WoRMS taxon details
Opisthosyllis nuchalis Verrill, 1900
330233 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330233)
accepted
Species
- Subspecies Opisthosyllis nuchalis gularis Verrill, 1900
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill, A.E. 1900. Additions to the Turbellaria, Nemertina, and Annelida of the Bermudas, with revisions of some New England genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(2): 595-671., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27731368
page(s): 620-621 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 620-621 [details] Available for editors [request]
Note Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda.
From editor or global species database
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda. [details]
Distribution Bermuda.
Etymology The specific epithet nuchalis refers to the thin collar formed by the buccal segment, "conspicuous on the sides, where it...
Distribution Bermuda. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet nuchalis refers to the thin collar formed by the buccal segment, "conspicuous on the sides, where it...
Etymology The specific epithet nuchalis refers to the thin collar formed by the buccal segment, "conspicuous on the sides, where it extends as far forward as the anterior eyes and almost to the bases of the palpi, but receding dorsally, so as to expose the posterior eyes". [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Opisthosyllis nuchalis Verrill, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330233 on 2024-04-20
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Verrill, A.E. 1900. Additions to the Turbellaria, Nemertina, and Annelida of the Bermudas, with revisions of some New England genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(2): 595-671., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27731368
page(s): 620-621 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 620-621 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Bermuda. [details]Etymology The specific epithet nuchalis refers to the thin collar formed by the buccal segment, "conspicuous on the sides, where it extends as far forward as the anterior eyes and almost to the bases of the palpi, but receding dorsally, so as to expose the posterior eyes". [details]
Habitat In dead corals from the reefs. [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda. [details]