ERMS taxon details
Amphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853)
155162 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:155162)
accepted
Species
Amphitrite johnstoni Malmgren, 1866 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Neoamphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853) · unaccepted > superseded combination (validity as combined in...)
validity as combined in Neoamphitrite is still accepted by some authors
Terebella figulus Dalyell, 1853 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Terebella figulus Dalyell, 1853) Dalyell, J. G. (1853). The Powers of the Creator Displayed in the Creation: or, Observations on Life Amidst the Various Forms of the Humbler Tribes of Animated Nature: with Practical Comments and Illustrations. Volume II. xiii + 359 pp., 46 pls. John van Voorst. London., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18804951
page(s): 191-197, plate XXVII figs. 1-2, plate XXVIII figs. 1-2 [details]
page(s): 191-197, plate XXVII figs. 1-2, plate XXVIII figs. 1-2 [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Amphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155162 on 2025-05-13
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025). European Register of Marine Species. Amphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853). Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=155162 on 2025-05-13
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original description
(of Amphitrite johnstoni Malmgren, 1866) Malmgren, Anders Johan. (1866? vol for 1865). Nordiska Hafs-Annulater. [part three of three]. <em>Öfversigt af Königlich Vetenskapsakademiens förhandlingar, Stockholm.</em> 22(5): 355-410, plates XVIII-XXIX., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32339631
page(s): 377, plate XXI fig. 51 [details]
original description (of Terebella figulus Dalyell, 1853) Dalyell, J. G. (1853). The Powers of the Creator Displayed in the Creation: or, Observations on Life Amidst the Various Forms of the Humbler Tribes of Animated Nature: with Practical Comments and Illustrations. Volume II. xiii + 359 pp., 46 pls. John van Voorst. London., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18804951
page(s): 191-197, plate XXVII figs. 1-2, plate XXVIII figs. 1-2 [details]
taxonomy source Lavesque, Nicolas; Daffe, Guillemine; Londoño-Mesa, Mario H.; Hutchings, Pat. (2021). Revision of the French Terebellidae sensu stricto (Annelida, Terebelliformia), with descriptions of nine new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5038(1): 1-63., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5038.1
page(s): 13, figure 4; note: description of specimens from the English Channel [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Lavesque, Nicolas; Pinsivy, Lucas; Daffe, Guillemine; Daramy, Flore; Grosse, Maël; Chauvaud, Laurent; Hutchings, Pat. (2025). A new species of the <em>Thelepus cincinnatus</em> complex from Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Archipelago (NW Atlantic) and genetic diversity of <em>Amphitrite figulus</em> (Dalyell, 1853) (Annelida, Terebelliformia). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5588(2): 250-268., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5588.2.3
page(s): 256, figures 2-3; note: description based on Newfoundland area material (Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Archipelago) and comparison to smaller worms from French coasts across the Atlantic. The specimens are different but related ...
[details] Available for editors
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
source of synonymy McIntosh, W.C. 1923. A monograph of the British marine annelids. Polychaeta, Sabellidae to Serpulidae. With additions to the British marine Polychaeta during the publication of the monograph. Ray Society of London, 4(2): 251-538. [details]
redescription Jirkov, I.A. (2001). [Polychaeta of the Arctic Ocean] (In Russian) Polikhety severnogo Ledovitogo Okeana. Yanus-K Press, Moscow, 632 pp., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259865957_Jirkov_2001_Polychaeta_of_the_North_Polar_Basin [details] Available for editors
page(s): 377, plate XXI fig. 51 [details]
original description (of Terebella figulus Dalyell, 1853) Dalyell, J. G. (1853). The Powers of the Creator Displayed in the Creation: or, Observations on Life Amidst the Various Forms of the Humbler Tribes of Animated Nature: with Practical Comments and Illustrations. Volume II. xiii + 359 pp., 46 pls. John van Voorst. London., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18804951
page(s): 191-197, plate XXVII figs. 1-2, plate XXVIII figs. 1-2 [details]
taxonomy source Lavesque, Nicolas; Daffe, Guillemine; Londoño-Mesa, Mario H.; Hutchings, Pat. (2021). Revision of the French Terebellidae sensu stricto (Annelida, Terebelliformia), with descriptions of nine new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5038(1): 1-63., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5038.1
page(s): 13, figure 4; note: description of specimens from the English Channel [details] Available for editors
taxonomy source Lavesque, Nicolas; Pinsivy, Lucas; Daffe, Guillemine; Daramy, Flore; Grosse, Maël; Chauvaud, Laurent; Hutchings, Pat. (2025). A new species of the <em>Thelepus cincinnatus</em> complex from Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Archipelago (NW Atlantic) and genetic diversity of <em>Amphitrite figulus</em> (Dalyell, 1853) (Annelida, Terebelliformia). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5588(2): 250-268., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5588.2.3
page(s): 256, figures 2-3; note: description based on Newfoundland area material (Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Archipelago) and comparison to smaller worms from French coasts across the Atlantic. The specimens are different but related ...
description based on Newfoundland area material (Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Archipelago) and comparison to smaller worms from French coasts across the Atlantic. The specimens are different but related genetically.
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in RoR) [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
source of synonymy McIntosh, W.C. 1923. A monograph of the British marine annelids. Polychaeta, Sabellidae to Serpulidae. With additions to the British marine Polychaeta during the publication of the monograph. Ray Society of London, 4(2): 251-538. [details]
redescription Jirkov, I.A. (2001). [Polychaeta of the Arctic Ocean] (In Russian) Polikhety severnogo Ledovitogo Okeana. Yanus-K Press, Moscow, 632 pp., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259865957_Jirkov_2001_Polychaeta_of_the_North_Polar_Basin [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (21 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes) (from synonym Neoamphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Amphitrite johnstoni Malmgren, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Neoamphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amphitrite figulus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Neoamphitrite figulus) (from synonym Neoamphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Neoamphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853))
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Neoamphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853))
To PESI (from synonym Amphitrite johnstoni Malmgren, 1866)
To PESI (from synonym Neoamphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (9 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes) (from synonym Neoamphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (30 publications) (from synonym Amphitrite johnstoni Malmgren, 1866)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Neoamphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amphitrite figulus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Neoamphitrite figulus) (from synonym Neoamphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Neoamphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853))
To GenBank (32 nucleotides; 21 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Neoamphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853))
To PESI (from synonym Amphitrite johnstoni Malmgren, 1866)
To PESI (from synonym Neoamphitrite figulus (Dalyell, 1853))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (9 records)
To ITIS
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Image from synonym