WoRMS taxon details

Sphaerosyllis semiverrucosa laevior Hartmann-Schröder, 1974

335700  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:335700)

accepted
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1974). Zur Polychaetenfauna von Natal (Südafrika). <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 71: 35-73.
page(s): 56-58, figs. 43-45 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  ZMH, geounit South Africa  
Holotype ZMH, geounit South Africa [details]
Note Indian Ocean, South Africa, Natal, Umkomaas,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Indian Ocean, South Africa, Natal, Umkomaas, 4-8 km off the coast (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -30.22º long. 30.86º). [details]
Depth range 15-25 m.  
Depth range 15-25 m. [details]

Distribution Indian Ocean: South Africa (Natal: Umkomaas and Amanzimtoti).   
Distribution Indian Ocean: South Africa (Natal: Umkomaas and Amanzimtoti).  [details]

Etymology The subspecific epithet laevior seems to mean 'smoother' and could refer to the reduced presence of papillae on the...  
Etymology The subspecific epithet laevior seems to mean 'smoother' and could refer to the reduced presence of papillae on the subspecies, when compared with the stem species Sphaerosyllis semiverrucosa Ehlers, 1913.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis semiverrucosa laevior Hartmann-Schröder, 1974. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=335700 on 2024-04-26
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2008-03-17 14:53:29Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1974). Zur Polychaetenfauna von Natal (Südafrika). <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 71: 35-73.
page(s): 56-58, figs. 43-45 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype ZMH, geounit South Africa [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 15-25 m. [details]

Distribution Indian Ocean: South Africa (Natal: Umkomaas and Amanzimtoti).  [details]

Etymology The subspecific epithet laevior seems to mean 'smoother' and could refer to the reduced presence of papillae on the subspecies, when compared with the stem species Sphaerosyllis semiverrucosa Ehlers, 1913.  [details]

Habitat Sand and silty sand, between 15-25 m.  [details]

Type locality Indian Ocean, South Africa, Natal, Umkomaas, 4-8 km off the coast (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -30.22º long. 30.86º). [details]