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Polychaeta name detailsLedon sexoculata Webster & Benedict, 1887
328688 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328688)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine,
recent only
Webster, Harrison Edwin and Benedict, James E. (1887). The Annelida Chaetopoda, from Eastport, Maine. <em>U.S. Commission of Fish & Fisheries. Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries.</em> 1885. part 13, II. appendix to report of commissioner, D.22. :707-758, including pls. 1-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15839855
page(s): 744, plate VIII figs. 108-109 [details] 
Note Atlantic Ocean, USA, Maine, Eastport...
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Type locality Atlantic Ocean, USA, Maine, Eastport (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 44.88º, long. -66.98º), between 8-12 fathoms (= 15-22 m), sand and shells. [details]
Depth range 8-12 fathoms (about 15-22 m).
Depth range 8-12 fathoms (about 15-22 m). [details] Distribution Atlantic coast of North America (Maine, USA).
Distribution Atlantic coast of North America (Maine, USA). [details] Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet sexoculata derives from the combination of the Latin root sex, meaning 'six', and the...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet sexoculata derives from the combination of the Latin root sex, meaning 'six', and the Latin word oculatus, meaning 'having eyes', and presumably refers to the presence of six eyes on the prostomium of the species: "Eyes six, circular, lateral, situated at the angles of a hexagon, middle pair largest (Webster & Benedict, 1887: 744). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta Database. Ledon sexoculata Webster & Benedict, 1887. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328688 on 2024-04-24
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original description
Webster, Harrison Edwin and Benedict, James E. (1887). The Annelida Chaetopoda, from Eastport, Maine. <em>U.S. Commission of Fish & Fisheries. Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries.</em> 1885. part 13, II. appendix to report of commissioner, D.22. :707-758, including pls. 1-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15839855
page(s): 744, plate VIII figs. 108-109 [details] new combination reference Banse, K. (1969). Acrocirridae n.fam. (Polychaeta Sedentaria). <em>Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada.</em> 26(10): 2595-2620., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f69-253 page(s): 2613 [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype USNM 55005, geounit Maine [details]
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Depth range 8-12 fathoms (about 15-22 m). [details]Distribution Atlantic coast of North America (Maine, USA). [details] Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet sexoculata derives from the combination of the Latin root sex, meaning 'six', and the Latin word oculatus, meaning 'having eyes', and presumably refers to the presence of six eyes on the prostomium of the species: "Eyes six, circular, lateral, situated at the angles of a hexagon, middle pair largest (Webster & Benedict, 1887: 744). [details] Habitat Sand and shells, at shallow water (15-22 m). [details] Type locality Atlantic Ocean, USA, Maine, Eastport (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 44.88º, long. -66.98º), between 8-12 fathoms (= 15-22 m), sand and shells. [details] |