Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Branchiosyllis exilis (Gravier, 1900)

poliquetos, Polychaetes

shallow sublitoral areas

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Annelida

Class
Polychaeta

Order
Phyllodocida

Suborder
Nereidiformia

Family
Syllidae

Genus
Branchiosyllis

Species
exilis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Branchiosyllis uncinigera (Hartmann-Schröder, 1960), Syllis (Typosyllis) cirropunctata Michel, 1909, Syllis (Typosyllis) exilis Gravier, 1900, Syllis cirropunctata Michel, 1909, Syllis exilis Gravier, 1900, Syllis solida Grube, 1878 (subjective synonym), Trypanosyllis uncinigera Hartmann-Schröder, 1960, Typosyllis cirropunctata (Michel, 1909), Typosyllis exilis (Gravier, 1900), fide Appeltans et al. (2010)

Origin: Native

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Westheide, W. (1991) The meiofauna of the Galápagos: a review. In: M.J. James (ed.): Galápagos marine invertebrates. Taxonomy, biogeography, and evolution in Darwin´s islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 37-73.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Branchiosyllis exilis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15139. Accessed 6 November 2026.