Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Moore, J.P. (1908). Some polychaetous annelids of the northern Pacific coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 60: 321-364., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6396551 page(s): 323-325, text-figs. a-f on page 324 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (HKRMS)
Sun, Y. N. (2011). Biodiversity and Phylogeny of Coral-associated Polychaetes. Mphil Thesis, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong. [details]
basis of record
Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Musco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana. (2005). Mediterranean Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) revisited: biogeography, diversity and species fidelity to environmental features. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 304: 143-153 + 4 pp. Supplementary appendix., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps304143 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Çinar, Melih Ertan; Gambi, Maria Cristina. (2005). Cognetti's syllid collection (Polychaeta: Syllidae) deposited at the Museum of the Stazione Zoologica ‘‘Anton Dohrn'' (Naples, Italy), with descriptions of two new species of <i>Autolytus</i>. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 39(10): 725-762., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930400001327 page(s): 754-755 [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy
Hartman, O. (1948). The polychaetous annelids of Alaska. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 2(1): 3-58., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8890 [details]
redescription
Licher, Frank 2000 (1999), Revision der Gattung Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879 (Polychaeta: Syllidae). Morphologie, Taxonomie und Phylogenie. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 551:1-336 [details]
redescription
San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Holotype USNM 5542, geounit Alaskan part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]
Paratype ANSP 1972, geounit Alaskan part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]
Paratype ANSP 1973, geounit Alaskan part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]
Paratype USNM 5765, geounit Alaskan part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 16-353 m. [details]
Distribution Northeastern Pacific Ocean: from Alaska to California. Chukchi Sea. Japan. Caribbean Sea. Gulf of Mexico. Northeastern Atlantic. Mediterranean Sea. Reported to be cosmopolitan, mainly on the northern hemisphere. Probably some of these records are the result of misidentifications. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet alternata, feminine of the Latin word alternatus, meaning 'alternated', refers to the presence of alternately long and short dorsal cirri in the posterior region of the body. [details]
Habitat Gravel, sponges, and muddy sediments. [details]
Specimen Holotype USNM 5542: female with eggs in 28 posterior segments, 30 mm long, 1.4 mm wide, 160 segments. Paratype ANSP 1972: 15 mm long, 1.1 mm wide. Paratype USNM 5765: 15 mm long, 0.4 mm wide. Paratype ANSP 1973: now missing. [details]
Type locality Northeastern Pacific, southwestern Alaska (U.S.A.), Albatross sta. 4228, vicinity of Naha Bay, Behm Canal, 41-134 fathoms, gravel and sponges. Location of Albatross sta. 4228 according to Oceanographic Data Sets for NMNH Invertebrate Collections: North Pacific Ocean, Alaska, Alexander Archipelago, Revillagigedo Island, Behm Canal, Naha Bay, Indian Point (lat. 55º36'00''N; long. 131º41'00''W); 41-134 fathoms (75-245 m), gravel and sponges. [details]
Type material Type material deposited at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA (holotype USNM 5542 and paratype USNM 5765), and Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, USA (paratype ANSP 1972 and paratype 1973, now missing). [details]From other sources
Bioclimatic category eurythermic [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus [details]
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