Erinaceusyllis perspicax (Ehlers, 1908)
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
- Erinaceusyllis perspicax (Ehlers, 1908)
- Name authority
- (Ehlers, 1908)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Class
- Polychaeta
- Order
- Phyllodocida
- Family
- Syllidae
- Genus
- Erinaceusyllis
- 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
- familySyllidae Grube, 1850
- subfamilyExogoninae Langerhans, 1879
- genusErinaceusyllis San Martín, 2003
- speciesErinaceusyllis perspicax (Ehlers, 1908)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Erinaceusyllis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Erinaceusyllis barbarae Langeneck, Musco & Castelli in Langeneck, Musco, Busoni, Conese, Aliani & Castelli, 2018 | SyllidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erinaceusyllis bidentata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1974) | SyllidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erinaceusyllis carrascoi Soto & San Martín, 2017 | SyllidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erinaceusyllis cirripapillata San Martín, 2005 | SyllidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erinaceusyllis erinaceus (Claparède, 1863) | SyllidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Erinaceusyllis ettiennei San Martín, 2005 | SyllidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Erinaceusyllis kathrynae San Martín, 2005 | SyllidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sphaerosyllis perspicax Ehlers, 1908 Ehlers, 1908 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1045808 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:3B2CJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.