WoRMS taxon details
Notomastus ceylonicus Pillai, 1961
330005 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330005)
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Pillai, Telesphore Gottfried. (1961). Annelida Polychaeta of Tambalagam Lake, Ceylon. <em>Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences).</em> 4(1): 1-40., available online at http://dl.nsf.gov.lk/handle/1/7600
page(s): 28, figs. 9G-H, 10A [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 28, figs. 9G-H, 10A [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NHMUK 1960.3.13.23, geounit Tambalagam Bay
, Note Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Tambalagam Bay (=...
Holotype NHMUK 1960.3.13.23, geounit Tambalagam Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Tambalagam Bay (= Tambalagam Lake), centre of the lake (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 8.52º, long. 81.16º). [details]
Depth range 1-4 fathoms (1.8-7.3 m).
Distribution Indian Ocean: Tambalagam Bay (Sri Lanka).
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet ceylonicus refers to the type locality of the species, Ceylon (= Sri Lanka).
Depth range 1-4 fathoms (1.8-7.3 m). [details]
Distribution Indian Ocean: Tambalagam Bay (Sri Lanka).
Distribution Indian Ocean: Tambalagam Bay (Sri Lanka). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet ceylonicus refers to the type locality of the species, Ceylon (= Sri Lanka).
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet ceylonicus refers to the type locality of the species, Ceylon (= Sri Lanka). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Notomastus ceylonicus Pillai, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330005 on 2024-09-19
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Pillai, Telesphore Gottfried. (1961). Annelida Polychaeta of Tambalagam Lake, Ceylon. <em>Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences).</em> 4(1): 1-40., available online at http://dl.nsf.gov.lk/handle/1/7600
page(s): 28, figs. 9G-H, 10A [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 28, figs. 9G-H, 10A [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NHMUK 1960.3.13.23, geounit Tambalagam Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1-4 fathoms (1.8-7.3 m). [details]Distribution Indian Ocean: Tambalagam Bay (Sri Lanka). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet ceylonicus refers to the type locality of the species, Ceylon (= Sri Lanka). [details]
Habitat Brackish water (11.0-19.0 p.p.t.) at shallow depths (1-4 fathoms; 1.8-7.3 m), in fine black mud in oyster beds. [details]
Type locality Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Tambalagam Bay (= Tambalagam Lake), centre of the lake (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 8.52º, long. 81.16º). [details]