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Polychaeta taxon details

Rhynchospio foliosa Imajima, 1991

331511  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331511)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Imajima, M. (1991). Spionidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Japan. VI. The genera <i>Malacoceros</i> and <i>Rhynchospio</i>. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology).</em> 17(1): 5-17., available online at http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110004311747/en
page(s): 14-17, figs. 6a-f, 7a-l [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  NSMT Pol. H 331, geounit Hokkaido  
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 331, geounit Hokkaido [details]
Note Usujiri Bay, Hokkaido, Japan, Pacific Ocean...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Usujiri Bay, Hokkaido, Japan, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 41.933º, 140.950º), in colony of Pseudopotamilla myriops (Marenzeller, 1884). [details]
Depth range Intertidal to shallow subtidal depths.  
Depth range Intertidal to shallow subtidal depths. [details]

Distribution Pacific Ocean: Sea of Okhotsk and Pacific coasts of Hokkaido (Japan).  
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Sea of Okhotsk and Pacific coasts of Hokkaido (Japan). [details]

Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet foliosa (masculine: foliosus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'leafy' or 'full of leaves',...  
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet foliosa (masculine: foliosus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'leafy' or 'full of leaves', and presumably refers to the shape of the branchiae in the anterior region of the body, where they are large, broad, and foliaceous, being the main distinctive character of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Rhynchospio foliosa Imajima, 1991. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331511 on 2024-03-28
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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 Imajima, M. (1991). Spionidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Japan. VI. The genera <i>Malacoceros</i> and <i>Rhynchospio</i>. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology).</em> 17(1): 5-17., available online at http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110004311747/en
page(s): 14-17, figs. 6a-f, 7a-l [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype NSMT Pol. H 331, geounit Hokkaido [details]
Nontype NSMT, geounit Hokkaido [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to shallow subtidal depths. [details]

Distribution Pacific Ocean: Sea of Okhotsk and Pacific coasts of Hokkaido (Japan). [details]

Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet foliosa (masculine: foliosus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'leafy' or 'full of leaves', and presumably refers to the shape of the branchiae in the anterior region of the body, where they are large, broad, and foliaceous, being the main distinctive character of the species. [details]

Habitat Intertidal zone, and in colony of Pseudopotamilla myriops (Marenzeller, 1884). [details]

Type locality Usujiri Bay, Hokkaido, Japan, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 41.933º, 140.950º), in colony of Pseudopotamilla myriops (Marenzeller, 1884). [details]
LanguageName 
Japanese ヒロハスピオ  [details]