WoRMS taxon details

Arenicola defodiens Cadman & Nelson-Smith, 1993

129867  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129867)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Cadman, P. S.; Nelson-Smith, A. (1993). A New Species of Lugworm, Arenicola defodiens sp. nov. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 73(1): 213-224., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315400032744 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  BM 1992:314, geounit Pembrey  
Holotype BM 1992:314, geounit Pembrey [details]
Note Pembrey, Dyfed, south-west Wales, United Kingdom  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Pembrey, Dyfed, south-west Wales, United Kingdom [details]
Etymology authors: "specific name defodiens is derived from Latin defodio to dig deep or dig up and refers to the depth of the black...  
Etymology authors: "specific name defodiens is derived from Latin defodio to dig deep or dig up and refers to the depth of the black lug burrow" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Arenicola defodiens Cadman & Nelson-Smith, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129867 on 2024-03-19
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Cadman, P. S.; Nelson-Smith, A. (1993). A New Species of Lugworm, Arenicola defodiens sp. nov. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 73(1): 213-224., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315400032744 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

context source (Schelde) Maris, T.; Beauchard, O.; Van Damme, S.; Van den Bergh, E.; Wijnhoven, S.; Meire, P. (2013). Referentiematrices en Ecotoopoppervlaktes Annex bij de Evaluatiemethodiek Schelde-estuarium Studie naar “Ecotoopoppervlaktes en intactness index”. <em>Monitor Taskforce Publication Series, 2013-01. NIOZ: Yerseke.</em> 35 pp. (look up in IMIS[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)
note: checklist [details]   

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]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype BM 1992:314, geounit Pembrey [details]
From editor or global species database
Ecology Among the differences from Arenicola marina (blow lug) is that the cast shapes differ, with A. defodiens (black lug) producing neatly coiled casts, usually containing anoxic sediment (reflecting the greater depth of the burrow), whereas A. marina casts are an untidy pile, not usually containing anoxic sediment. Arenicola defodiens occurs on shores that are less sheltered than those where A. marina occurs, hence its former 'laminarian' nickname. [details]

Etymology authors: "specific name defodiens is derived from Latin defodio to dig deep or dig up and refers to the depth of the black lug burrow" [details]

Type locality Pembrey, Dyfed, south-west Wales, United Kingdom [details]
LanguageName 
Dutch zwarte wadpierzwarte tapFranse tap  [details]
English runnydownblack lugwormblack lug wormblack lug  [details]
German Schwarzer Pierwurm  [details]