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Polychaeta taxon detailsSalmacina stellaebayensis Cremer, Kupriyanova, Knorrn, Moctar, Freiwald & Tilic, 2026
1867706 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1867706)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Cremer, Hannah A. ; Kupriyanova, Elena; Knorrn, Alexander H. ; Moctar, Sidi M. M. ; Freiwald, Andre; Tilic, Ekin;. (2026). Macroid formation in <i>Salmacina stellaebayensis</i> n. sp. from Mauritania's Baie de l'Étoile with new insights on mitogenome evolution in Serpulidae (Annelida). <em>Ecology and Evolution.</em> 16(2): 1-12., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.73016
page(s): 3 of 12; note: Holotype SMF 33427, Baie de l'Étoile, Nouadhibou, Mauritania, North West Africa, 21.0249 N, -17.0072 W (21°1.4925′ N, 17°0.4308′ W) [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype SMF 33427, geounit Mauritanian part of the...
Holotype SMF 33427, geounit Mauritanian part of the North Atlantic Ocean [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Holotype SMF 33427, Baie de l'Étoile, Nouadhibou, Mauritania, North West Africa, 21.0249 N, -17.0072 W (21°1.4925′ N, 17°0.4308′ W) [details]
Etymology Salmacina stellaebayensis is named after the type locality. A geographic adjective. Authors: "a compound derived from the...
Etymology Salmacina stellaebayensis is named after the type locality. A geographic adjective. Authors: "a compound derived from the Latin stella (star) and bayensis (from the bay), referring to Baie de l'Étoile (“Bay of the Star”) in Mauritania, the type locality of the species. The name also alludes to the star-shaped pseudocolonies formed by this species" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Salmacina stellaebayensis Cremer, Kupriyanova, Knorrn, Moctar, Freiwald & Tilic, 2026. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1867706 on 2026-08-22
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original description
Cremer, Hannah A. ; Kupriyanova, Elena; Knorrn, Alexander H. ; Moctar, Sidi M. M. ; Freiwald, Andre; Tilic, Ekin;. (2026). Macroid formation in <i>Salmacina stellaebayensis</i> n. sp. from Mauritania's Baie de l'Étoile with new insights on mitogenome evolution in Serpulidae (Annelida). <em>Ecology and Evolution.</em> 16(2): 1-12., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.73016
page(s): 3 of 12; note: Holotype SMF 33427, Baie de l'Étoile, Nouadhibou, Mauritania, North West Africa, 21.0249 N, -17.0072 W (21°1.4925′ N, 17°0.4308′ W) [details] Available for editors [request] Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SMF 33427, geounit Mauritanian part of the North Atlantic Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Salmacina stellaebayensis is named after the type locality. A geographic adjective. Authors: "a compound derived from the Latin stella (star) and bayensis (from the bay), referring to Baie de l'Étoile (“Bay of the Star”) in Mauritania, the type locality of the species. The name also alludes to the star-shaped pseudocolonies formed by this species" [details]Habitat Salmacina stellaebayensis occurs in "shallow coastal waters (0.5–2 m depth), forming striking star-shaped pseudo-colonies, or so-called macroids, as tubes grow around the rhizomes of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa Ascherson, 1870. Many macroids retain an open central cavity where the rhizome was originally located. When the rhizomes detach, the colonies become free and settle on the seafloor, where they continue to grow as encrusting, star-shaped aggregations" [details] Type locality Holotype SMF 33427, Baie de l'Étoile, Nouadhibou, Mauritania, North West Africa, 21.0249 N, -17.0072 W (21°1.4925′ N, 17°0.4308′ W) [details] |