Polychaeta taxon details
Glyphohesione nicoyensis Dean, 1998
328150 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328150)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dean, H.K. (1998). A new species of Hesionidae, <i>Glyphohesione nicoyensis</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta), from the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 111(2): 257-262., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35459011
page(s): 257-261, figs. 1-2 [details]
page(s): 257-261, figs. 1-2 [details]
Holotype MCZ 4015, geounit Gulf of Nicoya
, Note Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica, Gulf of Nicoya,...
Holotype MCZ 4015, geounit Gulf of Nicoya [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica, Gulf of Nicoya, Punta Morales, mid intertidal, western side of Lagartos sandflat (10º04'N, 84º58'W; provided longitude ''85º58'W'' corrected here to ''84º58'W''), muddy sand. [details]
Depth range Intertidal to 35 m.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Gulf of Nicoya (Costa Rica).
Etymology The specific epithet nicoyensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Gulf of Nicoya on the Pacific coast of...
Depth range Intertidal to 35 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Gulf of Nicoya (Costa Rica).
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Gulf of Nicoya (Costa Rica). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet nicoyensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Gulf of Nicoya on the Pacific coast of...
Etymology The specific epithet nicoyensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Gulf of Nicoya on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Glyphohesione nicoyensis Dean, 1998. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328150 on 2024-07-13
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Dean, H.K. (1998). A new species of Hesionidae, <i>Glyphohesione nicoyensis</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta), from the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 111(2): 257-262., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35459011
page(s): 257-261, figs. 1-2 [details]
page(s): 257-261, figs. 1-2 [details]
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Holotype MCZ 4015, geounit Gulf of Nicoya [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 35 m. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean: Gulf of Nicoya (Costa Rica). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet nicoyensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Gulf of Nicoya on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. [details]
Habitat In mud, muddy sand, and sandy sediments from the intertidal to the subtidal. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica, Gulf of Nicoya, Punta Morales, mid intertidal, western side of Lagartos sandflat (10º04'N, 84º58'W; provided longitude ''85º58'W'' corrected here to ''84º58'W''), muddy sand. [details]