WoRMS taxon details

Hesperalia nans Chamberlin, 1919

328357  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328357)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). New polychaetous annelids from Laguna Beach, California. <em>Journal of Entomology and Zoology of Pomona College.</em> 11(1): 1-23., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12263520
page(s): 9-10 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Holotype  MCZ 2150, geounit California  
Holotype MCZ 2150, geounit California [details]
Note Pacific Ocean, California, Laguna Beach...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Pacific Ocean, California, Laguna Beach (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 33.54º, long. -117.79º). [details]
Depth range Not stated.   
Depth range Not stated.  [details]

Distribution Pacific Ocean, California: Laguna Beach.   
Distribution Pacific Ocean, California: Laguna Beach.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet nans is the present participle of the Latin verb no, meaning 'to swim' or 'to float', and refers to...  
Etymology The specific epithet nans is the present participle of the Latin verb no, meaning 'to swim' or 'to float', and refers to the fact that the holotype of the species is a specimen in the epitokous phase.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Hesperalia nans Chamberlin, 1919. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328357 on 2024-03-28
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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 Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). New polychaetous annelids from Laguna Beach, California. <em>Journal of Entomology and Zoology of Pomona College.</em> 11(1): 1-23., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12263520
page(s): 9-10 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628.
page(s): 209 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype MCZ 2150, geounit California [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated.  [details]

Distribution Pacific Ocean, California: Laguna Beach.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet nans is the present participle of the Latin verb no, meaning 'to swim' or 'to float', and refers to the fact that the holotype of the species is a specimen in the epitokous phase.  [details]

Habitat Not stated, the only type is an epitokous specimen, probably collected in the water column.  [details]

Type locality Pacific Ocean, California, Laguna Beach (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 33.54º, long. -117.79º). [details]