MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Atherospio Mackie & Duff, 1986

ERMS taxon details

Atherospio Mackie & Duff, 1986

AphiaID

129607 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129607)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Atherospio disticha Mackie & Duff, 1986 (type by original designation)

Parent

Spionidae Grube, 1850

Original name

Atherospio Mackie & Duff, 1986

Direct children (2)

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Species Atherospio disticha Mackie & Duff, 1986
Species Atherospio guillei (Laubier & Ramos, 1974)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Mackie, Andrew S.Y.; Duff, Alexandra A. (1986). Atherospio disticha gen. et sp. nov. (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from Loch Tuirnaig, West Coast of Scotland. Ophelia. 25(3): 139-146., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00785326.1986.10429745
page(s): 140 [details] Available for editors

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Atherospio Mackie & Duff, 1986. 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=129607 on 2026-05-17

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Atherospio Mackie & Duff, 1986. Accessed at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129607 on 2026-05-17

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

Bellan, Gérard

2006-09-06 06:55:51Z

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Martinez, Olga

2008-03-26 11:36:43Z

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Fauchald, Kristian

2016-03-29 21:02:21Z

changed

Gil, João

2016-05-10 11:00:22Z

changed

Read, Geoffrey

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original description Mackie, Andrew S.Y.; Duff, Alexandra A. (1986). Atherospio disticha gen. et sp. nov. (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from Loch Tuirnaig, West Coast of Scotland. Ophelia. 25(3): 139-146., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00785326.1986.10429745
page(s): 140 [details] Available for editors

taxonomy source Radashevsky, Vasilly I.; Pankova, Victoria V.; Choi, Jin-Woo. (2026). New records of Atherospio (Annelida: Spionidae) and phylogenetic relationships of A. aestuarii. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 206(2): zlag007., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/206/2/zlag007/8501414
note: includes extensive commentary on comparative morphology of the three species known at this time [details]

additional source Sigvaldadóttir, Elin, Mackie, Andrew S. Y. and Pleijel, Fredrik 1997. Generic interrelationships within the Spionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London 119: 473-500., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1997.tb00144.x
page(s): 494; note: comments on relationship of Atherospio, Pygospiopsis, and Pseudatherospio [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]

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

source of synonymy Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Spionidae Grube, 1850. pages 81-223. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 152-153; note: to Pygospiopsis [details]

status source Meißner, K.; Bick, A. (2005). Atherospio guillei (Laubier and Ramos, 1974) comb. nov. (Polychaeta: Spionidae) and closest relatives. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 244(2): 115-123., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2005.07.001
page(s): 116; note: synonymy with Pygospiopsis rejected [details]

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