WoRMS name details
Ophioglycera gigantea Verrill, 1885
157511 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157511)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill, A.E. (1885). Notice of recent additions to the marine Invertebrata of the northeastern coast of America, with descriptions of new genera and species and critical remarks on others. Part V. Annelida, Echinodermata, Hydroida, Tunicata. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 8(27-28): 424-448., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15383364
page(s): 436-438 [no figures] [details]
page(s): 436-438 [no figures] [details]
Note Atlantic Ocean, Rhode Island
Unreviewed
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Rhode Island [details]
Distribution Nova Scotia to off Rhode Island; Antarctic
Distribution Nova Scotia to off Rhode Island; Antarctic [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Ophioglycera gigantea Verrill, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157511 on 2025-03-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Verrill, A.E. (1885). Notice of recent additions to the marine Invertebrata of the northeastern coast of America, with descriptions of new genera and species and critical remarks on others. Part V. Annelida, Echinodermata, Hydroida, Tunicata. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 8(27-28): 424-448., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15383364
page(s): 436-438 [no figures] [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
page(s): 436-438 [no figures] [details]
basis of record Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Böggemann, Markus. (2005). Revision of the Goniadidae. <em>Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg.</em> (Neue Folgen) 39: 1-354 [Goecke & Evers]. [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
