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Polychaeta taxon details

Sphaerosyllis longilamina Russell, 1989

332013  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332013)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Russell, David E. 1989. Three new species of Sphaerosyllis (Polychaeta, Syllidae) from mangrove habitats in Belize. Zoologica Scripta, 18(3): 375-380., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1989.tb00132.x
page(s): 377-378, fig. 2 [details]   
Holotype  USNM 102215, geounit Belizean part of the...  
Holotype USNM 102215, geounit Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
Note Caribbean Sea, Belize, Twin Cays, West Bay...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Caribbean Sea, Belize, Twin Cays, West Bay (16º50'N, 88º05'W).  [details]
Depth range 0.09-0.26 cm.   
Depth range 0.09-0.26 cm.  [details]

Distribution Belizean coast of the Caribbean Sea.  
Distribution Belizean coast of the Caribbean Sea. [details]

Etymology The specific epithet derives from the Latin, longus, meaning long, and lamina, meaning the blade of a sword, and refers to...  
Etymology The specific epithet derives from the Latin, longus, meaning long, and lamina, meaning the blade of a sword, and refers to the unusually long superior setal blades.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis longilamina Russell, 1989. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332013 on 2024-04-19
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original description Russell, David E. 1989. Three new species of Sphaerosyllis (Polychaeta, Syllidae) from mangrove habitats in Belize. Zoologica Scripta, 18(3): 375-380., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1989.tb00132.x
page(s): 377-378, fig. 2 [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 102215, geounit Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 0.09-0.26 cm.  [details]

Distribution Belizean coast of the Caribbean Sea. [details]

Etymology The specific epithet derives from the Latin, longus, meaning long, and lamina, meaning the blade of a sword, and refers to the unusually long superior setal blades.  [details]

Habitat Mangrove rootmat of Rhizophora mangle covered with Caulerpa verticillata or Halimeda opuntia f. triloba, at shallow water. [details]

Reproduction Developing young attached to dorsum of middle setigers, 2 per setiger. [details]

Type locality Caribbean Sea, Belize, Twin Cays, West Bay (16º50'N, 88º05'W).  [details]