WoRMS taxon details
Thelepus megalabiatum Carrerette, Nogueira & Hutchings, 2017
988648 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:988648)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Carrerette, Orlemir; Nogueira, João Miguel De Matos; Hutchings, Pat. (2017). The genus <em>Thelepus</em> Leuckart, 1849 (Annelida, Thelepodidae) in Brazil, with a redescription of the holotype of <em>T. setosus</em> (Quatrefages, 1866). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4250(6): 587-599., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4250.6.6
page(s): 591-595, figs. 3-4, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 591-595, figs. 3-4, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype MZUSP 3017, geounit Campos Basin , Note Campos Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro,...
Holotype MZUSP 3017, geounit Campos Basin [details]
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Type locality Campos Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil, Atlantic Ocean (-21.4656°, -40.9414°). [details]
Depth range 15-48.2 m.
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (off the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro).
Etymology The specific epithet megalobiatum is composed by the prefix of Greek origin mega-, meaning 'great'or 'very large', and the...
Depth range 15-48.2 m. [details]
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (off the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro).
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (off the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet megalobiatum is composed by the prefix of Greek origin mega-, meaning 'great'or 'very large', and the...
Etymology The specific epithet megalobiatum is composed by the prefix of Greek origin mega-, meaning 'great'or 'very large', and the Latin adjective labiatum, meaning 'lipped' or 'having lips', and refers to the large size of lower lip, which projects as a ventral lobe reaching segment 3. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Thelepus megalabiatum Carrerette, Nogueira & Hutchings, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=988648 on 2024-05-05
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original description
Carrerette, Orlemir; Nogueira, João Miguel De Matos; Hutchings, Pat. (2017). The genus <em>Thelepus</em> Leuckart, 1849 (Annelida, Thelepodidae) in Brazil, with a redescription of the holotype of <em>T. setosus</em> (Quatrefages, 1866). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4250(6): 587-599., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4250.6.6
page(s): 591-595, figs. 3-4, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 591-595, figs. 3-4, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype MZUSP 3017, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype MZUSP 3018, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype MZUSP 3019, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype MZUSP 3043, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype MZUSP 3044, geounit Campos Basin [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 15-48.2 m. [details]Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (off the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet megalobiatum is composed by the prefix of Greek origin mega-, meaning 'great'or 'very large', and the Latin adjective labiatum, meaning 'lipped' or 'having lips', and refers to the large size of lower lip, which projects as a ventral lobe reaching segment 3. [details]
Habitat Sand, at shelf depths. [details]
Type locality Campos Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil, Atlantic Ocean (-21.4656°, -40.9414°). [details]