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Polychaeta taxon detailsPolydorella smurovi Tzetlin & Britaev, 1985
330972 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330972)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Tzetlin, A.B.; Britaev, T.A. (1985). A new species of the Spionidae (Polychaeta) with asexual reproduction associated with sponges. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 14(3): 177-181., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1985.tb00188.x
page(s): 178-181, figs. 1-7 [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype ZI 1/47660, geounit Dahlak
Holotype ZI 1/47660, geounit Dahlak [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Red Sea, Eritrea, underwater coral bank near Dahlak (= Dachlak) Archipelago (17º08.5'N, 39º40'.0'E). [details]
Depth range 25 m.
Depth range 25 m. [details] Distribution Red Sea: near Dahlak Archipelago (Eritrea).
Distribution Red Sea: near Dahlak Archipelago (Eritrea). [details] Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. A.V. Smurov, organiser and head of the 9th cruise of the R/V Academic Petrovsky,...
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. A.V. Smurov, organiser and head of the 9th cruise of the R/V Academic Petrovsky, during which the species was collected. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Polydorella smurovi Tzetlin & Britaev, 1985. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330972 on 2024-04-18
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Tzetlin, A.B.; Britaev, T.A. (1985). A new species of the Spionidae (Polychaeta) with asexual reproduction associated with sponges. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 14(3): 177-181., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1985.tb00188.x
page(s): 178-181, figs. 1-7 [details] Available for editors [request]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Association Found on the surface of an unidentified red sponge, at a depth of 25 m. [details]Depth range 25 m. [details] Distribution Red Sea: near Dahlak Archipelago (Eritrea). [details] Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. A.V. Smurov, organiser and head of the 9th cruise of the R/V Academic Petrovsky, during which the species was collected. [details] Habitat On the surface of an unidentified red sponge, at a depth of 25 m. The worms build thin mucous tubes on th surface of the sponge, with a density of 5-10 specimens per square cm. [details] Reproduction Asexual, by paratomy. Specimens undergo fission after reaching the stage of 13-14 chaetigers. The growth zone develops between chaetigers 10 and 11, sometimes between 9 and 10. [details] Type locality Red Sea, Eritrea, underwater coral bank near Dahlak (= Dachlak) Archipelago (17º08.5'N, 39º40'.0'E). [details] |