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Polychaeta taxon detailsThelepus ambitus Glasby & Hutchings, 1987
332552 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332552)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Glasby, Christopher J.; Hutchings, Patricia A. (1987). A new species of <i>Thelepus</i> from Punta Arenas, Chile, together with a redescription of <i>Streblosoma comatus</i> (Grube) and <i>Thelepus pequenianus</i> Augener (Thelepinae: Terebellidae). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 21(4): 977-986., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938700770591
page(s): 980-982, fig. 2a-i [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype ZIUU 625, geounit Punta Arenas
Holotype ZIUU 625, geounit Punta Arenas [details] type locality contained in Tierra del Fuego [details]
Depth range Not stated in the original description, unknown.
Depth range Not stated in the original description, unknown. [details] Distribution Straits of Magellan: Chile (Punta Arenas). Atlantic Ocean: Tristan da Cunha; South Africa (Buffel's River); Namibia...
Distribution Straits of Magellan: Chile (Punta Arenas). Atlantic Ocean: Tristan da Cunha; South Africa (Buffel's River); Namibia (Lüdertiz Bay). [details] Etymology "The specific name ambitus, in Latin meaning encircling, refers to the arrangement of the uncini in almost complete loops...
Etymology "The specific name ambitus, in Latin meaning encircling, refers to the arrangement of the uncini in almost complete loops in mid and posterior segments" (Glasby & Hutchings, 1987: 982). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Thelepus ambitus Glasby & Hutchings, 1987. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332552 on 2026-05-07
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original description
Glasby, Christopher J.; Hutchings, Patricia A. (1987). A new species of <i>Thelepus</i> from Punta Arenas, Chile, together with a redescription of <i>Streblosoma comatus</i> (Grube) and <i>Thelepus pequenianus</i> Augener (Thelepinae: Terebellidae). <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 21(4): 977-986., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938700770591
page(s): 980-982, fig. 2a-i [details] Available for editors [request] Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZIUU 625, geounit Punta Arenas [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated in the original description, unknown. [details]Distribution Straits of Magellan: Chile (Punta Arenas). Atlantic Ocean: Tristan da Cunha; South Africa (Buffel's River); Namibia (Lüdertiz Bay). [details] Etymology "The specific name ambitus, in Latin meaning encircling, refers to the arrangement of the uncini in almost complete loops in mid and posterior segments" (Glasby & Hutchings, 1987: 982). [details] Habitat Not stated in the original description, unknown. [details] Type locality Punta Arenas, Chile, Straits of Magellan (gazetteer estimate -53.17°, -70.91°). [details] Type material HOLOTYPE: UUZM 625 and PARATYPES: UUZM 625b, UUZM 625c [details] |
