Eudistylia brevicomata (Ehlers, 1905)
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
- Eudistylia brevicomata (Ehlers, 1905)
- Name authority
- (Ehlers, 1905)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Class
- Polychaeta
- Order
- Sabellida
- Family
- Sabellidae
- Genus
- Eudistylia
- 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
- subclassSedentaria Lamarck, 1818
- infraclassCanalipalpata Rouse & Fauchald, 1997 non Linnaean
- orderSabellida Levinsen, 1883
- familySabellidae Latreille, 1825
- subfamilySabellinae Chamberlin, 1919
- genusEudistylia Bush, 1905
- speciesEudistylia brevicomata (Ehlers, 1905)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eudistylia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eudistylia polymorpha (Johnson, 1901) | SabellidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Eudistylia vancouveri (Kinberg, 1866) | SabellidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sabella (Potamilla) brevicomata Ehlers, 1905 Ehlers, 1905 | 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.
- Augener, & Hermann. (1926). Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen’s Pacific Expedition 1914-16. XXXIV. Polychaeta III. Polychaeten von Neuseeland. II. Sedentaria. Videnskabelige Meddelelser Fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening I Köbenhavn, 81: 157–294. 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:3C2CM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.