WoRMS name details
Palmyra splendens Potts, 1910
336284 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:336284)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Potts, F.A. (1910). Polychaeta of the Indian Ocean. Part II. The Palmyridae, Aphroditidae, Polynoidae, Acoetidae and Sigalionidae. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Second Series, Zoology.</em> 13(2): 325-353, plates 18-21., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16399262
page(s): 327-328, plate 20 fig. 25, plate 21 fig. 34 [details]
page(s): 327-328, plate 20 fig. 25, plate 21 fig. 34 [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1924.3.1.149, geounit Mauritius
, Type locality contained in Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone , Note Mauritius, stn A2 of Percy Sladen Indian Ocean...
Holotype NHMUK 1924.3.1.149, geounit Mauritius [details]
type locality contained in Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Type locality Mauritius, stn A2 of Percy Sladen Indian Ocean Expedition
20°4.5'S 57°29.3'E, 200 m, 23/8/1905 [details]
20°4.5'S 57°29.3'E, 200 m, 23/8/1905 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Palmyra splendens Potts, 1910. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=336284 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Potts, F.A. (1910). Polychaeta of the Indian Ocean. Part II. The Palmyridae, Aphroditidae, Polynoidae, Acoetidae and Sigalionidae. <em>The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Second Series, Zoology.</em> 13(2): 325-353, plates 18-21., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16399262
page(s): 327-328, plate 20 fig. 25, plate 21 fig. 34 [details]
page(s): 327-328, plate 20 fig. 25, plate 21 fig. 34 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Augener, Hermann. (1922). Revision der australischen Polychaeten-Typen von Kinberg. <em>Arkiv för Zoologi.</em> 14(8): 1-42., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6413310
page(s): 9-10 [details]
redescription Watson Russell, Charlotte. (1989). Revision of <i>Palmyra</i> Savigny (Polychaeta: Aphroditidae) and redescription of <i>Palmyra aurifera</i>. <em>The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences.</em> 6(1): 35-53.
page(s): 36, 44 [details]
page(s): 9-10 [details]
redescription Watson Russell, Charlotte. (1989). Revision of <i>Palmyra</i> Savigny (Polychaeta: Aphroditidae) and redescription of <i>Palmyra aurifera</i>. <em>The Beagle, Records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences.</em> 6(1): 35-53.
page(s): 36, 44 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1924.3.1.149, geounit Mauritius [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Mauritius, stn A2 of Percy Sladen Indian Ocean Expedition20°4.5'S 57°29.3'E, 200 m, 23/8/1905 [details]
