Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Müller, F. (1858). Einiges über die Annelidenfauna der Insel Santa Catharina an der brasilianischen Küste. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin.</em> 24(1): 211-220, plates VI-VII. (Aus einer brieflichen Mittheilung an Prof. Grube)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7460059 page(s): 214-215, plate VI figs. 7-9 [details]
additional source
Licher, Frank; Westheide, Wilfried. (1997). Review of the genus <i>Sigambra</i> (Polychaeta: Hesionidae), redescription of <i>S. bassi</i> (Hartman, 1947), and descriptions of two new species from Thailand and China. <em>Steenstrupia.</em> 23: 1-20. page(s): 3-4; note: as Sigambra grubei [details]
additional source
Salazar-Vallejo, Sergio I. (1990). Redescriptions of <i>Sigambra grubii</i> Müller, 1858 and <i>Hermundura tricuspis</i> Müller, 1858 from Brazil and designation of neotypes (Polychaeta: Pilargidae). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 24(2): 507-517., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222939000770351 page(s): 508-511, figs. 1-2, table 1; note: based on topotype material [details] Available for editors [request]
Nontype USNM 103013, geounit Santa Catarina [details]
Nontype USNM 103014, geounit Santa Catarina [details]
Nontype USNM 103015, geounit Santa Catarina [details]
Nontype USNM 103016, geounit Santa Catarina [details]
Nontype USNM 123091, geounit Santa Catarina [details]
Syntype MBE Vermes 4375-Q, geounit Florianópolis [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not explicitly stated, but presumaby intertidal to shallow water. [details]
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean. Santa Catarina Island (State of Santa Catarina, Brazil). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The species is clearly dedicated to the German zoologist Adolph Edward Grube (b. Königsberg, 18 May 1812 - d. Wrocław, 23 June 1880), who was also Fritz Müller's correspondent. [details]
Habitat Beach. [details]
Neotype A neotype (USNM 123091) was designated by Salazar-Vallejo (1990), but the existence of a syntype at the collections of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (MBE Vermes 4375-Q) made that designation invalid (Licher & Westheide, 1997). [details]
Type locality Desterro [= Florianópolis], Santa Catarina Island, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil, SW Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate -27.593°, -48.566°). [details]
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