Halosydna samoensis (Grube, 1876)
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
- Halosydna samoensis (Grube, 1876)
- Name authority
- (Grube, 1876)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Class
- Polychaeta
- Order
- Phyllodocida
- Family
- Polynoidae
- Genus
- Halosydna
- 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
- suborderAphroditiformia Levinsen, 1883
- familyPolynoidae Kinberg, 1856
- subfamilyLepidonotinae Willey, 1902
- genusHalosydna Kinberg, 1856
- speciesHalosydna samoensis (Grube, 1876)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Halosydna. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Halosydna batheia Horst, 1917 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Halosydna leucohyba (Schmarda, 1861) | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Halosydna marginata (Grube, 1856) | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Halosydna olgae Salazar-Silva, 2013 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Halosydna riojaenriquei Salazar-Silva, 2013 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Halosydna silvamariae Salazar-Silva, 2013 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Halosydna tuberculifer Chamberlin, 1919 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Polynoe samoensis Grube, 1876 Grube, 1876 | 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=333544 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:3JG83. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.