WoRMS name details
Synelmis acuminata Wolf, 1986
332432 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332432)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Wolf, Paul S. (1986). Three new species of Pilargidae (Annelida:Polychaeta) from the east coast of Florida, Puerto Rico and the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 99(3): 464-471., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34595935
page(s): 467-469, fig. 2 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 467-469, fig. 2 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype USNM 98766, geounit Puerto Rican part of the...
, Note Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico (18º30.12''N,...
Holotype USNM 98766, geounit Puerto Rican part of the North Atlantic Ocean [details]
Depth range 24-220 m.
Distribution Atlantic shelf of Puerto Rico and Florida. Gulf of Mexico: from Florida to Texas.
Etymology The specific epithet acuminata is a Latin adjective, feminine of acuminatus and meaning 'sharpened', 'pointed', or...
Depth range 24-220 m. [details]
Distribution Atlantic shelf of Puerto Rico and Florida. Gulf of Mexico: from Florida to Texas.
Distribution Atlantic shelf of Puerto Rico and Florida. Gulf of Mexico: from Florida to Texas. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet acuminata is a Latin adjective, feminine of acuminatus and meaning 'sharpened', 'pointed', or...
Etymology The specific epithet acuminata is a Latin adjective, feminine of acuminatus and meaning 'sharpened', 'pointed', or 'tapering to a point', and refers to the peculiar acuminate neurochaetae of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Synelmis acuminata Wolf, 1986. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332432 on 2024-07-25
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Wolf, Paul S. (1986). Three new species of Pilargidae (Annelida:Polychaeta) from the east coast of Florida, Puerto Rico and the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 99(3): 464-471., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34595935
page(s): 467-469, fig. 2 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
new combination reference Licher, F.; Westheide, W. (1994). The phylogenetic position of the Pilargidae with a cladistic analysis of the taxon - facts and ideas. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Zoologie.</em> 162: 223-235.
page(s): 233 [details]
page(s): 467-469, fig. 2 [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
new combination reference Licher, F.; Westheide, W. (1994). The phylogenetic position of the Pilargidae with a cladistic analysis of the taxon - facts and ideas. <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Zoologie.</em> 162: 223-235.
page(s): 233 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 98766, geounit Puerto Rican part of the North Atlantic Ocean [details]
Nontype USNM 86990, geounit Florida [details]
Nontype USNM 86991, geounit Florida [details]
Nontype USNM 86992, geounit Texas [details]
Paratype USNM 98767, geounit Puerto Rican part of the North Atlantic Ocean [details]
Paratype USNM 98768, geounit Florida [details]
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Depth range 24-220 m. [details]Distribution Atlantic shelf of Puerto Rico and Florida. Gulf of Mexico: from Florida to Texas. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet acuminata is a Latin adjective, feminine of acuminatus and meaning 'sharpened', 'pointed', or 'tapering to a point', and refers to the peculiar acuminate neurochaetae of the species. [details]
Habitat Soft sediments, different mixes of sand, silt and clay, and coral rubble, at subtidal and shelf depths. [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico (18º30.12''N, 66º09.00'W), silty clay, at 220 m. [details]
Type material Holotype (USNM 98766) and paratypes (USNM 98767 and USNM 98768) deposited at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USA). [details]
