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Polychaeta taxon details

Thelepus pequenianus Augener, 1918

332569  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332569)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Augener, Hermann. (1918). Polychaeta. <em>Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Meeresfauna Westafrikas.</em> 2(2): 67-625, plates II-VII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7172280
page(s): 545-548, text-fig. XCIII a, b [female spec. only], plate VII fig. 259 [details]   
Lectotype  ZMH HZM V8772, geounit Luderitzbuch Bay  
Lectotype ZMH HZM V8772, geounit Luderitzbuch Bay [details]
Note Luderitz Bay, Namibia, Atlantic Ocean...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Luderitz Bay, Namibia, Atlantic Ocean (-26.6333°, 15.1667°; geocoordinates given in Vol. I p. 18, of 'Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Meeresfauna Westafrikas'). [details]
Type material Deposited at the Zoologische Museum, Hamburg, Germany (HZM V8772). [details]
Depth range 0-10 m.  
Depth range 0-10 m. [details]

Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Namibia (Luderitz Bay); South Africa (Lambert's Bay).  
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Namibia (Luderitz Bay); South Africa (Lambert's Bay). [details]

Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet pequenianus refers to the type locality of the species, Angra...  
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet pequenianus refers to the type locality of the species, Angra Pequena, the previous Portuguese name for which Luderitz Bay was known. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Thelepus pequenianus Augener, 1918. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332569 on 2024-03-28
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Augener, Hermann. (1918). Polychaeta. <em>Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Meeresfauna Westafrikas.</em> 2(2): 67-625, plates II-VII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7172280
page(s): 545-548, text-fig. XCIII a, b [female spec. only], plate VII fig. 259 [details]   

redescription 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): 983-985, fig. 3 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Lectotype ZMH HZM V8772, geounit Luderitzbuch Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 0-10 m. [details]

Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Namibia (Luderitz Bay); South Africa (Lambert's Bay). [details]

Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet pequenianus refers to the type locality of the species, Angra Pequena, the previous Portuguese name for which Luderitz Bay was known. [details]

Habitat Ebb beach and shallow water, 0-10 m. [details]

Type locality Luderitz Bay, Namibia, Atlantic Ocean (-26.6333°, 15.1667°; geocoordinates given in Vol. I p. 18, of 'Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Meeresfauna Westafrikas'). [details]

Type material Deposited at the Zoologische Museum, Hamburg, Germany (HZM V8772). [details]