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(Grube, 1878)
This worm has a complex taxonomic history. It was known as Sabellastarte sanctijosephi when it first appeared in Hawaiii in the 20th century. The names S. punctata and S. indica were used by Hartman (1966) and others. In 2003 Knight-Jones and Mackie undertook a revision of the genus Sabellastarte and determined that Sabellastarte spectabilis was the correct name.
Synonymised names
Laonome punctata Treadwell, 1906 (subjective synonym)
Sabella grandis Savigny, 1822 (usages all in synonymy to S. indica)
Sabella indica Savigny, 1822 (homonym junior to Sabella indica Abildgaard, 1789 in Pectinariidae [Fide Knight-Jones & Mackie, 2003])
Sabella notata Grube, 1878 (subjective synonym)
Sabella spectabilis Grube, 1878 (superseded original combination)
Sabellastarte indica (Savigny, 1822) (Basionym is junior to Sabella indica Abildgaard, 1789 in Pectinariidae [Fide Knight-Jones & Mackie, 2003])
Sabellastarte indica quinquevalens Willey, 1905 (subjective synonym)
This worm has a complex taxonomic history. It was known as Sabellastarte sanctijosephi when it first appeared in Hawaiii in the 20th century. The names S. punctata and S. indica were used by Hartman (1966) and others. In 2003 Knight-Jones and Mackie undertook a revision of the genus Sabellastarte and determined that Sabellastarte spectabilis was the correct name.
Synonymised names
Laonome punctata Treadwell, 1906 (subjective synonym)
Sabella grandis Savigny, 1822 (usages all in synonymy to S. indica)
Sabella indica Savigny, 1822 (homonym junior to Sabella indica Abildgaard, 1789 in Pectinariidae [Fide Knight-Jones & Mackie, 2003])
Sabella notata Grube, 1878 (subjective synonym)
Sabella spectabilis Grube, 1878 (superseded original combination)
Sabellastarte indica (Savigny, 1822) (Basionym is junior to Sabella indica Abildgaard, 1789 in Pectinariidae [Fide Knight-Jones & Mackie, 2003])
Sabellastarte indica quinquevalens Willey, 1905 (subjective synonym)