WoRMS name details
Polybostrichus Örsted, 1842
238238 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238238)
unaccepted (subjective synonym, male reproductive stolon morphs)
Genus
Polybostrichus longosetosus Örsted, 1842 accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776) (type by monotypy)
- Species Polybostrichus pagenstecheri Quatrefages, 1866
- Species Polybostrichus longosetosa Örsted, 1842 accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet, subjective synonym, male reproductive stolon morph)
- Species Polybostrichus longosetosus Örsted, 1842 accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, subjective synonym, male reproductive stolon morph)
- Species Polybostrichus longosetus [auct.] accepted as Proceraea prismatica (O.F. Müller, 1776) (misspelling of 'longosetosus')
- Species Polybostrichus mülleri [auct. original misspelling] accepted as Polybostrichus muelleri Keferstein, 1862 (incorrect original spelling by Keferstein. See P. muelleri)
- Species Polybostrichus muelleri Keferstein, 1862 (uncertain > nomen dubium, indeterminable from description)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
masculine
Örsted, A.S. (1842). Udtog af en Beskrivelse af Grönlands Annulata dorsibranchiata. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Köbenhavn.</em> 4: 109-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322860
page(s): 118-119 [details]
page(s): 118-119 [details]
Homonymy Polybostrichus Örsted, 1843 is regarded as junior to Polybostricha Brandt 1837 in Cnidaria according to Nygren (2004:)....
Homonymy Polybostrichus Örsted, 1843 is regarded as junior to Polybostricha Brandt 1837 in Cnidaria according to Nygren (2004:). However, a one letter difference is sufficient for them not to be homonyms. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Polybostrichus Örsted, 1842. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238238 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Örsted, A.S. (1842). Udtog af en Beskrivelse af Grönlands Annulata dorsibranchiata. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Köbenhavn.</em> 4: 109-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322860
page(s): 118-119 [details]
page(s): 118-119 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Nygren, Arne. (2004). Revision of Autolytinae (Syllidae: Polychaeta). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 680: 1-314., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00680f.pdf [details] Available for editors 
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additional source
Örsted, Anders Sandoe. (1843). Grönlands Annulata dorsibranchiata. <em>Det Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskabs. Naturvidenskabelige og mathematiske afhandlinger.</em> 10 (series 4): 153-216. 8 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13597198
page(s): 183 [details]
page(s): 183 [details]
From editor or global species database
Homonymy Polybostrichus Örsted, 1843 is regarded as junior to Polybostricha Brandt 1837 in Cnidaria according to Nygren (2004:). However, a one letter difference is sufficient for them not to be homonyms. [details]
