WoRMS taxon details

Gorgoniapolynoe galapagensis Pettibone, 1991

328162  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328162)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Errantia (Subclass)
  6. Phyllodocida (Order)
  7. Aphroditiformia (Suborder)
  8. Polynoidae (Family)
  9. Polynoinae (Subfamily)
  10. Gorgoniapolynoe (Genus)
  11. Gorgoniapolynoe galapagensis (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Pettibone, M.H. (1991). Polynoids commensal with gorgonian and stylasterid corals, with a new genus, new combinations and new species (Polychaeta: Polynoidae: Polynoinae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 104(4): 688-713., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34809390 [details] 
Holotype  USNM 80085, geounit Galapagos Islands  
Holotype USNM 80085, geounit Galapagos Islands [details]
, Type locality contained in Galapagos Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Galapagos Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
, Note Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Gorgoniapolynoe galapagensis Pettibone, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328162 on 2025-04-17
Date
action
by
2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
created
Fauchald, Kristian
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
Fauchald, Kristian

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Nomenclature

original description Pettibone, M.H. (1991). Polynoids commensal with gorgonian and stylasterid corals, with a new genus, new combinations and new species (Polychaeta: Polynoidae: Polynoinae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 104(4): 688-713., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34809390 [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 80085, geounit Galapagos Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Specimen Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USNM) [details]

Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands [details]
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (2 records) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 80085) 

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