WoRMS taxon details
Morgana Nogueira & Amaral, 2001
325913 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:325913)
accepted
Genus
Morgana bisetosa Nogueira & Amaral, 2001 (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos; Amaral, Antonia Cecília Zacagnini. (2001). New terebellids (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) living in colonies of a stony coral in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 114(1): 285-296., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35516362
page(s): 286-288 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 286-288 [details] Available for editors [request]
Etymology ''The generic name Morgana derives from Morgan Le Fay, from the Arthurian legend, as a homage to a friend of the first...
Etymology ''The generic name Morgana derives from Morgan Le Fay, from the Arthurian legend, as a homage to a friend of the first author, Maria Paula Martins Guerreiro, an admirer of King Arthur's novels'' (Nogueira & Amaral, 2001: 288). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Morgana Nogueira & Amaral, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=325913 on 2024-03-19
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original description
Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos; Amaral, Antonia Cecília Zacagnini. (2001). New terebellids (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) living in colonies of a stony coral in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 114(1): 285-296., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35516362
page(s): 286-288 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 286-288 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Nogueira & Amaral (2001: 286-287): ''Abranchiate terebellineans, without lateral lappets on anterior segments. Body slightly inflated on anterior chaetigers, with the 10 anteriormost chaetigers narrow and compacted; from posterior thorax onwards, segments larger, swollen, probably due to coelomic gametes; posteriormost segments much shorter, tapering to pygidium, with conspicuous external segmentation. Prostomium projecting ventrally, thickened and bilobed. Peristomium restricted to a narrow ring, present only ventrally. Segments 2 and 3 achaetous; ventral shields narrow, present on anterior segments. Notopodia from segment 4, at least 18 pairs of notopodia present (some specimens have up to 25 pairs of notopodia), notopodial glandular patches absent. Two types of notochaetae alternating within the same fascicle in all notopodia: bilimbate capillaries, minutely denticulate (by highest magnification of light microscopy), and serrated chaetae, usually spiralled around the adjacent capillary chaetae. Neuropodia from segment 6 (chaetiger 3), to the end of the body, as slightly elevated tori. Neurochaetal uncini avicular, short handled, with prow and dorsal button well developed; arranged in double rows, face to face position, interlocking from chaetiger 8 (segment 11) to posterior body, for more than half of body chaetigers.'' [details]Etymology ''The generic name Morgana derives from Morgan Le Fay, from the Arthurian legend, as a homage to a friend of the first author, Maria Paula Martins Guerreiro, an admirer of King Arthur's novels'' (Nogueira & Amaral, 2001: 288). [details]