Dalhousia atlantica McIntosh, 1885
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dalhousia atlantica McIntosh, 1885
- Name authority
- McIntosh, 1885
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Class
- Polychaeta
- Order
- Phyllodocida
- Family
- Hesionidae
- Genus
- Dalhousia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumAnnelida
- classPolychaeta Grube, 1850
- subclassErrantia Audouin & H Milne Edwards, 1832
- orderPhyllodocida Dales, 1962
- suborderNereidiformia
- familyHesionidae Grube, 1850
- subfamilyHesioninae Grube, 1850
- tribeHesionini Grube, 1850
- genusDalhousia McIntosh, 1885
- speciesDalhousia atlantica McIntosh, 1885
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tyrrhena atlantica Roule, 1896 Roule, 1896 | synonym |
| Leocrates atlanticus (McIntosh, 1885) (McIntosh, 1885) | synonym |
| Leocrates atlantica (Roule, 1896) (Roule, 1896) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- McIntosh, W.C. [M’Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the Years 1873–76. Zoology, 12 (part 34): i–xxxvi, 1–554, pl. 1–55, 1A–39A, & Annelida stations map. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.10425 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34234. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.