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Travisia forbesii Johnston, 1840

130512  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:130512)

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Ammotrypane oestroides Rathke, 1843 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Ophelia mamillata Örsted, 1842 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Ophelia mamillata crassa Örsted, 1843 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Travisia forbesi Johnston, 1840 · unaccepted (misspelling variation)

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Johnston, G. (1840). Miscellanea Zoologica British Annelids. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 1(4): 368-375, plates10., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3386311
page(s): 373-375 [details]   
Etymology Not stated. Johnston (1840) has no mention of a Forbes. However, Johnston (1865: 219) states that "in 1840 I characterized...  
Etymology Not stated. Johnston (1840) has no mention of a Forbes. However, Johnston (1865: 219) states that "in 1840 I characterized this genus from specimens which were found in a collection of Scottish worms presented to me by Professors Goodsir and Edward Forbes. Therefore the species was named for Edward Forbes. Professor Edward Forbes (1815 – 1854) was a Manx naturalist and became professor of natural history at the University of Edinburgh, about a year prior to his death at only aged 39. [details]

Distribution southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern...  
Distribution southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), Magdalen Islands (from eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel); lower North Shore [details]

Distribution The distribution of T. forbesii comprises the subtidal zone in the western Wadden Sea, the Southern Bight and sorne...  
Distribution The distribution of T. forbesii comprises the subtidal zone in the western Wadden Sea, the Southern Bight and sorne locations in the Voordelta. Some individuals have been found at the Cleaver Bank, the Dogger Bank and in the north-eastern part of the area. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Travisia forbesii Johnston, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=130512 on 2024-03-29
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original description Johnston, G. (1840). Miscellanea Zoologica British Annelids. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 1(4): 368-375, plates10., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3386311
page(s): 373-375 [details]   

original description  (of Ammotrypane oestroides Rathke, 1843) Rathke, H. (1843). Beiträge zur Fauna Norwegens. <em>Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, Breslau & Bonn.</em> 20: 1-264c., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11613
page(s): 192-195, 195-202, plate X figs. 9-18 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Ophelia mamillata Örsted, 1842) Örsted, A.S. (1842). Udtog af en Beskrivelse af Grönlands Annulata dorsibranchiata. <em>Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift, Köbenhavn.</em> 4: 109-127., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2322860 [details]   

original description  (of Ophelia mamillata crassa Örsted, 1843) Örsted, Anders Sandoe. (1843). Grönlands Annulata dorsibranchiata. <em>Det Kongelige Danske videnskabernes selskabs. Naturvidenskabelige og mathematiske afhandlinger.</em> 10 (series 4): 153-216. 8 plates., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13597198 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

context source (Deepsea) Levenstein, R. Ya. (1970). Ecology and zoogeography of some representatives of the family Opheliidae (Polychaeta, Annelida) in the Pacific Ocean. <em>Trudy Instituta Okeanologia, Akademia nauk SSSR.</em> 88: 213-226. [details]   

context source (BeRMS 2020) Bio-environmental research group; Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries research (ILVO), Belgium; (2015): Epibenthos and demersal fish monitoring data in function of wind energy development in the Belgian part of the North Sea. [details]   

additional source Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details]   

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]   

additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]   

additional source Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

redescription Jirkov, I.A. (2001). [Polychaeta of the Arctic Ocean] (In Russian) Polikhety severnogo Ledovitogo Okeana. Yanus-K Press, Moscow, 632 pp., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259865957_Jirkov_2001_Polychaeta_of_the_North_Polar_Basin [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Biology T. forbesii spawns from November to February. Eggs and larvae are non-pelagic. It is generaily considered to be a non-selective deposit feeder. T. forbesii is eaten by different kinds of fish (Wolff, 1973; Fauchald & Jumars, 1979; Hayward & Ryland, 1990). [details]

Classification Johnston (1840) originally placed Travisia forbesii in the Arenicolidae. Grube (1850:319) placed Travisia in the Opheliidae (then as Opheliacea). [details]

Etymology Not stated. Johnston (1840) has no mention of a Forbes. However, Johnston (1865: 219) states that "in 1840 I characterized this genus from specimens which were found in a collection of Scottish worms presented to me by Professors Goodsir and Edward Forbes. Therefore the species was named for Edward Forbes. Professor Edward Forbes (1815 – 1854) was a Manx naturalist and became professor of natural history at the University of Edinburgh, about a year prior to his death at only aged 39. [details]

Morphology Travisia forbesii is a short, spindle-shaped worm with a conical head, circular in cross section anteriorly, but without a clear ventral groove in the hind part. The body is made up of 30 segments and rneasures about 30 mm in length and 7 mm in width. Parapodia are inconspicuous, but finger-like gills are present from the second segment onwards. T. forbesii is whitish or flesh pink in colour and may be encrusted with sand. This species gives of a strong garlic-like smell when collected (Hartmann-Schröder, 1971; Hayward & Ryland, 1990). [details]

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Distribution southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), Magdalen Islands (from eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel); lower North Shore [details]

Distribution The distribution of T. forbesii comprises the subtidal zone in the western Wadden Sea, the Southern Bight and sorne locations in the Voordelta. Some individuals have been found at the Cleaver Bank, the Dogger Bank and in the north-eastern part of the area. [details]

Habitat The species has been mainly found in medium to coarse sand with a very low silt content. T. forbesii is reported as a species inhabiting coarse to fine sand, and (rarely) mud (Hartmann- Schröder, 1971; Wolff, 1973; Hayward & Ryland, 1990). [details]

Habitat intertidal and infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]