WoRMS taxon details

Odontosyllis twincayensis Russell, 1989

330093  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330093)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Russell, David E. 1989. A new species of <i>Odontosyllis</i> (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Twin Cays, Belize. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 102(3): 768-771., available online at http://www.biodiversityheritagelibrary.org/page/34551152#page/238/mode/1up
page(s): 768-770, fig. 1 [details]   
Holotype  USNM 102372, geounit Belizean part of the...  
Holotype USNM 102372, geounit Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
Note Caribbean Sea, Belize, Twin Cays, West Bay...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Caribbean Sea, Belize, Twin Cays, West Bay (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with a gazetteer to be lat. 16.8167º, long. -88.1º).  [details]
Depth range 0.2 m.   
Depth range 0.2 m.  [details]

Distribution Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea.   
Distribution Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet refers to the pair of mangrove islands, Twin Cays, where the type locality, West Bay, is located.   
Etymology The specific epithet refers to the pair of mangrove islands, Twin Cays, where the type locality, West Bay, is located.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Odontosyllis twincayensis Russell, 1989. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330093 on 2024-04-16
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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original description Russell, David E. 1989. A new species of <i>Odontosyllis</i> (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Twin Cays, Belize. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 102(3): 768-771., available online at http://www.biodiversityheritagelibrary.org/page/34551152#page/238/mode/1up
page(s): 768-770, fig. 1 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 102372, geounit Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 0.2 m.  [details]

Distribution Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet refers to the pair of mangrove islands, Twin Cays, where the type locality, West Bay, is located.  [details]

Habitat Rootmat of Rhizophora mangle covered with a dense growth of Halimeda opuntia f. triloba, at shallow water.  [details]

Type locality Caribbean Sea, Belize, Twin Cays, West Bay (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with a gazetteer to be lat. 16.8167º, long. -88.1º).  [details]