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Polychaeta taxon detailsOpisthosyllis nuchalis Verrill, 1900
330233 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330233)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Verrill, A.E. 1900. Additions to the Turbellaria, Nemertina, and Annelida of the Bermudas, with revisions of some New England genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(2): 595-671., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27731368
page(s): 620-621 [details] Available for editors  [request]
Note Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda.
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Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda. [details]
Distribution Bermuda.
Distribution Bermuda. [details] Etymology The specific epithet nuchalis refers to the thin collar formed by the buccal segment, "conspicuous on the sides, where it...
Etymology The specific epithet nuchalis refers to the thin collar formed by the buccal segment, "conspicuous on the sides, where it extends as far forward as the anterior eyes and almost to the bases of the palpi, but receding dorsally, so as to expose the posterior eyes". [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Opisthosyllis nuchalis Verrill, 1900. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330233 on 2024-04-20
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Verrill, A.E. 1900. Additions to the Turbellaria, Nemertina, and Annelida of the Bermudas, with revisions of some New England genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(2): 595-671., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27731368
page(s): 620-621 [details] Available for editors [request]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution Bermuda. [details]Etymology The specific epithet nuchalis refers to the thin collar formed by the buccal segment, "conspicuous on the sides, where it extends as far forward as the anterior eyes and almost to the bases of the palpi, but receding dorsally, so as to expose the posterior eyes". [details] Habitat In dead corals from the reefs. [details] Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda. [details] |