WoRMS taxon details
Eupolymnia regnans Chamberlin, 1919
327888 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:327888)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). The Annelida Polychaeta [Albatross Expeditions]. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 48: 1-514., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/memoirsofmuseumo4801harv
page(s): 433-434, plate 79 figs. 1-3 [details]
page(s): 433-434, plate 79 figs. 1-3 [details]
Note Perico Island, Panama, Pacific Ocean (gazeteer...
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Type locality Perico Island, Panama, Pacific Ocean (gazeteer estimate 8.915°, -79.525°). [details]
Depth range Not stated by the author. Probably shallow water.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Panama (Perico Island).
Etymology The specific epithet regnans is derived from the Latin verb regnare, meaning 'to rule or reign'. It could be a reference...
Depth range Not stated by the author. Probably shallow water. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Panama (Perico Island).
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Panama (Perico Island). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet regnans is derived from the Latin verb regnare, meaning 'to rule or reign'. It could be a reference...
Etymology The specific epithet regnans is derived from the Latin verb regnare, meaning 'to rule or reign'. It could be a reference to the big size of the species, described by Chamberlin (1919) as being 230 mm long, excluding tentacles, and 11 mm wide across the thorax, excluding parapodia. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Eupolymnia regnans Chamberlin, 1919. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327888 on 2024-04-23
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original description
Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). The Annelida Polychaeta [Albatross Expeditions]. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 48: 1-514., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/memoirsofmuseumo4801harv
page(s): 433-434, plate 79 figs. 1-3 [details]
redescription Capa, María; Hutchings, Patricia Ann. (2006). Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from Coiba National Park, Panamanian Pacific, including description of four new species and synonymy of the genus <i>Paraeupolymnia</i> with <i>Lanicola</i>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1375: 1-29., available online at https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1375.1.1
page(s): 12-13, figs. 2D-E, 3A-E, table 1; note: redescription based on syntype [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 433-434, plate 79 figs. 1-3 [details]
redescription Capa, María; Hutchings, Patricia Ann. (2006). Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from Coiba National Park, Panamanian Pacific, including description of four new species and synonymy of the genus <i>Paraeupolymnia</i> with <i>Lanicola</i>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1375: 1-29., available online at https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1375.1.1
page(s): 12-13, figs. 2D-E, 3A-E, table 1; note: redescription based on syntype [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype MCZ 2395, geounit Perico Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated by the author. Probably shallow water. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean: Panama (Perico Island). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet regnans is derived from the Latin verb regnare, meaning 'to rule or reign'. It could be a reference to the big size of the species, described by Chamberlin (1919) as being 230 mm long, excluding tentacles, and 11 mm wide across the thorax, excluding parapodia. [details]
Habitat Not stated, unknown. [details]
Type locality Perico Island, Panama, Pacific Ocean (gazeteer estimate 8.915°, -79.525°). [details]
