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WoRMS taxon detailsGlandulospio Meißner, Bick, Guggolz & Götting, 2014
869113 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:869113)
accepted
Genus
Glandulospio orestes Meißner, Bick, Guggolz & Götting, 2014 (type by original designation)
marine,
recent only
Meißner, K.; Bick, A.; Guggolz, T.; Götting, M. (2014). Spionidae (Polychaeta: Canalipalpata: Spionida) from seamounts in the NE Atlantic. <i>Zootaxa</i>. 3786(3): 201-245., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3786.3.1
page(s): 224 [details]
Etymology Authors: "The generic name is derived from the Latin “glandula” ~ “gland” and “spio” ~ “sea nymph”. It...
Etymology Authors: "The generic name is derived from the Latin “glandula” ~ “gland” and “spio” ~ “sea nymph”. It refers to the presence of large glandular organs in middle body segments, a conspicuous character of this taxon. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Glandulospio Meißner, Bick, Guggolz & Götting, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=869113 on 2025-05-09
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Meißner, K.; Bick, A.; Guggolz, T.; Götting, M. (2014). Spionidae (Polychaeta: Canalipalpata: Spionida) from seamounts in the NE Atlantic. <i>Zootaxa</i>. 3786(3): 201-245., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3786.3.1
page(s): 224 [details] From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Authors: "Anterolateral horns arising subanteriorly from prostomial margin, posterior part of prostomium extended into short caruncle terminating at the end of chaetiger 1, with inconspicuous elevation at posterior end; occipital antenna lacking. Nuchal organs with two pairs of ciliary bands, continue as metameric double-paired ciliary bands (=metameric dorsal ciliated organs) between transversal ciliated bands of consecutive segments. Branchiae present from chaetiger 1. Large glandular organs present in chaetigers of the middle body region (chaetigers 5- 10). Neuropodial hooded hooks with pair of apical teeth present in posterior chaetigers." [details]Etymology Authors: "The generic name is derived from the Latin “glandula” ~ “gland” and “spio” ~ “sea nymph”. It refers to the presence of large glandular organs in middle body segments, a conspicuous character of this taxon. [details] Grammatical gender Feminine [details] |
