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Hydroides heterofurcata Pillai, 1971 [original]

328449  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328449)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Pillai, T. Gottfried. (1971). Studies on a collection of marine and brackish-water polychaete annelids of the family Serpulidae from Ceylon. <em>Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences).</em> 9(2): 88-130.
page(s): 113-114, figs. 6F, 7A-C [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  BM 1968-145, geounit Gulf of Mannar  
Holotype BM 1968-145, geounit Gulf of Mannar [details]
Note near Talaimannar Pier, Sri Lanka, 4 m depth,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality near Talaimannar Pier, Sri Lanka, 4 m depth, approx (author map) 9.1079 79.7292 [details]
Etymology not stated, but appears to be derived from presence of both trifurcate and bifurcate spines  
Etymology not stated, but appears to be derived from presence of both trifurcate and bifurcate spines [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Hydroides heterofurcata Pillai, 1971 [original]. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328449 on 2024-05-03
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
created
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2008-11-03 13:43:30Z
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2016-05-19 04:36:38Z
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original description Pillai, T. Gottfried. (1971). Studies on a collection of marine and brackish-water polychaete annelids of the family Serpulidae from Ceylon. <em>Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences).</em> 9(2): 88-130.
page(s): 113-114, figs. 6F, 7A-C [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype BM 1968-145, geounit Gulf of Mannar [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology not stated, but appears to be derived from presence of both trifurcate and bifurcate spines [details]

Grammatical gender feminine compound adjective based on furcatus, furcata, forked. Original 'heterofurcata' is correct (WoRMS had been using 'heterofurcatus'). [details]

Type locality near Talaimannar Pier, Sri Lanka, 4 m depth, approx (author map) 9.1079 79.7292 [details]
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