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Gyptis pacificus (Hessle, 1925)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Gyptis pacificus (Hessle, 1925)
Name authority
(Hessle, 1925)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Order
Phyllodocida
Family
Hesionidae
Genus
Gyptis
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumAnnelida
  4. classPolychaeta Grube, 1850
  5. subclassErrantia Audouin & H Milne Edwards, 1832
  6. orderPhyllodocida Dales, 1962
  7. suborderNereidiformia
  8. familyHesionidae Grube, 1850
  9. subfamilyOphiodrominae Pleijel, 1998
  10. tribeGyptini
  11. genusGyptis Marion, 1874
  12. speciesGyptis pacificus (Hessle, 1925)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Gyptis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Gyptis brunnea (Hartman, 1961)HesionidaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gyptis crinita (Haswell, 1886)HesionidaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gyptis heteroculatus (Hartmann-Schröder, 1965)HesionidaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gyptis hians Fauchald & Hancock, 1981HesionidaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gyptis mackiei Pleijel, 1993HesionidaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gyptis paucilineata Pleijel, Rouse & Nygren, 2009HesionidaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gyptis propinqua Marion & Bobretzky, 1875HesionidaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gyptis simpsonorum Pleijel, Rouse & Nygren, 2009HesionidaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Gyptis vittata Webster & Benedict, 1887HesionidaeAnnelidaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 12 records assigned to Hesionidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Oxydromus pacificus Hessle, 1925 Hessle, 1925synonym

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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=333528 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:3HY5Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.