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Verrill, A.E. 1900. Additions to the Turbellaria, Nemertina, and Annelida of the Bermudas, with revisions of some New England genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(2): 595-671.
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Verrill, A. E.
1900
Additions to the Turbellaria, Nemertina, and Annelida of the Bermudas, with revisions of some New England genera and species
Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences
10(2): 595-671
Publication
Kristian Fauchald's Polychaeta DB
Available for editors  PDF available
Annelida content begins on p.598. There is one plate (LXX = 70), but no Annelida plate figures. p.598: "The annelids are numerous at Bermuda, but our collection has not yet been fully studied. It includes over 110 species."
North-western Atlantic
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Clymenura Verrill, 1900 (original description)
Euclymene Verrill, 1900 (original description)
Eupolymnia Verrill, 1900 (original description)
Eusyllis Malmgren, 1867 (subsequent type designation)
Grubeosyllis Verrill, 1900 accepted as Salvatoria McIntosh, 1885 (original description)
Grymaea Malmgren, 1866 accepted as Streblosoma M. Sars in G.O. Sars, 1872 (status source)
Haplosyllis cephalata Verrill, 1900 (original description)
Nematonereis hebes Verrill, 1900 accepted as Lysidice hebes (Verrill, 1900) (original description)
Polymnia Malmgren, 1867 accepted as Eupolymnia Verrill, 1900 (source of synonymy)
Stauronereis Verrill, 1900 accepted as Dorvillea Parfitt, 1866 (original description)
Stauronereis caeca (Webster & Benedict, 1884) accepted as Parougia caeca (Webster & Benedict, 1884) (basis of record)
Streblosoma M. Sars in G.O. Sars, 1872 (subsequent type designation)
Syntype YPM 22543, geounit Bermuda, identified as Haplosyllis cephalata Verrill, 1900
Syntype YPM 22544, geounit Bermuda, identified as Haplosyllis cephalata Verrill, 1900
Syntype YPM 23001, geounit Bermuda, identified as Haplosyllis cephalata Verrill, 1900
Syntype YPM 23002, geounit Bermuda, identified as Haplosyllis cephalata Verrill, 1900
 Association

Living in association with sponges.  [details]

 Association

Species inhabiting sponges.  [details]

 Association

Found associated with the coral Palythoa (Hexacorallia).  [details]

 Classification

Verrill created Axiothella as a replacement for the junior homonym Axiothea, but he made Axiothella a subgenus of ... [details]

 Classification

Verrill (1900) included Praxillella Verrill, 1882, type species P. gracilis (Sars), as a subgenus in Euclymene, ... [details]

 Depth range

Low tide. [details]

 Depth range

Shallow water to about 8 m.  [details]

 Depth range

Not stated, unknown. Probably shallow water. [details]

 Depth range

9-11 meters (5-6 fathoms).  [details]

 Diagnosis

Original diagnosis by Verrill (1900: 660-661): ''This is proposed for the following new species which agrees with ... [details]

 Diagnosis

Original diagnosis by Verrill (1900: 662): "Differs from typical Streblosoma in having 4 clusters of cirriform ... [details]

 Distribution

Atlantic Ocean: Bermuda. [details]

 Distribution

Western Atlantic Ocean: Bermuda; Gulf of Mexico; Venezuela; probably Curaçao (Hartmann-Schröder, 1980, as ... [details]

 Distribution

Bermuda [details]

 Distribution

Bermuda.  [details]

 Distribution

Bermuda.  [details]

 Distribution

Northwestern Atlantic Ocean: Bermuda. Caribbean Sea: Colombia.  [details]

 Distribution

Bermuda.  [details]

 Distribution

Bermuda.  [details]

 Distribution

Bermuda.  [details]

 Distribution

Bermuda Archipelago, Bahamas, Atlantic coast of the USA (Georgia), and Gulf of Mexico (Florida and Texas).  [details]

 Distribution

Bermuda.  [details]

 Distribution

Bermuda.  [details]

 Distribution

Bermuda.  [details]

 Distribution

Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda. [details]

 Distribution

Bermuda.  [details]

 Distribution

Bermuda.  [details]

 Distribution

Bermuda.  [details]

 Distribution

Bermuda.  [details]

 Editor's comment

Unresolved. The name "Euclymene gracilis" has not been authenticated. It comes from ecological usages (not ... [details]

 Etymology

Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet setosa (masculine: setosus) is a Latin adjective ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet simplex is a Latin word, meaning 'simple', 'not complex'.  [details]

