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Hartman, O. (1951). The littoral marine annelids of the Gulf of Mexico. Publications of the Institute of Marine Science, Port Aransas, Texas. 2(1): 7-124.
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Hartman, O.
1951
The littoral marine annelids of the Gulf of Mexico
Publications of the Institute of Marine Science, Port Aransas, Texas
2(1): 7-124
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The aim of the present study is mainly to publish the presence of a rich and flourishing annelid fauna in the Gulf of Mexico. Keys and illustrations together with the bibliographic citations may permit a fairly complete and accurate identification of the annelids to be encountered in littoral zones. The collections upon which this study was based come largely from intertidal or shallow seas; only a few are from deeper waters. This investigation has disclosed the existence of a vast, diversified, possibly highly endemic fauna in this area. The few deeper water species that have been reported show affinities with those known also from the West Indies and the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
One hundred fifty-eight species in 110 genera and 36 families of marine annelids are recorded, most of them for the first time from the Gulf of Mexico. There are 15 new species or subspecies, one new name and one new genus. These are listed by family.
Gulf of Mexico
Systematics, Taxonomy
Date action by 2013-01-12 18:30:12Z created db_admin
Dispio Hartman, 1951 (original description)
Dispio uncinata Hartman, 1951 (original description) Eteone heteropoda Hartman, 1951 accepted as Hypereteone heteropoda (Hartman, 1951) (original description) Nereiphylla fragilis (Webster, 1879) (additional source) Phylo ornatus (Verrill, 1873) accepted as Phylo ornata (Verrill, 1873) (new combination reference)
Holotype LACM AHF POLY 0634, geounit Alligator Point, identified as Dispio uncinata Hartman, 1951
Paratype LACM AHF POLY 0635, geounit Alligator Point, identified as Dispio uncinata Hartman, 1951 Nontype LACM AHF POLY 6245, geounit Grand Isle, identified as Dispio uncinata Hartman, 1951 Nontype LACM AHF POLY 6246, geounit Grand Isle, identified as Dispio uncinata Hartman, 1951 Depth range Intertidal. Recorded from the intertidal to 92 m depth, but some of these records need to be re-examined. [details] Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Hartman (1951: 86): ''The prostomium is rounded in front; its caruncle extends back only to ... [details] Distribution Western Atlantic Ocean: Massachusetts to Florida; Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea. Records from other localities ... [details] Distribution Northern Gulf of Mexico: USA (Mississipi; Texas). [details] Distribution Northern Gulf of Mexico: USA (Mississipi; Texas). [details] Etymology Not stated. The name Dispio seems to be composed by the Latin prefix dis-, meaning 'not', 'apart', or 'away', ... [details] Etymology The specific epithet uncinata (masculine: uncinatus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'bearing hooks' or 'barbered', ... [details] Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet foliosus is a Latin adjective meaning 'leafy' or 'full ... [details] Habitat Sand beaches, amongst decaying vegetation, and in shore sandy mud flats. [details] Habitat Sand beaches, amongst decaying vegetation, and in shore sandy mud flats. [details] Nomenclature Here Hartman correctly used Hipponoe (rather than Hipponoa), for her new combination, although elsewhere later she ... [details] Reproduction Ovigerous segments from about chaetiger 52 to end of the fragment in paratype (LACM AHF POLY 0635). Eggs are large, ... [details] Type locality Alligator Point, Franklin County, Florida, USA, Gulf of Mexico (gazetteer estimate 29.8936, -84.3817), intertidal ... [details] Type locality Turtle Bayou, Aransas Bay, Texas, USA, Gulf of Mexico (gazetteer estimate 27.976°, -97.071°). [details] |