WoRMS name details
Johnstonella catharina Gosse, 1853
338584 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338584)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gosse, P.H. (1853). A naturalist's rambles on the Devonshire coast. <em>John van Voorst, London.</em> pp. i-xvi, 1-451, pls 1-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23993750
page(s): 356-357; note: Gosse got Catherine Johnston's name wrong. It is Catherine, not Catharine. [details]
page(s): 356-357; note: Gosse got Catherine Johnston's name wrong. It is Catherine, not Catharine. [details]
Type locality contained in United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Atlantic Ocean, England
type locality contained in United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, England [details]
Etymology P.356-57 "The crystalline Johnstonella. I have pleasure of announcing a new animal of much elegance, which I believe to be...
Taxonomy Species uncertain
Taxonomy Questionably synonym of species listed
Etymology P.356-57 "The crystalline Johnstonella. I have pleasure of announcing a new animal of much elegance, which I believe to be of a hitherto unrecognised form. I shall describe it under the appellation of Johnstonella Catharina. (Plate XXV)." [...] I venture respectfully to appropriate to this marine animal, the surname and christian name of Mrs. Catharine Johnston, as a personal tribute of gratitude for the great aid which I have derived from her engravings in the study of zoophytology." However, Gosse got Catherine Johnston's name wrong. It is Catherine, not Catharine. [details]
Taxonomy Species uncertain
Taxonomy Species uncertain [details]
Taxonomy Questionably synonym of species listed
Taxonomy Questionably synonym of species listed [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Johnstonella catharina Gosse, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338584 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Gosse, P.H. (1853). A naturalist's rambles on the Devonshire coast. <em>John van Voorst, London.</em> pp. i-xvi, 1-451, pls 1-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23993750
page(s): 356-357; note: Gosse got Catherine Johnston's name wrong. It is Catherine, not Catharine. [details]
page(s): 356-357; note: Gosse got Catherine Johnston's name wrong. It is Catherine, not Catharine. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
Rosa, Daniele 1908 (1911?). Annelidi pt. 1. Tomopteridi. Raccolte planctoniche fatte dalla R. Nave "Liguria" nel viaggio di circonnavigazione del 1903-1905 sotto il commando di S.A.R. Luigi di Savoia, Duca degli Abruzzi. 1(5): 245-327. [Liguria Expedition report series as published in "Pubblicazioni del R. Istituto di Studi Superiori Pratici e di Perfezionamento in Firenze; Sezione di Scienze Fisiche e Naturali"] , available online at http://www.annelida.net/translation/transl.html#rosa-1908 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology P.356-57 "The crystalline Johnstonella. I have pleasure of announcing a new animal of much elegance, which I believe to be of a hitherto unrecognised form. I shall describe it under the appellation of Johnstonella Catharina. (Plate XXV)." [...] I venture respectfully to appropriate to this marine animal, the surname and christian name of Mrs. Catharine Johnston, as a personal tribute of gratitude for the great aid which I have derived from her engravings in the study of zoophytology." However, Gosse got Catherine Johnston's name wrong. It is Catherine, not Catharine. [details]Unreviewed
Taxonomy Species uncertain [details]Taxonomy Questionably synonym of species listed [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, England [details]
