WoRMS name details
Plakosyllis quadrioculata Perkins, 1981
238529 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238529)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Perkins, Thomas H. (1981). Syllidae (Polychaeta), principally from Florida, with descriptions of a new genus and twenty-one new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1080-1172., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599967
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Holotype USNM 60219, geounit Florida
, Note Atlantic coast of the USA, Florida, Hutchinson...
Holotype USNM 60219, geounit Florida [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Atlantic coast of the USA, Florida, Hutchinson Island (27º22.9'N, 80º13.9'W). [details]
Depth range 11 m.
Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida).
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin prefix quadri, meaning four, and oculata, having eyes, referring to the...
Depth range 11 m. [details]
Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida).
Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin prefix quadri, meaning four, and oculata, having eyes, referring to the...
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin prefix quadri, meaning four, and oculata, having eyes, referring to the number of eyes. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Plakosyllis quadrioculata Perkins, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238529 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Perkins, Thomas H. (1981). Syllidae (Polychaeta), principally from Florida, with descriptions of a new genus and twenty-one new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1080-1172., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599967
page(s): 1108-1109, figs. 11-12 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 1108-1109, figs. 11-12 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomy
source of synonymy
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) [details]
Other
additional source
Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]





Holotype USNM 60219, geounit Florida [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 11 m. [details]Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin prefix quadri, meaning four, and oculata, having eyes, referring to the number of eyes. [details]
Habitat Coarse calcareous sand. [details]
Type locality Atlantic coast of the USA, Florida, Hutchinson Island (27º22.9'N, 80º13.9'W). [details]