Harmothoe magellanica (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
- Harmothoe magellanica (McIntosh, 1885)
- Name authority
- (McIntosh, 1885)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Class
- Polychaeta
- Order
- Phyllodocida
- Family
- Polynoidae
- Genus
- Harmothoe
- 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
- subfamilyPolynoinae Kinberg, 1856
- genusHarmothoe Kinberg, 1856
- speciesHarmothoe magellanica (McIntosh, 1885)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Harmothoe. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Harmothoe aculeata Andrews, 1891 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Harmothoe acuminata Willey, 1902 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Harmothoe antilopes McIntosh, 1876 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Harmothoe asiatica Uschakov & Wu, 1962 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Harmothoe assimilis (Örsted, 1843) | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Harmothoe atra Horst, 1915 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Harmothoe augeneri Salazar-Silva, 2010 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harmothoe bellani Barnich & Fiege, 2000 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Harmothoe campoglacialis Hilbig & Montiel, 2000 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Harmothoe capitulifera Ditlevsen, 1911 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Harmothoe casabullicola Brito, Nuñez & Bacallado, 1991 | PolynoidaeAnnelida | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Harmothoe charlottae Hutchings & Murray, 1984 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Harmothoe (Harmothoe) magellanica (McIntosh, 1885) (McIntosh, 1885) | synonym |
| Harmothoe brevipalpa Bergström, 1916 Bergström, 1916 | synonym |
| Harmothoe (Evarnella) impar notialis Monro, 1930 Monro, 1930 | synonym |
| Lagisca magellanica grubei McIntosh, 1885 McIntosh, 1885 | synonym |
| Lagisca magellanica murrayi McIntosh, 1885 McIntosh, 1885 | synonym |
| Harmothoe molluscum (Ehlers, 1897) (Ehlers, 1897) | synonym |
| Hermadion ambiguum Ehlers, 1900 Ehlers, 1900 | synonym |
| Lagisca magellanica McIntosh, 1885 McIntosh, 1885 | synonym |
| Harmothoe impar notialis Monro, 1930 Monro, 1930 | 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.
- Bergström, & Erik. (1916). Die Polynoiden der schwedischen Südpolarexpedition 1901-1903. Zoologiska Bidrag Från Uppsala, 4: 269–304, plates 2–5 follow. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.14029 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:3JRGB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.