Related Names
There are sub species within the species S. giganteus. They are as follows:
- Spirobranchus giganteus arabica (Monro,1937) accepted as Spirobranchus arabicus Monro, 1937
- Spirobranchus giganteus corniculatus (Grube,1862) accepted as Spirobranchus corniculatus (Grube, 1862)
- Spirobranchus giganteus coutierei (Gravier,1908) accepted as Spirobranchus tetraceros (Schmarda, 1861)
- Spirobranchus giganteus giganteus (Pallas,1766) accepted as Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766)
- Spirobranchus giganteus microceras (Mörch,1863) accepted as Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766)
- Spirobranchus giganteus tricornis (Mörch,1863) accepted as Spirobranchus giganteus (Pallas, 1766)
- Spirobranchus giganteus turbinatus (Pixell,1913) accepted as Spirobranchus corniculatus (Grube, 1862)
These differences in sub species are primarily categorized by variances in the type of operculum that the organism has, although genetic identification techniques have been used to verify these differences in subspecies. |