Polychaeta name details
original description
Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1919). New polychaetous annelids from Laguna Beach, California. <em>Journal of Entomology and Zoology of Pomona College.</em> 11(1): 1-23., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12263520 page(s): 8 [details]
source of synonymy
Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. page(s): 217, 234 [details] Available for editors [request]
status source
Licher, Frank 2000 (1999), Revision der Gattung Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879 (Polychaeta: Syllidae). Morphologie, Taxonomie und Phylogenie. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 551:1-336 page(s): 304 [details]
Syntype MCZ 2180, geounit California [details]
Syntype MCZ 2272, geounit California [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean, California: Laguna Beach. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet lucida is the feminine of the Latin adjective lucidus, meaning 'clear' or 'bright', and refers to the "pale, translucent appearance [of the worm], [...] differing conspicuously in appearance [from P. pigmentata] in lacking all dark pigment" (Chamberlin, 1919: 8). [details]
Habitat Not stated. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to genus Typosyllis by Hartman (1959: 217, 234). Considered as a nomen dubium by Licher (1999: 304) [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, California, Laguna Beach (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 33.54º, long. -117.79º). [details]
Type material Type material (MCZ 2180) lost with the exception of a slide with parapodia (MCZ 2272) (A. Johnston, pers. com. in Licher, 1999: 304). [details]
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