WoRMS taxon details
Galapagomystides Blake, 1985
324889 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:324889)
accepted
Genus
Galapagomystides aristata Blake, 1985 (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Blake, James A. (1985). Polychaeta from the vicinity of deep-sea geothermal vents in the eastern Pacific. I: Euphrosinidae, Phyllodocidae, Hesionidae, Nereididae, Glyceridae, Dorvilleidae, Orbiniidae and Maldanidae. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 6: 67-101., available online at https://bit.ly/31jOeWn
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Etymology author: Galapago is affixed to Mystides to indicate the Galapagos rift location combined with the name of a related...
Etymology author: Galapago is affixed to Mystides to indicate the Galapagos rift location combined with the name of a related existing genus. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Galapagomystides Blake, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=324889 on 2025-05-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Blake, James A. (1985). Polychaeta from the vicinity of deep-sea geothermal vents in the eastern Pacific. I: Euphrosinidae, Phyllodocidae, Hesionidae, Nereididae, Glyceridae, Dorvilleidae, Orbiniidae and Maldanidae. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 6: 67-101., available online at https://bit.ly/31jOeWn
page(s): 71-72 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 71-72 [details] Available for editors
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Pearson, Kaila A. M.; Rouse, Greg W. (2022). Vampire Worms; A revision of Galapagomystides (Phyllodocidae, Annelida), with the description of three new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5128(4): 451-485., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5128.4.1
note: Revision of Galapagomystides Blake, 1985, with three new species and one new combination, making five species in total [details] Available for editors [request]
note: Revision of Galapagomystides Blake, 1985, with three new species and one new combination, making five species in total [details] Available for editors
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Diagnosis Diagnosis (emended by Pearson & Rouse 2022). Prostomium wider than long. Two antennae; two palps similar in size/shape to antennae. No median antenna or nuchal papilla. Nuchal organs unknown. Eyes absent. Smooth proboscis, papillae at distal end. Segment 1 fused or not (dorsally) to prostomium. Segment 1 distinct ventrally. Elongated dorsal cirri (EDC) (= tentacular cirri) on segments 1, 2; EDC on segment 3. No ventral cirri on segment 1. Ventral cirri on segment 2 elongated or like following segments. Parapodia uniramous, notopodial chaetae absent. Neuropodium with central fascicle containing compound chaetae; one simple emergent acicula. Compound chaetal shaft cylindrical; pointed blade extended from falcate joint. Rostrum of chaetal shaft asymmetrical/hooked. Presence of segmental bands of cilia. Pygidial cirri robust ellipsoid lobes. Living animals are red. [details]Etymology author: Galapago is affixed to Mystides to indicate the Galapagos rift location combined with the name of a related existing genus. [details]
Grammatical gender Feminine. Stated to be feminine by Blake (1985), and the species G aristata has a matching feminine adjectival suffix. [details]
