WoRMS taxon details
Mesochaetopterus rickettsii Berkeley & Berkeley, 1941
329339 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329339)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Berkeley, Edith; Berkeley, Cyril. (1941). On a collection of Polychaeta from Southern California. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 40(1): 16-60, plate 5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34209137
page(s): 43-44, plate 5 figs. 15-16 [details]
page(s): 43-44, plate 5 figs. 15-16 [details]
Holotype USNM 32686, geounit Newport Bay
, Note Newport Bay, California, USA, East Pacific...
Holotype USNM 32686, geounit Newport Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Newport Bay, California, USA, East Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 33.602°, -117.888°). [details]
Depth range Intertidal.
Distribution East Pacific Ocean: Newport Bay (California, USA); Ensenada Estuary (Baja California, Mexico).
Etymology "Another anterior portion [of Mesochaetopterus rickettsii], from Ensenada Estuary, Mexico, had previously been sent to us...
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution East Pacific Ocean: Newport Bay (California, USA); Ensenada Estuary (Baja California, Mexico).
Distribution East Pacific Ocean: Newport Bay (California, USA); Ensenada Estuary (Baja California, Mexico). [details]
Etymology "Another anterior portion [of Mesochaetopterus rickettsii], from Ensenada Estuary, Mexico, had previously been sent to us...
Etymology "Another anterior portion [of Mesochaetopterus rickettsii], from Ensenada Estuary, Mexico, had previously been sent to us by Mr. E. F. Ricketts, who also sent eight similar fragments from Newport Bay, California, in 1932. [...] We take pleasure in naming the species after Mr. E. F. Ricketts" (Berkeley & Berkeley, 1941: 43-44). Edward Flanders Robb Riketts (b. Chicago, Illinois, USA, May 14, 1897 – d. Monterey, California, USA, May 11, 1948), commonly known as Ed Ricketts, was an American marine biologist, ecologist and philosopher, best known for the book "Between Pacific Tides" (1939), for the coauthorship with John Steinbeck of the book "Sea of Cortez" (1941), and as the main responsible of the Pacific Biological Laboratories, in Monterey. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Mesochaetopterus rickettsii Berkeley & Berkeley, 1941. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329339 on 2024-04-26
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original description
Berkeley, Edith; Berkeley, Cyril. (1941). On a collection of Polychaeta from Southern California. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 40(1): 16-60, plate 5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34209137
page(s): 43-44, plate 5 figs. 15-16 [details]
additional source Hartman, Olga. (1961). Polychaetous annelids from California. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 25: 1-226., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5214802
page(s): 31 [details]
additional source Pettibone, M.H. (1967). Type-specimens of polychaetes described by Edith and Cyril Berkeley (1923-1964). <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 119(3553): 1-23., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7760692
page(s): 13 [details]
page(s): 43-44, plate 5 figs. 15-16 [details]
additional source Hartman, Olga. (1961). Polychaetous annelids from California. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 25: 1-226., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5214802
page(s): 31 [details]
additional source Pettibone, M.H. (1967). Type-specimens of polychaetes described by Edith and Cyril Berkeley (1923-1964). <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 119(3553): 1-23., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7760692
page(s): 13 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 32686, geounit Newport Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]Distribution East Pacific Ocean: Newport Bay (California, USA); Ensenada Estuary (Baja California, Mexico). [details]
Etymology "Another anterior portion [of Mesochaetopterus rickettsii], from Ensenada Estuary, Mexico, had previously been sent to us by Mr. E. F. Ricketts, who also sent eight similar fragments from Newport Bay, California, in 1932. [...] We take pleasure in naming the species after Mr. E. F. Ricketts" (Berkeley & Berkeley, 1941: 43-44). Edward Flanders Robb Riketts (b. Chicago, Illinois, USA, May 14, 1897 – d. Monterey, California, USA, May 11, 1948), commonly known as Ed Ricketts, was an American marine biologist, ecologist and philosopher, best known for the book "Between Pacific Tides" (1939), for the coauthorship with John Steinbeck of the book "Sea of Cortez" (1941), and as the main responsible of the Pacific Biological Laboratories, in Monterey. [details]
Habitat Intertidal, in silty sands. [details]
Holotype Deposited in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA (USNM 32686). [details]
Type locality Newport Bay, California, USA, East Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 33.602°, -117.888°). [details]
