WoRMS taxon details

Odontosyllis luminosa San Martín, 1990

330080  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330080)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
San Martín, G. 1990. Eusyllinae (Syllidae, Polychaeta) from Cuba and Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science, 46(3): 590-619., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1990/00000046/00000003/art00003
page(s): 613-618, figs. 17-19 [details]   
Holotype  MNCN 16.01/659, geounit Cuba  
Holotype MNCN 16.01/659, geounit Cuba [details]
Note Caribbean Sea, Cuba, Isla de la Juventud...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Caribbean Sea, Cuba, Isla de la Juventud (ancient Isle of Pines or Isla de los Pinos), off Punta de los Barcos (geocoordinates not provided, estimated using gazetteer to be lat. 21.93333º, long. -83º).  [details]
Depth range Sea surface (epitokous specimens) to 45 m (atokous specimens).   
Depth range Sea surface (epitokous specimens) to 45 m (atokous specimens).  [details]

Distribution Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea (Cuba).   
Distribution Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea (Cuba).  [details]

Etymology Author: The specific epithet luminosa refers to the great power to emit light of living epitokous specimens. It is not...  
Etymology Author: The specific epithet luminosa refers to the great power to emit light of living epitokous specimens. It is not stated how the author knows this species emits light, as the species is described from museum specimens. The prior record by Uebelacker (1984) has no comment on epitoky. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Odontosyllis luminosa San Martín, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330080 on 2024-03-28
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description San Martín, G. 1990. Eusyllinae (Syllidae, Polychaeta) from Cuba and Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science, 46(3): 590-619., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1990/00000046/00000003/art00003
page(s): 613-618, figs. 17-19 [details]   

additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype MNCN 16.01/659, geounit Cuba [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Sea surface (epitokous specimens) to 45 m (atokous specimens).  [details]

Distribution Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea (Cuba).  [details]

Etymology Author: The specific epithet luminosa refers to the great power to emit light of living epitokous specimens. It is not stated how the author knows this species emits light, as the species is described from museum specimens. The prior record by Uebelacker (1984) has no comment on epitoky. [details]

Habitat Epitokous specimens in the water column, atokous specimens in coarse sand.  [details]

Reproduction Epitokous specimens emit light while in the water column. [details]

Type locality Caribbean Sea, Cuba, Isla de la Juventud (ancient Isle of Pines or Isla de los Pinos), off Punta de los Barcos (geocoordinates not provided, estimated using gazetteer to be lat. 21.93333º, long. -83º).  [details]