WoRMS name details
Polynoe caeciliae Fauvel, 1913
130827 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:130827)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fauvel, Pierre. (1913). Quatrième note préliminaire sur les polychètes provenant des campagnes de l'<i>Hirondelle</i> et de la <i>Princesse-Alice</i>, ou déposées dans le Musée Océanographique de Monaco. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco.</em> 270: 1-80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46001399
page(s): 24-25, text figures 7a-d; note: station 1193, Cape Verde Islands, 1311 metres, and station 2743, Atlantic, 1241 metres, on the coral Pleurocorallium johnstoni [details]
page(s): 24-25, text figures 7a-d; note: station 1193, Cape Verde Islands, 1311 metres, and station 2743, Atlantic, 1241 metres, on the coral Pleurocorallium johnstoni [details]
Etymology There is no indication as to why Fauvel chose the name 'caeciliae. A caecilian is an almost blind burrowing lizard without...
Status recombined by Pettibone (1991)
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Etymology There is no indication as to why Fauvel chose the name 'caeciliae. A caecilian is an almost blind burrowing lizard without legs, but Polynoe caeciliae has large eyes, and normal parapodia. [details]
Status recombined by Pettibone (1991)
Status recombined by Pettibone (1991) [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Polynoe caeciliae Fauvel, 1913. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=130827 on 2025-04-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Fauvel, Pierre. (1913). Quatrième note préliminaire sur les polychètes provenant des campagnes de l'<i>Hirondelle</i> et de la <i>Princesse-Alice</i>, ou déposées dans le Musée Océanographique de Monaco. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique, Monaco.</em> 270: 1-80., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46001399
page(s): 24-25, text figures 7a-d; note: station 1193, Cape Verde Islands, 1311 metres, and station 2743, Atlantic, 1241 metres, on the coral Pleurocorallium johnstoni [details]
new combination reference Pettibone, M.H. (1991). Polynoid polychaetes commensal with antipatharian corals. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 104(4): 714-726., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34809416 [details]
page(s): 24-25, text figures 7a-d; note: station 1193, Cape Verde Islands, 1311 metres, and station 2743, Atlantic, 1241 metres, on the coral Pleurocorallium johnstoni [details]
new combination reference Pettibone, M.H. (1991). Polynoid polychaetes commensal with antipatharian corals. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 104(4): 714-726., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34809416 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1985). Polynoe caeciliae Fauvel (Polynoidae), ein mit Korallen assoziierter Polychaet. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 82:31-35.
page(s): 31, figures 1-11; note: records of numerous specimens from Gulf of Gascony off Portugal, Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands and Madeira [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 31, figures 1-11; note: records of numerous specimens from Gulf of Gascony off Portugal, Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands and Madeira [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
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 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]
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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology There is no indication as to why Fauvel chose the name 'caeciliae. A caecilian is an almost blind burrowing lizard without legs, but Polynoe caeciliae has large eyes, and normal parapodia. [details]Status recombined by Pettibone (1991) [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
