WoRMS taxon details
Lepidonotus glaucus (Peters, 1854)
209661 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:209661)
accepted
Species
Lepidonotus carinatus Potts, 1910 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Lepidonotus grisea (Quatrefages, 1866) · unaccepted (superseded recombination)
Lepidonotus obscurus Gravier, 1902 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Lepidonotus platycirrus Day, 1951 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Lepidonotus stellatus Baird, 1865 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Polynoe (Lepidonotus) quadricarinata Grube, 1868 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Polynoe glauca Peters, 1854 · unaccepted
Polynoe grisea Quatrefages, 1866 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Polynoe glauca Peters, 1854) Peters, Wilhelm C.H. (1854). Über die Gattung <i>Bdella</i>, Savigny, (<i>Limnatis</i>, Moquin-Tandon) und die in Mossambique beobachteten Anneliden, wovon hier eine Mittheilung folgt [informal title in meeting report]. <em>Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1854: 607-614., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11068511
page(s): 607 [details]
page(s): 607 [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1863.9.23.4, geounit Australia, NHMUK...
, Type locality contained in Cabaceira pequena
type locality contained in Cabaceira pequena [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Lepidonotus glaucus (Peters, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209661 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Lepidonotus stellatus Baird, 1865) Baird, William. (1865). Contributions towards a monograph of the species of <i>Annelides</i> belonging to the <i>Aphroditacea</i>, containing a list of the known species, and a description of some new species contained in the National Collection of the British Museum. <em>The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology.</em> 8(31-32): 172-202., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31601914 [details]
original description (of Lepidonotus carinatus Potts, 1910) Potts, F.A. (1910). Polychaeta of the Indian Ocean. Part II. The Palmyridae, Aphroditidae, Polynoidae, Acoetidae and Sigalionidae. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Second Series, Zoology.</em> 13(2): 325-353, plates 18-21., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16399262
page(s): 334-335, plate 18 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Lepidonotus obscurus Gravier, 1902) Gravier, C. ((1901) 1902). Contribution à l'étude des annélides polychètes de la Mer Rouge (Suite). <em>Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 4e Série.</em> 3(2): 147-268, plates 7-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36282274 [details]
original description (of Lepidonotus platycirrus Day, 1951) Day, John H. (1951). The polychaete fauna of South Africa. Part 1. The intertidal and estuarine Polychaeta of Natal and Mosambique. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 12(1): 1-67. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Polynoe glauca Peters, 1854) Peters, Wilhelm C.H. (1854). Über die Gattung <i>Bdella</i>, Savigny, (<i>Limnatis</i>, Moquin-Tandon) und die in Mossambique beobachteten Anneliden, wovon hier eine Mittheilung folgt [informal title in meeting report]. <em>Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1854: 607-614., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11068511
page(s): 607 [details]
original description (of Polynoe grisea Quatrefages, 1866) Quatrefages, A. de. (1866 (1865)). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <em>Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris.</em> <b>Volume 1.</b> 1-588., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV9IAAAAYAAJ [details]
original description (of Polynoe (Lepidonotus) quadricarinata Grube, 1868) Grube, A.E. 1868. Beschreibungen einiger von Georg Ritter von Frauenfeld gesammelter Anneliden und Gephyreen des rothen Meeres. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 18: 629-650. Plates 7-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25254604
page(s): 630 [details]
basis of record Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
original description (of Lepidonotus carinatus Potts, 1910) Potts, F.A. (1910). Polychaeta of the Indian Ocean. Part II. The Palmyridae, Aphroditidae, Polynoidae, Acoetidae and Sigalionidae. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Second Series, Zoology.</em> 13(2): 325-353, plates 18-21., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16399262
page(s): 334-335, plate 18 fig. 1 [details]
original description (of Lepidonotus obscurus Gravier, 1902) Gravier, C. ((1901) 1902). Contribution à l'étude des annélides polychètes de la Mer Rouge (Suite). <em>Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 4e Série.</em> 3(2): 147-268, plates 7-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36282274 [details]
