MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Asclerocheilus Ashworth, 1901

ERMS taxon details

Asclerocheilus Ashworth, 1901

AphiaID

129551 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129551)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Scalibregmatidae Malmgren, 1867

Original name

Asclerocheilus Ashworth, 1901

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Species Asclerocheilus intermedius (Saint-Joseph, 1894)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Grammatical gender

masculine

Original description

Ashworth, James Hartley. 1901. The anatomy of Scalibregma inflatum Rathke. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, London, 45: 237-309., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14709616
page(s): 297 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Asclerocheilus Ashworth, 1901. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org//www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129551 on 2026-02-15

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Asclerocheilus Ashworth, 1901. Accessed at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129551 on 2026-02-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Bellan, Gérard

2006-07-17 15:50:11Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2008-03-05 09:00:37Z

changed

Decock, Wim

2008-03-26 11:36:43Z

changed

Fauchald, Kristian

2024-08-12 03:34:20Z

changed

Read, Geoffrey

2024-08-13 02:22:36Z

changed

Read, Geoffrey

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original description Ashworth, James Hartley. 1901. The anatomy of Scalibregma inflatum Rathke. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, London, 45: 237-309., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14709616
page(s): 297 [details]

taxonomy source Blake, James A. (2025). New species and records of Scalibregmatidae (Annelida) from the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean, and adjacent seas. Megataxa. 16(1): 1–232., available online at https://mapress.com/mt/article/view/megataxa.16.1.1
page(s): 6; note: Description of 12 new species and a tabulation of morphological characters of all 31 species [details]

additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series. 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [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 RoR) [details]

identification resource Blake, James A. (2023). New species of Scalibregmatidae (Annelida) from slope and abyssal depths off eastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 75(3): 271-298., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/blake-2023-rec-aust-mus-753-271298/
page(s): table 1; note: synoptic table comparing morphological characters of 15 known species of Asclerocheilus [details] Available for editors

identification resource Mendes, Samuel Lucas Da Silva Delgado; De Paiva, Paulo Cesar; Rizzo, Alexandra E. (2024). On species of Asclerocheilus Ashworth, 1901 (Annelida: Scalibregmatidae) from Brazil. European Journal of Taxonomy. 947: 88-108., available online at https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2621
page(s): 103; note: world key to genus [details] Available for editors