. Fasc. I. Maricolæ. (Quæstio ab universitate Hafniensi ad solvendum proposita et proemio ornata). , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11849
page(s): 42 [details]
original description (of Ephesia Rathke, 1843) Rathke, H. (1843). Beiträge zur Fauna Norwegens. <em>Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, Breslau & Bonn.</em> 20: 1-264c., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11613
page(s): 174-176 [details]
original description (of Pollicita Johnston, 1845) Johnston, George 1845. Miscellanea Zoologica. Classe Annelides [sic]; Order Errantes; Family Nereides. [continued from v.15] Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 1, 16: 4-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2287390
page(s): 4 [details]
additional source Reimers, Hans 1933. Morphologie der Polychaetengattung Sphaerodorum. Monographie. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere, 64(1): 41-110., available online at http://www.annelida.net/docs/scans.html [details]
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]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 42 [details]
original description (of Ephesia Rathke, 1843) Rathke, H. (1843). Beiträge zur Fauna Norwegens. <em>Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, Breslau & Bonn.</em> 20: 1-264c., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11613
page(s): 174-176 [details]
original description (of Pollicita Johnston, 1845) Johnston, George 1845. Miscellanea Zoologica. Classe Annelides [sic]; Order Errantes; Family Nereides. [continued from v.15] Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 1, 16: 4-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2287390
page(s): 4 [details]
additional source Reimers, Hans 1933. Morphologie der Polychaetengattung Sphaerodorum. Monographie. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Ökologie und Geographie der Tiere, 64(1): 41-110., available online at http://www.annelida.net/docs/scans.html [details]
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]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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Etymology Not stated. The obvious derivation is as a reference to the spherical papillae on the dorsum. However, Örsted used the unique (to him) spelling of 'dorum' instead of 'dorsum', a neuter Latin noun referring to the back. Possibly this was a lapsus. He used a neuter adjective for the species-group name 'flavum', thus Sphaerodorum, and all the genus names in the family that are variants of it, is/are neuter. [details]Grammatical gender Sphaerodorum is neuter [details]
Nomenclature Ephesia gracilis is senior subjective synonym to Sphaerodorum flavum as its publication date is earlier by a few months (Fauchald, 1974: 257), but S. flavum (= S. gracilis) remains type species of Sphaerodorum. In contrast Wolff & Petersen (1991: 670) state that Örsted (1843) was published before Rathke (1843). No supporting evidence is provided by Wolff & Petersen, but Fauchald gives no reasoning either. The matter is unresolved. Note that in another genera pair the opposite priority has been accepted. Ophelina 0rsted 1843 is treated as valid over Ammotrypane Rathke 1843 since 1892 [details]
Spelling Nomenclator Zoologicus listings oddly cross-reference to a lapsus spelling 'spaerodorum' in a contents list on p.35 of Örsted (1843) as if this was the correct original spelling. However, Örsted used Sphaerodorum when he introduced the descriptions of both the genus on p.42, and the species on p.43. [details]
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
