Deep-Sea name details
Hesiosyllis enigmatica Wesenberg Lund, 1950
238495 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238495)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Wesenberg-Lund, Elise. (1950). Polychaeta. <em>Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 4(14): 1-92, plates I-X., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16847382
page(s): 14-15, chart 19, plate III fig. 16, plate IV fig. 17 [details]
page(s): 14-15, chart 19, plate III fig. 16, plate IV fig. 17 [details]
Holotype ZMUC, geounit Iceland
, Type locality contained in North Atlantic , Note Atlantic Ocean, east of Iceland, ''Ingolf''...
Holotype ZMUC, geounit Iceland [details]
type locality contained in North Atlantic [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, east of Iceland, ''Ingolf'' Stn. 59 (65º00'N, 11º16'W); 584 m. [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Depth range 584 m.
Distribution North Atlantic, off east Iceland.
Etymology The specific epithet enigmatica, Latin name for 'inexplicable' or 'baffling', refers to the original doubtful position of...
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Depth range 584 m.
Depth range 584 m. [details]
Distribution North Atlantic, off east Iceland.
Distribution North Atlantic, off east Iceland. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet enigmatica, Latin name for 'inexplicable' or 'baffling', refers to the original doubtful position of...
Etymology The specific epithet enigmatica, Latin name for 'inexplicable' or 'baffling', refers to the original doubtful position of the species, considered to be between the Hesionidae and the Syllidae. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Hesiosyllis enigmatica Wesenberg Lund, 1950. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238495 on 2025-04-13
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Hesiosyllis enigmatica Wesenberg Lund, 1950. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238495 on 2025-04-13
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Wesenberg-Lund, Elise. (1950). Polychaeta. <em>Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 4(14): 1-92, plates I-X., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16847382
page(s): 14-15, chart 19, plate III fig. 16, plate IV fig. 17 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Wesenberg-Lund, Elise. (1950). Polychaeta. <em>Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 4(14): 1-92, plates I-X., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16847382 [details]
source of synonymy Nygren, Arne; Pleijel, Fredrik. (2015). Ringmaskar: Havsborstmaskar, Annelida: Polychaeta. [ArtDatabanken, SLU, Uppsala]. ArtDatabanken. Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet. [360 pp., checklist & keys, online pdf]., available online at http://www.artdatabanken.se/aktuellt/aktuellt/2015/maj/ny-interaktiv-pdf-av-havsborstmaskar-inom-nationalnyckeln-foer-sveriges-flora-och-fauna/
page(s): 181-182, 5 figures on page 181; note: as Pionosyllis nidrosiensis (Bidenkap, 1907) [details]
new combination reference San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 73-76, 532, figs. 26-27; note: as Pionosyllis enigmatica (Wesenberg-Lund, 1950) [details]
page(s): 14-15, chart 19, plate III fig. 16, plate IV fig. 17 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Wesenberg-Lund, Elise. (1950). Polychaeta. <em>Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 4(14): 1-92, plates I-X., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16847382 [details]
source of synonymy Nygren, Arne; Pleijel, Fredrik. (2015). Ringmaskar: Havsborstmaskar, Annelida: Polychaeta. [ArtDatabanken, SLU, Uppsala]. ArtDatabanken. Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet. [360 pp., checklist & keys, online pdf]., available online at http://www.artdatabanken.se/aktuellt/aktuellt/2015/maj/ny-interaktiv-pdf-av-havsborstmaskar-inom-nationalnyckeln-foer-sveriges-flora-och-fauna/
page(s): 181-182, 5 figures on page 181; note: as Pionosyllis nidrosiensis (Bidenkap, 1907) [details]
new combination reference San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 73-76, 532, figs. 26-27; note: as Pionosyllis enigmatica (Wesenberg-Lund, 1950) [details]




Holotype ZMUC, geounit Iceland [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Depth range 584 m. [details]
Distribution North Atlantic, off east Iceland. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet enigmatica, Latin name for 'inexplicable' or 'baffling', refers to the original doubtful position of the species, considered to be between the Hesionidae and the Syllidae. [details]
Habitat Mud. [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, east of Iceland, ''Ingolf'' Stn. 59 (65º00'N, 11º16'W); 584 m. [details]