WoRMS taxon details

Capitella caribaeorum Warren & George, 1986

327342  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:327342)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Warren, Lynda M.; George, J. David. (1986). <i>Capitella caribaeorum</i> sp. nov., a new capitellid polychaete from the Caribbean. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology Series.</em> 50(2): 117-125., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2237064
page(s): 117-124, figs. 1-4, table 1 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  NHMUK 1985.191, geounit Biscayne Bay  
Holotype NHMUK 1985.191, geounit Biscayne Bay [details]
Note Matheson Hammock mangrove, Miami, Florida,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Matheson Hammock mangrove, Miami, Florida, USA, Strait of Florida, Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 25.674°, -80.265°); intertidal, amongst decaying leaves in a red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle Linnaeus) swamp. [details]
Type material Holotype (NHMUK 1985.191) and paratypes (NHMUK 1985.192-196) deposited at the Natural History Museum, London (UK).  [details]
Depth range Intertidal.   
Depth range Intertidal.  [details]

Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Strait of Florida (southern Florida); Caribbean Sea (Cuba; Saint Lucia).   
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Strait of Florida (southern Florida); Caribbean Sea (Cuba; Saint Lucia).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet caribaeorum refers to the known distribution of the species, the Caribbean province.   
Etymology The specific epithet caribaeorum refers to the known distribution of the species, the Caribbean province.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Capitella caribaeorum Warren & George, 1986. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327342 on 2024-03-29
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original description Warren, Lynda M.; George, J. David. (1986). <i>Capitella caribaeorum</i> sp. nov., a new capitellid polychaete from the Caribbean. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology Series.</em> 50(2): 117-125., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2237064
page(s): 117-124, figs. 1-4, table 1 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype NHMUK 1985.191, geounit Biscayne Bay [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1985.192-196, geounit Biscayne Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal.  [details]

Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Strait of Florida (southern Florida); Caribbean Sea (Cuba; Saint Lucia).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet caribaeorum refers to the known distribution of the species, the Caribbean province.  [details]

Habitat Intertidal in a red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle Linnaeus) swamp, amongst decaying mangrove leaves, in a network of galleries, lined with mucus and faeces, through the surface layers of organic debris accumulated around mangrove roots [details]

Type locality Matheson Hammock mangrove, Miami, Florida, USA, Strait of Florida, Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 25.674°, -80.265°); intertidal, amongst decaying leaves in a red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle Linnaeus) swamp. [details]

Type material Holotype (NHMUK 1985.191) and paratypes (NHMUK 1985.192-196) deposited at the Natural History Museum, London (UK).  [details]