Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta > Subclass Sedentaria > Infraclass Canalipalpata > Order Sabellida > Family Serpulidae > Subfamily Serpulinae > Tribe Ficopomatini > Genus Placostegus

Placostegus crystallinus (non Scacchi, 1836) sensu Zibrowius, 1968

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Placostegus*	Philippi, 1844	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Scacchi, A. (1837). Catalogus conchyliorum Regni Neapolitani quae usque adhuc reperit A. Scacchi. Napoli, Francisci Xaverii Tornese [fac-simile reprint issued 1837 by Albertus Detken].
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: 214-231.
additional source	Zibrowius, H. (1978). Quelques récoltes de Serpulidae (Annelida Polychaeta) sur les côtes nord de la Tunisie. Bulletin de l'Office National des Pêches, Tunisie. 2: 211-222.
additional source	Boury-Esnault, N., G. Bellan, D. Bellan-Santini, C.F. Boudouresque, P.Chevaldonné, A. Dias, D. Faget, J.G. Harmelin, M. Harmelin-Vivien, C. Lejeusne, T. Pérez, J. Vacelet, M. Verlaque. (2023). The Station Marine d'Endoume, Marseille: 150 years of natural history. Zootaxa. 5249(2): 213-252.
additional source	Bianchi, Carlo Nike. (1981). Policheti Serpuloidei. Guide per il riconoscimento delle specie animali delle acque lagunari e costiere italiane. Guide per il riconoscimento delle specie animali delle acque lagunari e costiere italiane AQ/1/96. 5: 1-187.
additional source	Zibrowius, H. (1968). Étude morphologique, systématique et écologique des Serpulidae (Annelida Polychaeta) de la région de Marseille. Recueil des Travaux de la Station marine d'Endoume. 43 (59): 81-252.
additional source	Zibrowius, H. (1969). Quelques nouvelles récoltes de Serpulidae (Polychaeta Sedentaria) dans le Golfe de Gabès et en Tripolitaine. Description de Vermiliopsis pomatostegoides n. sp. Bulletin de l'Institut National Scientifique et Technique d'Océanographie et de Pêche. Salammbo. 1(3): 123-137.
source of synonymy	Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper. 23: 1-628.
new combination reference	Philippi, A. (1844). Einige Bemerkungen über die Gattung Serpula, nebst Aufzählung der von mir im Mittelmeer mit dem Thier beobachteten Arten. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin. 10(1): 186-198, plate 6.

Genbank

Citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Placostegus crystallinus (non Scacchi, 1836) sensu Zibrowius, 1968. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131023