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Polychaeta taxon detailsBoccardia galapagense Blake, 1986
327245 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:327245)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Blake, James A. (1986). A new species of <i>Boccardia</i> (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Galápagos Islands and a redescription of <i>Boccardia basilaria</i> Hartman from Southern California. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 85(1): 16-21., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34161624
page(s): 16-18, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype USNM 80487, geounit Academy Bay
Holotype USNM 80487, geounit Academy Bay [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos Islands, Pacific Ocean (0°44.50'S, 90°18.35°W; -0.7417°, -90.3058°), rock point near Karl Angermeyers's residence, in coral head on rock near steep dropoff to muddy-sand bottom with scattered coral heads. [details]
Depth range Shallow subtidal (about 14 m).
Depth range Shallow subtidal (about 14 m). [details] Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Islands.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Islands. [details] Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet galapagense is a Latin adjective meaning 'from Galápagos...
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet galapagense is a Latin adjective meaning 'from Galápagos Islands', and refers clearly to the type locality of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Boccardia galapagense Blake, 1986. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327245 on 2024-08-03
Date action by
original description
Blake, James A. (1986). A new species of <i>Boccardia</i> (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Galápagos Islands and a redescription of <i>Boccardia basilaria</i> Hartman from Southern California. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 85(1): 16-21., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34161624
page(s): 16-18, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors [request]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 80487, geounit Academy Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Shallow subtidal (about 14 m). [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Islands. [details] Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet galapagense is a Latin adjective meaning 'from Galápagos Islands', and refers clearly to the type locality of the species. [details] Habitat Found boring into shallow subtidal corals rocks. [details] Holotype Deposited in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA (USNM 80487). [details] Type locality Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos Islands, Pacific Ocean (0°44.50'S, 90°18.35°W; -0.7417°, -90.3058°), rock point near Karl Angermeyers's residence, in coral head on rock near steep dropoff to muddy-sand bottom with scattered coral heads. [details] |
