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Thelepus megalabiatum Carrerette, Nogueira & Hutchings, 2017

988648  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:988648)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Carrerette, Orlemir; Nogueira, João Miguel De Matos; Hutchings, Pat. (2017). The genus <em>Thelepus</em> Leuckart, 1849 (Annelida, Thelepodidae) in Brazil, with a redescription of the holotype of <em>T. setosus</em> (Quatrefages, 1866). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4250(6): 587-599., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4250.6.6
page(s): 591-595, figs. 3-4, table 1 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  MZUSP 3017, geounit Campos Basin  
Holotype MZUSP 3017, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Note Campos Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Campos Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil, Atlantic Ocean (-21.4656°, -40.9414°). [details]
Depth range 15-48.2 m.  
Depth range 15-48.2 m. [details]

Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (off the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro).  
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (off the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet megalobiatum is composed by the prefix of Greek origin mega-, meaning 'great'or 'very large', and the...  
Etymology The specific epithet megalobiatum is composed by the prefix of Greek origin mega-, meaning 'great'or 'very large', and the Latin adjective labiatum, meaning 'lipped' or 'having lips', and refers to the large size of lower lip, which projects as a ventral lobe reaching segment 3. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Thelepus megalabiatum Carrerette, Nogueira & Hutchings, 2017. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=988648 on 2024-04-23
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original description Carrerette, Orlemir; Nogueira, João Miguel De Matos; Hutchings, Pat. (2017). The genus <em>Thelepus</em> Leuckart, 1849 (Annelida, Thelepodidae) in Brazil, with a redescription of the holotype of <em>T. setosus</em> (Quatrefages, 1866). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4250(6): 587-599., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4250.6.6
page(s): 591-595, figs. 3-4, table 1 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype MZUSP 3017, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype MZUSP 3018, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype MZUSP 3019, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype MZUSP 3043, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype MZUSP 3044, geounit Campos Basin [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 15-48.2 m. [details]

Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (off the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet megalobiatum is composed by the prefix of Greek origin mega-, meaning 'great'or 'very large', and the Latin adjective labiatum, meaning 'lipped' or 'having lips', and refers to the large size of lower lip, which projects as a ventral lobe reaching segment 3. [details]

Habitat Sand, at shelf depths. [details]

Type locality Campos Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil, Atlantic Ocean (-21.4656°, -40.9414°). [details]