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McIntosh, William C. (1879). On a remarkably branched Syllis, dredged by H.M.S. 'Challenger'. The Journal of the Linnean Society, Series Zoology. 14(80): 720-724.
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McIntosh, William C.
1879
On a remarkably branched <i>Syllis</i>, dredged by H.M.S. 'Challenger'.
The Journal of the Linnean Society, Series Zoology
14(80): 720-724
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
Date of publication of No. 80 of Volume 14 (pp. 689-761): September 2, 1879.
Date of publication of No. 80 of Volume 14 (pp. 689-761): September 2, 1879.
[From introduction:]
When, in the summer of 1878, Sir Wyville Thomson wrote me, inquiring if I knew of any branched annelid, I believe that the substance of the knowledge then extant was expressed when I mentioned that, though familiar with budding in such Turbellarians as Catenula, with the propagation by division in Nais proboscidea and Chaetogaster, as well as the more complex condition in Autolytus, Myrianida, and Filigrana, I could not say that I had seen or read of a well-marked case of the kind. The subsequent arrival of a Hexactinellid sponge containing the annelids, and the various slides with mounted specimens, placed all doubts at rest; and, at Prof. Sir Wyville Thomson's request, I now make a note on this remarkable form. Unfortunately, the annelid was not observed till the return of the Expedition, and after immersion in spirit.
When, in the summer of 1878, Sir Wyville Thomson wrote me, inquiring if I knew of any branched annelid, I believe that the substance of the knowledge then extant was expressed when I mentioned that, though familiar with budding in such Turbellarians as Catenula, with the propagation by division in Nais proboscidea and Chaetogaster, as well as the more complex condition in Autolytus, Myrianida, and Filigrana, I could not say that I had seen or read of a well-marked case of the kind. The subsequent arrival of a Hexactinellid sponge containing the annelids, and the various slides with mounted specimens, placed all doubts at rest; and, at Prof. Sir Wyville Thomson's request, I now make a note on this remarkable form. Unfortunately, the annelid was not observed till the return of the Expedition, and after immersion in spirit.
Philippines
Associations, Symbiosis, Commensalism (parasitism see *PAR)
Systematics, Taxonomy
Systematics, Taxonomy
Syllis ramosa McIntosh, 1879 (original description)
Syntype NHMUK 1885.12.1.149-154, geounit Cebu Island, identified as Syllis ramosa McIntosh, 1879
Etymology
Not stated. The specific epithet ramosa is a Latin adjective meaning 'branching', and refers to the body of the ... [details]
Habitat
Inside the canals of hexactinellid sponges on blue mud, at shelf depths. [details]
Type locality
Near Zebu (= Cebu) Island, Cebu Strait, Philippine Islands, Bohol Sea (10.2333°, 123.9°). [details]
Type material
Syntypes deposited at the Natural History Museum, London, UK (NHMUK 1885.12.1.149-154). [details]
