WoRMS taxon details
Bispira brunnea (Treadwell, 1917)
421069 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:421069)
accepted
Species
Metalaonome brunnea Treadwell, 1917 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Sabella bahamensis Augener, 1922 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
marine
(of Metalaonome brunnea Treadwell, 1917) Treadwell, A.L. (1917). Polychaetous annelids from Florida, Porto Rico, Bermuda and the Bahamas. <em>Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication.</em> 251: 255-272, plates 1-3., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1872030
page(s): 268, plate 3, figures 24-27; note: Nassau, Bahamas. Genus misspelled as 'metalonome' for correct 'metalaonome' [details]
page(s): 268, plate 3, figures 24-27; note: Nassau, Bahamas. Genus misspelled as 'metalonome' for correct 'metalaonome' [details]
Type locality contained in Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Description Knight-Jones & Perkins (1998) and subsequent authors note that Bispira brunnea does not have eyes on the radioles. Most...
Description Knight-Jones & Perkins (1998) and subsequent authors note that Bispira brunnea does not have eyes on the radioles. Most Bispira do have radiolar eyes. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Bispira brunnea (Treadwell, 1917). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=421069 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sabella bahamensis Augener, 1922) Augener, Hermann. (1922). Ueber litorale Polychaeten von Westindien. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschende Freunde zur Berlin.</em> (3-5): 38-53., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43656381 [details]
original description (of Metalaonome brunnea Treadwell, 1917) Treadwell, A.L. (1917). Polychaetous annelids from Florida, Porto Rico, Bermuda and the Bahamas. <em>Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication.</em> 251: 255-272, plates 1-3., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1872030
page(s): 268, plate 3, figures 24-27; note: Nassau, Bahamas. Genus misspelled as 'metalonome' for correct 'metalaonome' [details]
new combination reference Knight-Jones, Phyllis; Perkins, Thomas H. (1998). A revision of Sabella, Bispira and Stylomma (Polychaeta: Sabellidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 123: 385-467., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1998.tb01370.x
page(s): 433 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Metalaonome brunnea Treadwell, 1917) Treadwell, A.L. (1917). Polychaetous annelids from Florida, Porto Rico, Bermuda and the Bahamas. <em>Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication.</em> 251: 255-272, plates 1-3., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1872030
page(s): 268, plate 3, figures 24-27; note: Nassau, Bahamas. Genus misspelled as 'metalonome' for correct 'metalaonome' [details]
new combination reference Knight-Jones, Phyllis; Perkins, Thomas H. (1998). A revision of Sabella, Bispira and Stylomma (Polychaeta: Sabellidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 123: 385-467., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1998.tb01370.x
page(s): 433 [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Davila-Jimenez, Yasmín; Tovar-Hernandez, María Ana; Simoes, Nuno. (2017). The social feather duster worm Bispira brunnea (Polychaeta: Sabellidae): aggregations, morphology and reproduction. <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 13(7): 782-796., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17451000.2017.1280608
note: Caribbean [details] Available for editors [request]
note: Caribbean [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
additional source
Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Description Knight-Jones & Perkins (1998) and subsequent authors note that Bispira brunnea does not have eyes on the radioles. Most Bispira do have radiolar eyes. [details]Synonymy Knight-Jones & Perkins (1998:433) cite Humann, 1991 for the first occurrence of the combination Bispira brunnea, but that is a non-taxonomic work. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | social feather duster wormsocial feather dustercluster duster | [details] |
| German | Kolonialer RöhrenwurmKolonialer Fächerröhrenwurm | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Social Featherduster Worm)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Social Featherduster Worm)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Social Featherduster Worm)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Social Featherduster Worm)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Metalaonome brunnea Treadwell, 1917)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (2 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Social Featherduster Worm)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Social Featherduster Worm)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Social Featherduster Worm)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Social Featherduster Worm)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record) (from synonym Metalaonome brunnea Treadwell, 1917)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (2 records)
