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Heteromastus deductus Pillai, 1961
328369 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328369)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
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Pillai, Telesphore Gottfried. (1961). Annelida Polychaeta of Tambalagam Lake, Ceylon. <em>Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences).</em> 4(1): 1-40., available online at http://dl.nsf.gov.lk/handle/1/7600
page(s): 29-30, figs. 9J-K, 10B-C [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 29-30, figs. 9J-K, 10B-C [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NHMUK 1960.3.13.24, geounit Tambalagam Bay
, Note Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Tambalagam Bay (=...
Holotype NHMUK 1960.3.13.24, geounit Tambalagam Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Tambalagam Bay (= Tambalagam Lake), centre of the lake (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 8.52º, long. 81.16º). [details]
Depth range 1-4 fathoms (1.8-7.3 m).
Distribution Indian Ocean: Tambalagam Bay (Sri Lanka).
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet deductus in a Latin adjective meaning 'attenuated', 'slender' or 'fine', and presumably...
Depth range 1-4 fathoms (1.8-7.3 m). [details]
Distribution Indian Ocean: Tambalagam Bay (Sri Lanka).
Distribution Indian Ocean: Tambalagam Bay (Sri Lanka). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet deductus in a Latin adjective meaning 'attenuated', 'slender' or 'fine', and presumably...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet deductus in a Latin adjective meaning 'attenuated', 'slender' or 'fine', and presumably refers to the shape of the body of the species, described as "Length about 34.0mm; width at the 2nd setigerous segment, which is the widest region, 0.8mm" (Pillai, 1961: 29). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Heteromastus deductus Pillai, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328369 on 2024-04-16
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original description
Pillai, Telesphore Gottfried. (1961). Annelida Polychaeta of Tambalagam Lake, Ceylon. <em>Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences).</em> 4(1): 1-40., available online at http://dl.nsf.gov.lk/handle/1/7600
page(s): 29-30, figs. 9J-K, 10B-C [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy Warren, L.M.; Hutchings, P.A.; Doyle, S. (1994). A revision of the genus <i>Mediomastus</i> Hartman, 1944 (Polychaeta: Capitellidae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 46(3): 227-256., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.46.1994.6
page(s): 245; note: recombined to Mediomastus [details]
page(s): 29-30, figs. 9J-K, 10B-C [details] Available for editors
[request] source of synonymy Warren, L.M.; Hutchings, P.A.; Doyle, S. (1994). A revision of the genus <i>Mediomastus</i> Hartman, 1944 (Polychaeta: Capitellidae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 46(3): 227-256., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.46.1994.6
page(s): 245; note: recombined to Mediomastus [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1960.3.13.24, geounit Tambalagam Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1-4 fathoms (1.8-7.3 m). [details]Distribution Indian Ocean: Tambalagam Bay (Sri Lanka). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet deductus in a Latin adjective meaning 'attenuated', 'slender' or 'fine', and presumably refers to the shape of the body of the species, described as "Length about 34.0mm; width at the 2nd setigerous segment, which is the widest region, 0.8mm" (Pillai, 1961: 29). [details]
Habitat Brackish water (11.0-19.0 p.p.t.) at shallow depths (1-4 fathoms; 1.8-7.3 m), in fine black mud in oyster beds. [details]
Type locality Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Tambalagam Bay (= Tambalagam Lake), centre of the lake (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 8.52º, long. 81.16º). [details]
