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Polychaeta taxon details

Microspio lydonia Maciolek & Blake, 2021

1547884  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1547884)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Maciolek, Nancy J.; Blake, James A. (2021). New species of Microspio Mesnil, 1896 (Annelida: Spionidae), with additions to the description of M. pigmentata (Reish, 1959) and comparative notes on all members of the genus. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 134(1): 265-293., available online at https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324x-134.1.265
page(s): 283, figures 5-6; note: Lydonia Canyon, Georges Bank, off Massachusetts [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  USNM 1655928, geounit Georges Bank  
Holotype USNM 1655928, geounit Georges Bank [details]
Note At head of Lydonia Canyon, Georges Bank, east...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality At head of Lydonia Canyon, Georges Bank, east of Cape Cod, Atlantic Ocean, 40.4783, -67.7117 (40 28.70' N, 67 42.70' W), 150 m [details]
Etymology authors: Microspio lydonia "species name refers to Lydonia Canyon, where much of the material was collected [by R/V...  
Etymology authors: Microspio lydonia "species name refers to Lydonia Canyon, where much of the material was collected [by R/V Oceanus, in 1981]. The canyon itself was named for NOAA’s Coast and Geodetic Survey vessel, the Lydonia, one of the four ships that conducted surveys of the area between the years 1930 and 1932.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Microspio lydonia Maciolek & Blake, 2021. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1547884 on 2024-04-19
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2021-11-02 22:10:11Z
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original description Maciolek, Nancy J.; Blake, James A. (2021). New species of Microspio Mesnil, 1896 (Annelida: Spionidae), with additions to the description of M. pigmentata (Reish, 1959) and comparative notes on all members of the genus. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 134(1): 265-293., available online at https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324x-134.1.265
page(s): 283, figures 5-6; note: Lydonia Canyon, Georges Bank, off Massachusetts [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 1655928, geounit Georges Bank [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology authors: Microspio lydonia "species name refers to Lydonia Canyon, where much of the material was collected [by R/V Oceanus, in 1981]. The canyon itself was named for NOAA’s Coast and Geodetic Survey vessel, the Lydonia, one of the four ships that conducted surveys of the area between the years 1930 and 1932.  [details]

Type locality At head of Lydonia Canyon, Georges Bank, east of Cape Cod, Atlantic Ocean, 40.4783, -67.7117 (40 28.70' N, 67 42.70' W), 150 m [details]