Polychaeta name details
Epitoka pelagica Treadwell, 1943
337758 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:337758)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
Epitoka Treadwell, 1943 accepted as Pontodora Greeff, 1879
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Treadwell, A.L. (1943). Scientific Results of Cruise VII of the Carnegie during 1928-1929 under Command of Captain J.P. Ault. Biology - IV. Biological results of the last cruise of the Carnegie. III. Polychaetous annelids. <em>Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication.</em> 555: 29-59, 1 plate, 4 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10789918
page(s): 40, plate I figs. 31-32 [details]
page(s): 40, plate I figs. 31-32 [details]
Note Pacific Ocean, off South America
Unreviewed
Type locality Pacific Ocean, off South America [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. Epitoka pelagica Treadwell, 1943. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=337758 on 2025-04-05
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Treadwell, A.L. (1943). Scientific Results of Cruise VII of the Carnegie during 1928-1929 under Command of Captain J.P. Ault. Biology - IV. Biological results of the last cruise of the Carnegie. III. Polychaetous annelids. <em>Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication.</em> 555: 29-59, 1 plate, 4 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10789918
page(s): 40, plate I figs. 31-32 [details]
source of synonymy Uschakov, P. V. 1957. On the fauna of pelagic bristle-worms (Polychaeta). Investigations of the Far Eastern Seas of the USSR, 4: 267-291.
note: with Pontodora pelagica [details]
source of synonymy Berkeley, E. and Berkeley, C. 1960. Some further records of pelagic Polychaeta from the northeast Pacific north of latitude 40º N and east of longitude 175º W, together with records of Siphonophora, Mollusca and Tunicata from the same region. Canadian Journal of Zoology 38: 787-799.
page(s): 788; note: sustain Uschakov's (1957) synonymy with Pontodora pelagica: "He considers Epitoka pelagica Treadwell is a synonym [of Pontodora pelagica], a conclusion with which we agree." [details]
page(s): 40, plate I figs. 31-32 [details]
source of synonymy Uschakov, P. V. 1957. On the fauna of pelagic bristle-worms (Polychaeta). Investigations of the Far Eastern Seas of the USSR, 4: 267-291.
note: with Pontodora pelagica [details]
source of synonymy Berkeley, E. and Berkeley, C. 1960. Some further records of pelagic Polychaeta from the northeast Pacific north of latitude 40º N and east of longitude 175º W, together with records of Siphonophora, Mollusca and Tunicata from the same region. Canadian Journal of Zoology 38: 787-799.
page(s): 788; note: sustain Uschakov's (1957) synonymy with Pontodora pelagica: "He considers Epitoka pelagica Treadwell is a synonym [of Pontodora pelagica], a conclusion with which we agree." [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
