WoRMS taxon details
Magelona cepiceps Mortimer & Mackie, 2006
577998 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:577998)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Mortimer, Kate; Mackie, Andrew S.Y. (2006). The Magelonidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Seychelles. 2. Description of four additional species, three new to science. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70(S3): 125-137., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2006.70s3125
page(s): 131-133, fig. 4A-M [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 131-133, fig. 4A-M [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NMW NMW.Z.2000.020.0209, verbatimGeounit NE...
, Note Seychelles. NE of Mahé, Stn 50, 4° 37' 42.6?...
Holotype NMW NMW.Z.2000.020.0209, verbatimGeounit NE of Mahé, Stn 50 (... [details]
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Type locality Seychelles. NE of Mahé, Stn 50, 4° 37' 42.6? S 55° 33' 24? E (-4.6285° 55.556667°), medium-coarse coralline sand, 33 m. [details]
Etymology The specific name is from ‘cepa’(L.), onion, and ‘ceps’ (L.), headed, referring to the outline shape of the prostomium.
Etymology The specific name is from ‘cepa’(L.), onion, and ‘ceps’ (L.), headed, referring to the outline shape of the prostomium. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Magelona cepiceps Mortimer & Mackie, 2006. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=577998 on 2024-04-20
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Mortimer, Kate; Mackie, Andrew S.Y. (2006). The Magelonidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Seychelles. 2. Description of four additional species, three new to science. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70(S3): 125-137., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2006.70s3125
page(s): 131-133, fig. 4A-M [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 131-133, fig. 4A-M [details] Available for editors
[request] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NMW NMW.Z.2000.020.0209, verbatimGeounit NE of Mahé, Stn 50 (... [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific name is from ‘cepa’(L.), onion, and ‘ceps’ (L.), headed, referring to the outline shape of the prostomium. [details]Type locality Seychelles. NE of Mahé, Stn 50, 4° 37' 42.6? S 55° 33' 24? E (-4.6285° 55.556667°), medium-coarse coralline sand, 33 m. [details]