 Etymology

Verrill (1900: 657) does not give an etymology, but Axiothella is presumed to be derived as a modified form of ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet lamellifera refers to the leaf-like gill present in the anterior side of th parapodia.  [details]

 Etymology

The generic name Desmosyllis derives from the Greek prefix 'desmo', meaning 'bonds', 'or 'connections', and the ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet longisetosa refers to the long chaetae of the species, with those of the anterior chaetigers ... [details]

 Etymology

Not stated. The subgeneric epithet Polymniella is composed by the generic name Polymnia Malmgren, 1867, followed by ... [details]

 Etymology

The subgeneric name Synsyllis derives from the Greek prefix 'syn', meaning 'with' or 'together', and the generic ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet longigularis derives from the Latin words longi, meaning 'long', and gularis, meaning ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet viridula is a Letin word derived from viridis, meaning 'greenish', nad making reference to the ... [details]

 Etymology

The name of the genus Grubeosyllis is composed with the name of the German zoologist Adolph Edward Grube (b. ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet nitidula is the Latin word for 'somewhat elegant' or 'trim', and probably refers to the "very ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet rugulosa is the Latin feminine word for 'wrinkled', and refers to the minute conical papillae ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet cephalata refers to the prominent and thick head of the species, with very large palps.  [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet palpata refers to the very large and thick, subovate palps of the species.  [details]

 Etymology

The generic name Hemisyllis derives from the Latin prefix hemi-, meaning half, and the generic name Syllis, making ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet dispar is the Latin word for 'different', 'unlike', 'unequal'.  [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet brachydonta derives from the Latin prefix brachi-, meaning 'short', and the Greek word donta, ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet enopla is the neuter plural of the Latin word enoplos, meaning 'armed' and making reference to ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet nuchalis refers to the thin collar formed by the buccal segment, "conspicuous on the sides, ... [details]

 Etymology

The subspecific epithet gularis is a Latin word derived from gula and meaning 'thorat'.  [details]

 Etymology

Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet tenuis is a Latin adjective meaning 'thin', 'slender' ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet exigua refers to the small and very slender size of the species.  [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet nitida, feminine gender for the Latin word nitidus, meaning bright, refers to the plain ... [details]

 Etymology

The specifc epithet annularis refers to the pigmentation of the species, with the cirri appearing "distinctly ... [details]

 Etymology

The specifc epithet catenula (Latin word for little or small) refers to the small size of the species.  [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet cincinnata is the feminine gender of the Latin word for curly, referring to the coiled and ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet corallicola refers to the fact that the species is common in the cavities of dead corals, from ... [details]

 Etymology

The subspecific epithet lineolata refers to the presence of a narrow brown line that crosses each anterior segment, ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet diplomorpha is composed by the Greek words 'diplo', meaning double, and 'morphos', meaning ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet grandigularis refers to the very large size of the pharynx and proventricle.  [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet jugularis is Late Latin for 'throat' and refers to the long and slender pharynx of the species.  [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet attenuata refers to the gradually decrease in size of the dorsal cirri to the end of the body.  [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet fertilis refers to the fact that the type specimen had its body, from about the 33rd segment, ... [details]

 Etymology

The specific epithet tenella is the Latin word for delicate or tender.  [details]

 Habitat

In shell-sand at low tide. [details]

 Habitat

Probably in dead corals. [details]

 Habitat

On and inside sponges. Verrill (1900) stated that probably ocurred in dead corals.  [details]

 Habitat

Probably in dead corals.  [details]

 Habitat

Probably in dead corals. [details]

 Habitat

Probably in dead corals. [details]

 Habitat

Probably in dead corals.  [details]

 Habitat

Probably in dead corals.  [details]

 Habitat

In sponges. Specimens from Colombia found inside the sponge Ircinia campana (Lamarck, 1816), collected between 6-8 ... [details]

 Habitat

Lives in sponges.  [details]

 Habitat

Probably in dead corals.  [details]

 Habitat

Probably in dead corals at shallow water, but common swimming at the surface of the water when mating.  [details]

 Habitat

In dead corals from the reefs.  [details]

 Habitat

In the coral Palythoa, low tide.  [details]

 Habitat

Probably in dead corals. [details]

 Habitat

Probably in dead corals.  [details]

 Habitat

Probably in dead corals.  [details]

 Habitat

Common among corallines and in dead corals.  [details]

 Habitat

Among the zooids of Palythoa mammillosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (Hexacorallia), at low tide.  [details]

 Habitat

Common in the cavities of dead corals, from the reefs, and also in corallines.  [details]

 Habitat

Common in the cavities of dead corals, from the reefs, and also in corallines.  [details]

 Habitat

Probably in dead corals.  [details]

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