Polychaeta name details
Alciopa quadrioculata McIntosh, 1885
336071 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:336071)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 176-177, plate XXVIII fig. 8, plate XXIX fig. 7 [details]
page(s): 176-177, plate XXVIII fig. 8, plate XXIX fig. 7 [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.132a, geounit Honolulu
, Type locality contained in Hawaiian Islands , Note Honolulu, O'ahu Island, Hawaiian Archipelago,...
Holotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.132a, geounit Honolulu [details]
type locality contained in Hawaiian Islands [details]
Depth range At the surface of the sea.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian Islands.
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet quadrioculata is a New Latin adjective meaning 'having four eyes', and refers presumably...
Taxonomy Species uncertain. According to McIntosh (1885: 177) "The specimen is very much injured, so that it is not possible to give...
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed.
Depth range At the surface of the sea. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian Islands.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian Islands. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet quadrioculata is a New Latin adjective meaning 'having four eyes', and refers presumably...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet quadrioculata is a New Latin adjective meaning 'having four eyes', and refers presumably to the presence of four eyes as a distinctive character of the species: "The head is distinguished from that of its congeners by the presence of four eyes, two of which, however, are rudimentary" (McIntosh, 1885: 177). [details]
Taxonomy Species uncertain. According to McIntosh (1885: 177) "The specimen is very much injured, so that it is not possible to give...
Taxonomy Species uncertain. According to McIntosh (1885: 177) "The specimen is very much injured, so that it is not possible to give a satisfactory description." The original spelling reflected this uncertainty as: Alciopa (?) quadrioculata. [details]
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed.
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta database. Alciopa quadrioculata McIntosh, 1885. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=336071 on 2025-04-04
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McIntosh, W.C. [M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 176-177, plate XXVIII fig. 8, plate XXIX fig. 7 [details]
additional source Hartman, Olga. (1966). Polychaetous annelids of the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 23(11): 163-252.
page(s): 189 [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Dales, R. Phillips. (1957). Pelagic polychaetes of the Pacific Ocean. <em>Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.</em> 7(2): 99-168., available online at http://escholarship.org/uc/item/51c8j5nj
page(s): 124-125 [details]
source of synonymy Dales, Rodney Phillips; Peter, George. (1972). A synopsis of the pelagic Polychaeta. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 6(1): 55-92., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937200770071
page(s): 68 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 176-177, plate XXVIII fig. 8, plate XXIX fig. 7 [details]
additional source Hartman, Olga. (1966). Polychaetous annelids of the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Occasional Papers of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 23(11): 163-252.
page(s): 189 [details] Available for editors
[request]source of synonymy Dales, R. Phillips. (1957). Pelagic polychaetes of the Pacific Ocean. <em>Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.</em> 7(2): 99-168., available online at http://escholarship.org/uc/item/51c8j5nj
page(s): 124-125 [details]
source of synonymy Dales, Rodney Phillips; Peter, George. (1972). A synopsis of the pelagic Polychaeta. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 6(1): 55-92., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937200770071
page(s): 68 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.132a, geounit Honolulu [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range At the surface of the sea. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian Islands. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet quadrioculata is a New Latin adjective meaning 'having four eyes', and refers presumably to the presence of four eyes as a distinctive character of the species: "The head is distinguished from that of its congeners by the presence of four eyes, two of which, however, are rudimentary" (McIntosh, 1885: 177). [details]
Habitat Pelagic. [details]
Spelling Original spelling as: Alciopa (?) quadrioculata McIntosh, 1885. [details]
Taxonomy Species uncertain. According to McIntosh (1885: 177) "The specimen is very much injured, so that it is not possible to give a satisfactory description." The original spelling reflected this uncertainty as: Alciopa (?) quadrioculata. [details]
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed. [details]
Type locality Honolulu, O'ahu Island, Hawaiian Archipelago, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 21.283°, -157.866°). [details]
Type material Holotype deposited at the Natural History Museum, London, UK (NHMUK 1885.12.1.132a). [details]
