WoRMS name details
Ancistrosyllis gorgonensis Monro, 1933
340080 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:340080)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1933). The Polychaeta Errantia collected by Dr. C. Crossland at Colón, in the Panama region, and the Galapagos Islands during the Expedition of the S.Y. 'St. George'. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 103(1): 1-96., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1933.tb01578.x
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Holotype NHMUK 1932.12.24.128, geounit Gorgona Island
, Type locality contained in Panamanian part of the North Pacific Ocean , Note Close to shore of Gorgona Island, Colombia,...
Holotype NHMUK 1932.12.24.128, geounit Gorgona Island [details]
type locality contained in Panamanian part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]
Depth range 15 fathoms (27.4 m).
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Gorgona Island (Colombia).
Etymology The specific epithet gorgonensis refers to the type locality of the species, Gorgona Island (Colombia, Pacific Ocean).
Taxonomy Moved to a different genus.
Depth range 15 fathoms (27.4 m). [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Gorgona Island (Colombia).
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Gorgona Island (Colombia). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet gorgonensis refers to the type locality of the species, Gorgona Island (Colombia, Pacific Ocean).
Etymology The specific epithet gorgonensis refers to the type locality of the species, Gorgona Island (Colombia, Pacific Ocean). [details]
Taxonomy Moved to a different genus.
Taxonomy Moved to a different genus. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Ancistrosyllis gorgonensis Monro, 1933. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=340080 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Monro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1933). The Polychaeta Errantia collected by Dr. C. Crossland at Colón, in the Panama region, and the Galapagos Islands during the Expedition of the S.Y. 'St. George'. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 103(1): 1-96., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1933.tb01578.x
page(s): 26-28, fig. 12 [details] Available for editors
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Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Pettibone, Marian H. (1966). Revision of the Pilargidae (Annelida: Polychaeta), including descriptions of new species, and redescription of the pelagic <i>Podarmus ploa</i> Chamberlain (Polynoidae). <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 118(3525): 155-207., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7759547 [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I. (2003). Revision of <i>Synelmis</i> Chamberlin, 1919 (Annelida, Polychaeta, Pilargidae). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 25(1): 17-42., available online at http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/zoosystema/25/1/revision-de-synelmis-chamberlin-1919-annelida-polychaeta-pilargidae [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I. (2003). Revision of <i>Synelmis</i> Chamberlin, 1919 (Annelida, Polychaeta, Pilargidae). <em>Zoosystema.</em> 25(1): 17-42., available online at http://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/en/periodiques/zoosystema/25/1/revision-de-synelmis-chamberlin-1919-annelida-polychaeta-pilargidae [details] Available for editors






Holotype NHMUK 1932.12.24.128, geounit Gorgona Island [details]
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Depth range 15 fathoms (27.4 m). [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean: Gorgona Island (Colombia). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet gorgonensis refers to the type locality of the species, Gorgona Island (Colombia, Pacific Ocean). [details]
Habitat Shells, dead coral and gravel, at subtidal depths (27.4 m). [details]
Taxonomy Moved to a different genus. [details]
Type locality Close to shore of Gorgona Island, Colombia, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 2.965°, -78.171°). [details]
Type material Holotype deposited at the Natural History Museum, London, UK (NHMUK 1932.12.24.128). [details]