original description (of Lepidonotus platycirrus Day, 1951) Day, John H. (1951). The polychaete fauna of South Africa. Part 1. The intertidal and estuarine Polychaeta of Natal and Mosambique. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 12(1): 1-67. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Polynoe glauca Peters, 1854) Peters, Wilhelm C.H. (1854). Über die Gattung <i>Bdella</i>, Savigny, (<i>Limnatis</i>, Moquin-Tandon) und die in Mossambique beobachteten Anneliden, wovon hier eine Mittheilung folgt [informal title in meeting report]. <em>Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1854: 607-614., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11068511
page(s): 607 [details]
original description (of Polynoe grisea Quatrefages, 1866) Quatrefages, A. de. (1866 (1865)). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <em>Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris.</em> <b>Volume 1.</b> 1-588., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=FV9IAAAAYAAJ [details]
original description (of Polynoe (Lepidonotus) quadricarinata Grube, 1868) Grube, A.E. 1868. Beschreibungen einiger von Georg Ritter von Frauenfeld gesammelter Anneliden und Gephyreen des rothen Meeres. Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 18: 629-650. Plates 7-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25254604
page(s): 630 [details]
basis of record Day, J. H. (1967). [Errantia] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 1. Errantia. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. vi, 1–458, xxix., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Seidler, Hans J. (1923 (1924?)). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Polynoiden, I. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 89A(11): 1-217, 22 text figures, 2 plates (maps)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13211981 [details]
Other
additional source
Day, John H. (1957). The Polychaet Fauna of South Africa. Part 4. New species and records from Natal and Moçambique. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 14(1): 59-129. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Day, John H. (1975). On a collection of Polychaeta from intertidal and shallow reefs near Perth, Western Australia. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> 3(3): 167-208., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52701404 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hanley, J. Russell and Burke, Melanie. (1990). Scaleworms (Polychaeta: Polynoidae) of Albany, Western Australia. 203-236. IN: Wells, F. E., Walker, D. I., Kirkman, H., and Lethbridge, R. (Ed.). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Albany, Western Australia. Proceedings of the Third International Marine Biological Workshop: Perth, Western Australian Museum.
page(s): 221-223, fig. 8A-F [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hanley, J. R.; Burke, M. (1991). Polychaeta Polynoidae: Scaleworms of the Chesterfield Islands and Fairway Reefs, Coral Sea. <em>in: Crosnier, A. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 8. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 151: 9-82. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 68-69, fig. 21A-E [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Day, John H. (1975). On a collection of Polychaeta from intertidal and shallow reefs near Perth, Western Australia. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> 3(3): 167-208., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52701404 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hanley, J. Russell and Burke, Melanie. (1990). Scaleworms (Polychaeta: Polynoidae) of Albany, Western Australia. 203-236. IN: Wells, F. E., Walker, D. I., Kirkman, H., and Lethbridge, R. (Ed.). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Albany, Western Australia. Proceedings of the Third International Marine Biological Workshop: Perth, Western Australian Museum.
page(s): 221-223, fig. 8A-F [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hanley, J. R.; Burke, M. (1991). Polychaeta Polynoidae: Scaleworms of the Chesterfield Islands and Fairway Reefs, Coral Sea. <em>in: Crosnier, A. Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 8. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 151: 9-82. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 68-69, fig. 21A-E [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1863.9.23.4, geounit Australia [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1924.3.1.62, geounit Seychelles [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1961.16.5, geounit South Africa (country) [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Polynoe glauca Peters, 1854)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Polynoe grisea Quatrefages, 1866)
To NHMUK collection (Lepidonotus glaucus (Peters, 1854); holotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3536080)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Polynoe (Lepidonotus) quadricarinata Grube, 1868)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Polynoe grisea Quatrefages, 1866)
To NHMUK collection (Lepidonotus glaucus (Peters, 1854); holotype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3536080)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Polynoe (Lepidonotus) quadricarinata Grube, 1868)
To ITIS
