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Polychaeta taxon details

Promastobranchus orbiculatus Green, 2002

329909  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329909)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Green, Karen D. (2002). Capitellidae (Polychaeta) from the Andaman Sea. <em>Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication.</em> 24: 249–343.
page(s): 324-326, fig. 28A-J [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  PMBC 18456, geounit Andaman Sea  
Holotype PMBC 18456, geounit Andaman Sea [details]
Note Andaman Sea, Thailand (marine).   
From editor or global species database
Type locality Andaman Sea, Thailand (marine).  [details]
Depth range 19 to 59 m.  
Depth range 19 to 59 m. [details]

Distribution Andaman Sea.   
Distribution Andaman Sea.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet derives from the latin word orb, meaning circle or ring, and refers to the methyl green staining...  
Etymology The specific epithet derives from the latin word orb, meaning circle or ring, and refers to the methyl green staining pattern, which forms circular rings around the genital pores.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Promastobranchus orbiculatus Green, 2002. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329909 on 2024-05-10
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Green, Karen D. (2002). Capitellidae (Polychaeta) from the Andaman Sea. <em>Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication.</em> 24: 249–343.
page(s): 324-326, fig. 28A-J [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype PMBC 18456, geounit Andaman Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 19 to 59 m. [details]

Distribution Andaman Sea.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet derives from the latin word orb, meaning circle or ring, and refers to the methyl green staining pattern, which forms circular rings around the genital pores.  [details]

Habitat In sediments characterized as mud, sandy mud with shell fragments, muddy sand with shell fragments, and sand with shell fragments.  [details]

Type locality Andaman Sea, Thailand (marine).  [details]
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