WoRMS taxon details

Branchiosyllis mayae Álvarez-Campos, San Martín & Aguado, 2012

710673  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:710673)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Álvarez-Campos, Patricia; San Martín, Guillermo; Aguado, Maria Teresa. (2012). The genus <i>Branchiosyllis</i> Ehlers, 1887 from Philippines Islands, with the description of two new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3542: 49-68., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3542.html
page(s): 59-63, figs. 2B, 3A-G, 4A-H [details]   
Holotype  MPMP NMA 4434, geounit Philippines  
Holotype MPMP NMA 4434, geounit Philippines [details]
Note Philippines Luzon Island, between Balayan Bay...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Philippines Luzon Island, between Balayan Bay and Batangas Bay, "Mainif Point", 13º40'48''N, 120º51'20''E (13.68, 120.855556), 20 m.  [details]
Depth range 20 m.  
Depth range 20 m. [details]

Distribution Philippine Islands: Luzon Island.   
Distribution Philippine Islands: Luzon Island.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet mayae refers to the cartoons “Maya the Bee”, based in the character created by the German writer...  
Etymology The specific epithet mayae refers to the cartoons “Maya the Bee”, based in the character created by the German writer Waldemar Bonsels (b. 21 February 1880 in Ahrensburg - d. 31 July 1952 in Ambach), due to the colour pattern of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Branchiosyllis mayae Álvarez-Campos, San Martín & Aguado, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=710673 on 2024-04-19
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original description Álvarez-Campos, Patricia; San Martín, Guillermo; Aguado, Maria Teresa. (2012). The genus <i>Branchiosyllis</i> Ehlers, 1887 from Philippines Islands, with the description of two new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3542: 49-68., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3542.html
page(s): 59-63, figs. 2B, 3A-G, 4A-H [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Holotype MPMP NMA 4434, geounit Philippines [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 20 m. [details]

Distribution Philippine Islands: Luzon Island.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet mayae refers to the cartoons “Maya the Bee”, based in the character created by the German writer Waldemar Bonsels (b. 21 February 1880 in Ahrensburg - d. 31 July 1952 in Ambach), due to the colour pattern of the species. [details]

Habitat Inside orange, unidentified sponge, reaching high densities in a single, relatively small host individual. [details]

Type locality Philippines Luzon Island, between Balayan Bay and Batangas Bay, "Mainif Point", 13º40'48''N, 120º51'20''E (13.68, 120.855556), 20 m.  [details]