WoRMS taxon details

Sphaerosyllis parvoculata Russell, 1989

332021  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332021)

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): 378-380, fig. 3 [details]   
Holotype  USNM 102269, geounit Belizean part of the...  
Holotype USNM 102269, 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 0.09-1.30 cm.   
Depth range 0.09-1.30 cm.  [details]

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

Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin, parvus, meaning small, and oculatus, meaning having eyes, and refers to the...  
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin, parvus, meaning small, and oculatus, meaning having eyes, and refers to the unusually small eyes of the species.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis parvoculata Russell, 1989. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332021 on 2024-04-19
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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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): 378-380, fig. 3 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 102269, geounit Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 0.09-1.30 cm.  [details]

Distribution Belizean coast of the Caribbean Sea.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin, parvus, meaning small, and oculatus, meaning having eyes, and refers to the unusually small eyes of the species.  [details]

Habitat Mangrove rootmat of Rhizophora mangle covered with Caulerpa verticillata or Halimeda opuntia f. triloba and in Thalassia testudinum seagrass meadows, at shallow water. [details]

Reproduction Developing young attached dorsally.  [details]

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