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Polychaeta source details
Mohammad, Murad-B.M. (1973). New species and records of polychaete annelids from Kuwait, Arabian Gulf. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London. 52(1): 23-44.
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10.1111/j.1096-3642.1973.tb01876.x [view]
Mohammad, Murad-B.M.
1973
New species and records of polychaete annelids from Kuwait, Arabian Gulf
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London
52(1): 23-44
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
A collection of Polychaeta made by the author during 1969 from the coast of Kuwait has been studied. Nineteen species, belonging to 17 genera and 11 families, are described. Nine species are named as new to science (two new genera) and ten species are recorded as new to the fauna of the Arabian Gulf. Also, the available information on the geographical distribution has been given for each new record.
Indian Ocean, Western
Systematics, Taxonomy
Alluaudella longicirrata Mohammad, 1973 accepted as Odontosyllis freycinetensis Augener, 1913 (original description)
Autolytus zonatus Mohammad, 1973 accepted as Imajimaea zonata (Mohammad, 1973) (original description) Bookhoutia Mohammad, 1973 accepted as Goniadopsis Fauvel, 1928 (original description) Bookhoutia oligognatha Mohammad, 1973 accepted as Goniadopsis maskallensis (Gravier, 1904) (original description) Kuwaita Mohammad, 1973 (original description) Kuwaita magna Mohammad, 1973 (original description) Magelona heteropoda Mohammad, 1973 accepted as Magelona obockensis Gravier, 1905 (original description) Marphysa gemmata Mohammad, 1973 accepted as Paucibranchia gemmata (Mohammad, 1973) (original description) Neoleprea clavata Mohammad, 1973 (original description) Polydora spondylana Mohammad, 1973 (original description) Streblosoma longa Mohammad, 1973 accepted as Pseudostreblosoma longum (Mohammad, 1973) (original description)
Holotype BMNH 1969.387, geounit Persian Gulf, identified as Autolytus zonatus Mohammad, 1973
Holotype BMNH 1971.43, geounit Kuwait, identified as Alluaudella longicirrata Mohammad, 1973 Holotype BMNH 1971.49, geounit Persian Gulf, identified as Marphysa gemmata Mohammad, 1973 Holotype NHMUK 1971.52, geounit Persian Gulf, identified as Polydora spondylana Mohammad, 1973 Holotype NHMUK 1971.55, geounit Persian Gulf, identified as Streblosoma longa Mohammad, 1973 Holotype NHMUK 1971.57, geounit Persian Gulf, identified as Neoleprea clavata Mohammad, 1973 Association The species was found in an irregular, blue-black, nacreous ''blister'' formed on the inner surface of the shell of ... [details] Depth range Below tide-mark, at a depth of 2 to 3 m. [details] Distribution Persian Gulf, Kuwait. Only known from type locality. [details] Distribution Persian Gulf: Mena Abdullah (= Mina Abdullah Refinary), Kuwait. [details] Distribution Persian Gulf: Ras Al-Jlayah (= Al-Julaia'a), Kuwait. [details] Distribution Persian Gulf: Hawalli (= Hawally), Kuwait. [details] Distribution Persian Gulf: Hawalli (= Hawally), Kuwait. [details] Etymology The specific epithet longicirrata refers to the conspicuously long dorsal cirri, when comparing with the other ... [details] Etymology The specific epithet zonatus is the Latin word fo 'belted' or 'girdled', in reference to the pigmentation pattern ... [details] Etymology The specific epithet clavata (masculine: clavatus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'club-shaped', and refers to the ... [details] Etymology The specific epithet spondylana is composed by the name of the genus of the thorhy oyster on which the species was ... [details] Etymology The specific epithet longa (masculine: longus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'long' or 'extended', and refers to the ... [details] Habitat In an irregular, blue-black, nacreous ''blister'' formed on the inner surface of the shell of a live thorny oyster ... [details] Habitat Among roots of marine vegetation, near the low tide mark. [details] Habitat Among roots of marine vegetation, near the low tide mark. [details] Holotype Deposited at the Natural History Museum, London, UK (NHMUK 1971.55). [details] Reproduction A long chain of spherical, orange, egg-sacs was found attached alongside the spionid to the wall of its canal in ... [details] Type locality Persian Gulf, Kuwait, Al-Najafa, Al 'Asimah, (29º16'N, 48º05'E; these geocoordinates, provided by Mohammad (1973), ... [details] Type locality Persian Gulf, Kuwait, Salimiyah (or Salmiya) (29º20'N, 48º06'E). [details] Type locality Mena Abdullah (= Mina Abdullah Refinary), Kuwait, Persian Gulf (29º01'N, 48º10'E), intertidal zone, under rock. [details] Type locality Ras Al-Jlayah (= Al-Julaia'a), Kuwait, Persian Gulf (28º52'N, 48º17'E), below tide-mark, at a depth of 2 to 3 m, ... [details] Type locality Hawalli (= Hawally), Kuwait, Kuwait Bay, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean (29º22'N, 48º02'E), near low tide mark, among ... [details] |