WoRMS taxon details

Thelepus crassibranchiatus Treadwell, 1901

340134  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:340134)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Treadwell, Aaron L. ((1901) 1902). The Polychaetous annelids of Porto Rico. <em>Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission.</em> 20(2): 181-210., available online at ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/docs.lib/htdocs/rescue/Fish_Commission_Bulletins/BFC1900-v20-pt2.pdf
page(s): 206, figs. 69-71 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Holotype  USNM 16114, geounit Mayaguez  
Holotype USNM 16114, geounit Mayaguez [details]
Type locality contained in Puerto Rican part of the Caribbean Sea  
type locality contained in Puerto Rican part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
Note Off Custom House, Mayagüez Harbor, Puerto...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Off Custom House, Mayagüez Harbor, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea (gazetteer estimate 18.242°, -67.351°). [details]
Depth range 402-411 m.  
Depth range 402-411 m. [details]

Distribution Western Atlantic Ocean: Caribbean Sea (off Puerto Rico).  
Distribution Western Atlantic Ocean: Caribbean Sea (off Puerto Rico). [details]

Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet crassibranchiatus is composed by the Latin adjective crassus,...  
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet crassibranchiatus is composed by the Latin adjective crassus, meaning 'dense', 'thick', or 'gross', and the Latin adjective branchiatus, meaning 'having branchiae' or 'branchiate', as refers presumably to the shape of the branchiae, described as "straight thick filaments" (Treadwell, 1901: 206). [details]

Status Thelepus crassibranchiatus was synonymized by Hartman (1959) with Thelepus cincinnatus. Holthe (1986b) followed this....  
Status Thelepus crassibranchiatus was synonymized by Hartman (1959) with Thelepus cincinnatus. Holthe (1986b) followed this. Nevertheless, after the revision of material of T. cincinnatus from Sweden (USNM 79669 (5) North Atlantic Ocean, Sweden, Loken, Skagerrak, 14.VI.1967; 37m. USNM 79670 (7) North Atlantic Ocean, Sweden, Smörkullen, Gullmar Fjord, 15.VI.1967; 40m), near the type locality (Greenland), there are important differences, which justify considering T. crassibranchiatus as a valid species [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Thelepus crassibranchiatus Treadwell, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=340134 on 2024-03-28
Date
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2008-03-18 12:55:09Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2014-11-25 01:27:38Z
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original description Treadwell, Aaron L. ((1901) 1902). The Polychaetous annelids of Porto Rico. <em>Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission.</em> 20(2): 181-210., available online at ftp://ftp.library.noaa.gov/docs.lib/htdocs/rescue/Fish_Commission_Bulletins/BFC1900-v20-pt2.pdf
page(s): 206, figs. 69-71 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

source of synonymy Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

redescription Londoño-Mesa, Mario H. (2009). Terebellidae (Polychaeta: Terebellida) from the Grand Caribbean region. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2320: 1-93., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02320p093f.pdf
page(s): 79, fig. 23A-H [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 16114, geounit Mayaguez [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 402-411 m. [details]

Distribution Western Atlantic Ocean: Caribbean Sea (off Puerto Rico). [details]

Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet crassibranchiatus is composed by the Latin adjective crassus, meaning 'dense', 'thick', or 'gross', and the Latin adjective branchiatus, meaning 'having branchiae' or 'branchiate', as refers presumably to the shape of the branchiae, described as "straight thick filaments" (Treadwell, 1901: 206). [details]

Habitat Type of sediment unknown, at slope and bathyal depths. [details]

Specimen Holotype USNM 16114 (1) Mayaguez Harbor, Off Custom Harbor, Puerto Rico, 21.VI.1899. Sta. (142) 6070; 402–411m [details]

Status Thelepus crassibranchiatus was synonymized by Hartman (1959) with Thelepus cincinnatus. Holthe (1986b) followed this. Nevertheless, after the revision of material of T. cincinnatus from Sweden (USNM 79669 (5) North Atlantic Ocean, Sweden, Loken, Skagerrak, 14.VI.1967; 37m. USNM 79670 (7) North Atlantic Ocean, Sweden, Smörkullen, Gullmar Fjord, 15.VI.1967; 40m), near the type locality (Greenland), there are important differences, which justify considering T. crassibranchiatus as a valid species [details]

Type locality Off Custom House, Mayagüez Harbor, Puerto Rico, Caribbean Sea (gazetteer estimate 18.242°, -67.351°). [details]