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Sphaerosyllis aciculata Perkins, 1981

331997  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331997)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Perkins, Thomas H. (1981). Syllidae (Polychaeta), principally from Florida, with descriptions of a new genus and twenty-one new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1080-1172., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599967
page(s): 1115-1118, figs. 13-14 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 
Holotype  USNM 60221, geounit Florida  
Holotype USNM 60221, geounit Florida [details]
Note Atlantic coast of the USA, Florida, Hutchinson...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Atlantic coast of the USA, Florida, Hutchinson Island (27º20.7'N, 80º12.8'W).  [details]
Depth range 2.5-11 m.  
Depth range 2.5-11 m. [details]

Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida) and Eastern Gulf of Mexico.   
Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida) and Eastern Gulf of Mexico.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin and refers to the aciculated setae.   
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin and refers to the aciculated setae.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis aciculata Perkins, 1981. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331997 on 2024-04-18
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Sphaerosyllis aciculata Perkins, 1981. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331997 on 2024-04-18
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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 Perkins, Thomas H. (1981). Syllidae (Polychaeta), principally from Florida, with descriptions of a new genus and twenty-one new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1080-1172., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599967
page(s): 1115-1118, figs. 13-14 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]   

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]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 60221, geounit Florida [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2.5-11 m. [details]

Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida) and Eastern Gulf of Mexico.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin and refers to the aciculated setae.  [details]

Habitat Coarse calcareous sand, shelly sand, sand with Syringodium cover, and very fine to fine quartose sand.  [details]

Type locality Atlantic coast of the USA, Florida, Hutchinson Island (27º20.7'N, 80º12.8'W).  [details]
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