Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta > Subclass Sedentaria > Infraclass Canalipalpata > Order Sabellida > Family Sabellidae > Subfamily Sabellinae > Genus Potamethus

Potamethus spathiferus (Ehlers, 1887)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Potamethus*	Chamberlin, 1919	accepted genus name
*Gorbunovia*	Annenkova, 1952	heterotypic synonym
*Potamis*	Ehlers, 1887	later homonym
*Potamis*	Ehlers, 1887	synonym
*Pothametus*	[auct. misspelling]	synonym

Species group names

*Potamis spathiferus*	Ehlers, 1887	synonym

Literature

basis of record	Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 214-231
additional source	Fauchald, Kristian (2007). World Register of Polychaeta
additional source	Fauchald, K., A. Granados-Barba, and V. Solís-Weiss. 2009. Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
additional source	Hartman, Olga 1959. Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation, 23: 628 pp.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
GBIF

Citation

WoRMS (2014). Potamethus spathiferus (Ehlers, 1887). In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2014) World Polychaeta database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:130953