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Othonia johnstoni Gosse, 1855

329874  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329874)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Sedentaria (Subclass)
  6. Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
  7. Sabellida (Order)
  8. Fabriciidae (Family)
  9. Othonia (Genus)
  10. Othonia johnstoni (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gosse, Philip Henry 1855. Notes on some new or little known marine animals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 2) 16:27-35, 305-312 (annelids 31-35, 308-312)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263862
page(s): 34-35, plate IV figs. 25-28 [details] 
Type locality contained in United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
, Note Atlantic Ocean, England  
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, England [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Othonia johnstoni Gosse, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329874 on 2025-03-03
Date
action
by
2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
created
Fauchald, Kristian
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
Fauchald, Kristian

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Nomenclature

original description Gosse, Philip Henry 1855. Notes on some new or little known marine animals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 2) 16:27-35, 305-312 (annelids 31-35, 308-312)., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263862
page(s): 34-35, plate IV figs. 25-28 [details] 

basis of record Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, England [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)