WoRMS taxon details

Travisia fusiformis Kudenov, 1975

332637  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332637)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kudenov, J.D. (1975). Sedentary polychaetes from the Gulf of California, Mexico. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 9(2): 205-231., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222937500770131
page(s): 215-218, figs. 24-30 [details]   
Holotype  AHF 1109, geounit Gulf of California  
Holotype AHF 1109, geounit Gulf of California [details]
Note Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico, Sonora, Puerto Peñasco, Bahía Cholla (31º20'30''N, 113º39'W), intertidal sandflat.  [details]
Depth range Intertidal.   
Depth range Intertidal.  [details]

Distribution Pacific Ocean: Gulf of California (Sonora, Mexico).   
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Gulf of California (Sonora, Mexico).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet fusiformis is a Latin adjective meaning 'having the form of a spindle', and refers to the body shape...  
Etymology The specific epithet fusiformis is a Latin adjective meaning 'having the form of a spindle', and refers to the body shape of the species, which is described as being fusiform.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Travisia fusiformis Kudenov, 1975. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332637 on 2024-04-19
Date
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
created
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Kudenov, J.D. (1975). Sedentary polychaetes from the Gulf of California, Mexico. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 9(2): 205-231., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222937500770131
page(s): 215-218, figs. 24-30 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype AHF 1109, geounit Gulf of California [details]
Paratype AHF 1110, geounit Gulf of California [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal.  [details]

Distribution Pacific Ocean: Gulf of California (Sonora, Mexico).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet fusiformis is a Latin adjective meaning 'having the form of a spindle', and refers to the body shape of the species, which is described as being fusiform.  [details]

Habitat Intertidal sandflat.  [details]

Type locality Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Mexico, Sonora, Puerto Peñasco, Bahía Cholla (31º20'30''N, 113º39'W), intertidal sandflat.  [details]