WoRMS taxon details

Eurysyllis spicum Kudenov & Harris, 1995

327910  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:327910)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kudenov, Jerry D. and Harris, Leslie H. 1995. Family Syllidae Grube, 1850. pages 1-97. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 5 - The Annelida Part 2. Polychaeta: Phyllodocida (Syllidae and scale-bearing families), Amphinomida, and Eunicida. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 68-70, fig. 1.25 [details]   
Holotype  USNM 170901, geounit California  
Holotype USNM 170901, geounit California [details]
Note California, Santa Maria Basin, off Purisima...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality California, Santa Maria Basin, off Purisima Point (34º42.556'N and 120º48.147'W to 34º42.974'N and 120º47.424'W).  [details]
Depth range 64.5-130.5 m.  
Depth range 64.5-130.5 m. [details]

Distribution Southern and Central California.   
Distribution Southern and Central California.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet, spicum, is Latin for "ear of grain", and refers to the kernel-like arrangement of the large dorsal...  
Etymology The specific epithet, spicum, is Latin for "ear of grain", and refers to the kernel-like arrangement of the large dorsal papillae.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Eurysyllis spicum Kudenov & Harris, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327910 on 2024-04-24
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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 Kudenov, Jerry D. and Harris, Leslie H. 1995. Family Syllidae Grube, 1850. pages 1-97. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 5 - The Annelida Part 2. Polychaeta: Phyllodocida (Syllidae and scale-bearing families), Amphinomida, and Eunicida. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 68-70, fig. 1.25 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Holotype USNM 170901, geounit California [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 64.5-130.5 m. [details]

Distribution Southern and Central California.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet, spicum, is Latin for "ear of grain", and refers to the kernel-like arrangement of the large dorsal papillae.  [details]

Habitat Rocky substrates.  [details]

Type locality California, Santa Maria Basin, off Purisima Point (34º42.556'N and 120º48.147'W to 34º42.974'N and 120º47.424'W).  [details]

From other sources
Specimen Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USNM 170901) [details]