WoRMS taxon details
Sphaerosyllis iliffei Núñez, Martínez & Brito, 2009
759745 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:759745)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Núñez, J., Martínez, A. & Brito, M.C. (2009) A new species of <i>Sphaerosyllis</i> Claparède, 1863 (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Exogoninae) from the Atlantida Tunnel, Lanzarote, Canary Islands. <i>Marine Biodiversity</i>, 39 (3), 209-214. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-009-0026-3
page(s): 210-211, figs. 1-3 [details]
page(s): 210-211, figs. 1-3 [details]
Holotype TFMC AN/000224, geounit Canary Islands
, Note Canary Islands, Lanzarote, Montaña de Arena,...
Holotype TFMC AN/000224, geounit Canary Islands [details]
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Type locality Canary Islands, Lanzarote, Montaña de Arena, Atlantida Tunnel, Jameos del Agua (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with a gazetteer to be lat. 29.156379º, long. -13.426074º). [details]
Distribution Canary Islands, Lanzarote, Montaña de Arena, Atlantida Tunnel. Known only from the type locality.
Etymology The species is named in honour of Thomas M. Iliffe, one of the collectors of the specimens, in recognition of his many...
Depth range About 20-30 m.
Distribution Canary Islands, Lanzarote, Montaña de Arena, Atlantida Tunnel. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The species is named in honour of Thomas M. Iliffe, one of the collectors of the specimens, in recognition of his many...
Etymology The species is named in honour of Thomas M. Iliffe, one of the collectors of the specimens, in recognition of his many contributions to the biology of marine cave fauna. [details]
Depth range About 20-30 m.
Depth range About 20-30 m. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis iliffei Núñez, Martínez & Brito, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759745 on 2024-04-18
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Núñez, J., Martínez, A. & Brito, M.C. (2009) A new species of <i>Sphaerosyllis</i> Claparède, 1863 (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Exogoninae) from the Atlantida Tunnel, Lanzarote, Canary Islands. <i>Marine Biodiversity</i>, 39 (3), 209-214. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-009-0026-3
page(s): 210-211, figs. 1-3 [details]
page(s): 210-211, figs. 1-3 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype TFMC AN/000224, geounit Canary Islands [details]
Paratype Dzull PO/LA032008, geounit Canary Islands [details]
Paratype TFMC AN/000225, geounit Canary Islands [details]
Paratype TFMC AN/000226, geounit Canary Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Canary Islands, Lanzarote, Montaña de Arena, Atlantida Tunnel. Known only from the type locality. [details]Etymology The species is named in honour of Thomas M. Iliffe, one of the collectors of the specimens, in recognition of his many contributions to the biology of marine cave fauna. [details]
Habitat Coarse sand with 0.53-0.55% organic matter, and 86.3-93.1% carbonates, in a marine lava tube. [details]
Morphology Sexual dimorphism exists, with males with ventral cirri characteristically slender and longer than parapodia from chaetiger 13, whereas females have ventral cirri which are similar in both of form and size along the body. [details]
Reproduction The reproduction method includes ventral egg incubation and juvenile development while attached ventrally. Each studied female harboured a single egg attached in a ventro-lateral position to chaetiger 12, where it developed directly and remained up to a 6-chaetiger juvenile state. The development of natatory notochaetae in males, a typical reproductive feature of Exogoninae, has noot been observed in Sphaerosyllis iliffei. [details]
Type locality Canary Islands, Lanzarote, Montaña de Arena, Atlantida Tunnel, Jameos del Agua (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with a gazetteer to be lat. 29.156379º, long. -13.426074º). [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Depth range About 20-30 m. [details]
