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Name

Hsueh, Pan-Wen; Li, Kuo-Rong. (2016). New species of Thelepodidae (Terebelliformia, Polychaeta) from Taiwan. Zootaxa. 4170(3): 510-524.

SourceID

240871

DOI

10.11646/zootaxa.4170.3.5 [view]

Zoobank LSID

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:20326200-D115-4C21-9B71-1206AEAA973E [view]

Authors

Hsueh, Pan-Wen; Li, Kuo-Rong

Year

2016

Title

New species of Thelepodidae (Terebelliformia, Polychaeta) from Taiwan

Journal

Zootaxa

Suffix

4170(3): 510-524

Type

Publication

Link

http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4170.3.5

Note

World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)

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Abstract

Four new species of thelepodid polychaetes are reported from Taiwan, Streblosoma chiguensis sp. nov., Streblosoma wuchiensis sp. nov., Thelepus taiwanensis sp. nov., Thelepus longtongensis sp. nov. The family Thelepodidae, as well as the two genera Streblosoma and Thelepus, is reported for the first time from Taiwanese waters. A synoptic table, including number of branchial filaments on segments 2 to 4, the presence/absence of eyespots, number of pairs of notopodia, uncinial dental formula of anterior and posterior tori, and type locality, is provided for all species of Thelepus.

Geographical term

Taiwan

Taxonomic terms

Annelida
Polychaeta

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2016-09-25 20:43:42Z

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Thelepus Leuckart, 1849 (identification resource)
Thelepus taiwanensis Hsueh & Li, 2016 (original description)

Holotype NMNS NMNS7516-21, geounit Taiwan, identified as Thelepus taiwanensis Hsueh & Li, 2016

Etymology

for Streblosoma chiguensis Hsueh & Li, 2016

authors: "name is derived from the Chigu lagoon, where the seawater is extracted for filling holding tanks in the ... [details]

Etymology

for Streblosoma wuchiensis Hsueh & Li, 2016

named after the Wuchi fishing port where the worm was collected. [details]

Etymology

for Thelepus longtongensis Hsueh & Li, 2016

named after Longtong Bay, northern Taiwan Island, where collected [details]

Etymology

for Thelepus taiwanensis Hsueh & Li, 2016

named after Taiwan Island [details]

Type locality

for Streblosoma chiguensis Hsueh & Li, 2016

Fisheries Research Institute aquarium, Sangu Village 23.1222°, 120.0806°, Tainan, Taiwan western coast [details]

Type locality

for Streblosoma wuchiensis Hsueh & Li, 2016

Wuchi fishing port, 24.2933°, 120.5197°, Taichung, Taiwan western coast, on docks, on epifauna [details]

Type locality

for Thelepus longtongensis Hsueh & Li, 2016

Longtong Bay, New Taipei, Taiwan northeastern coast, subtidal hard-bottom, 25.1022°, 121.9197°, 2 m [details]

Type locality

for Thelepus taiwanensis Hsueh & Li, 2016

off eastern Taiwan, ca. 25.3667° 122.7167° (disregarding the seconds in the geolocation data of 25°22´95˝N, ... [details]

Type material

for Thelepus taiwanensis Hsueh & Li, 2016

The holotype is the only specimen reported [details]