MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Serpula Linnaeus, 1758

RAS taxon details

Serpula Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

129580 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129580)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767

Typetaxon of

Serpulinae Rafinesque, 1815
Serpulini Rafinesque, 1815

Parent

Serpulini Rafinesque, 1815

Original name

Serpula Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Dipomatus Ehlers, 1913 · unaccepted (subjective synonym, juvenile)

Direct children (2)

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Species Serpula narconensis Baird, 1864
Species Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 786 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

RAS (2024). Serpula Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129580 on 2025-04-16

Regional species database citation

RAS (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Species. Serpula Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129580 on 2025-04-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Bellan, Gérard

2007-03-13 07:45:24Z

checked

Fiege, Dieter

2008-03-26 11:36:43Z

changed

Fauchald, Kristian

2017-11-06 20:33:13Z

changed

ten Hove, Harry

2023-03-13 09:19:37Z

changed

Read, Geoffrey

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 786 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Dipomatus Ehlers, 1913) Ehlers, E. 1913. Die Polychaeten-Sammlungen der deutschen Südpolar- Expedition, 1901-1903. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903 im Auftrage des Reichsamtes des innern herausgegeben von Erich von Drygalski Leiter Expedition, 13(4): 397-598, plates XXVI-XLVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2139283
page(s): 583 [details]

additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Day, J. H. (1967). [Sedentaria] A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. pp. 459–842., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8596 [details]

additional source Hove, Harry A. ten.; Kupriyanova, Elena K. (2009). Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. Zootaxa. 2036: 1-126., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/issue/view/2173
page(s): 93 [details]

subsequent type designation ICZN 1966. Opinion 767. Serpula Linnaeus, 1758 (Annelida, Polychaeta): designation of a type-species under the Plenary Powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 23(1): 29–30, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12222830
page(s): 29 [details]

subsequent type designation Heppell, David 1963. Serpula Linnaeus, 1758 (Annelida, Polychaeta). Proposed designation of a type-species under the plenary powers and relevant proposals. Z.N.(S.) 1606. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 20(6): 443-446., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12221788 [details]