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WoRMS taxon detailsPseudopolydora gigeriosa Radashevsky & Hsieh, 2000
331414 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331414)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish,
recent only
Radashevsky, V.I. & Hsieh, H.L. (2000). <i>Pseudopolydora</i> (Polychaeta: Spionidae) species from Taiwan. <em>Zoological Studies.</em> 39(3): 218-235., available online at http://zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/39.3/218.pdf
page(s): 227-229, fig. 7 [details]
Holotype ASIZP 147, geounit Taiwan
Holotype ASIZP 147, geounit Taiwan [details] type locality contained in Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality West Pacific Ocean, South China Sea, Taiwan, Tainan County, northern coast of Tsengwen River (23º03'N, 120º02'E), intertidal, fine sand. [details]
Depth range Intertidal to 2 m depth.
Depth range Intertidal to 2 m depth. [details] Distribution West Pacific Ocean, Taiwan (South China Sea coasts).
Distribution West Pacific Ocean, Taiwan (South China Sea coasts). [details] Etymology The specific epithet gigeriosa, is a New Latin adjective derived from the Latin noun gigerium, meaning 'gizzard', and...
Etymology The specific epithet gigeriosa, is a New Latin adjective derived from the Latin noun gigerium, meaning 'gizzard', and refers to the presence of a gizzardlike structure in the digestive tract of the species, a feature unique among members of the genus Pseudopolydora at the time of the description of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Pseudopolydora gigeriosa Radashevsky & Hsieh, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331414 on 2024-10-18
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original description
Radashevsky, V.I. & Hsieh, H.L. (2000). <i>Pseudopolydora</i> (Polychaeta: Spionidae) species from Taiwan. <em>Zoological Studies.</em> 39(3): 218-235., available online at http://zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/39.3/218.pdf
page(s): 227-229, fig. 7 [details] additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  [request]  Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 2 m depth. [details]Distribution West Pacific Ocean, Taiwan (South China Sea coasts). [details] Etymology The specific epithet gigeriosa, is a New Latin adjective derived from the Latin noun gigerium, meaning 'gizzard', and refers to the presence of a gizzardlike structure in the digestive tract of the species, a feature unique among members of the genus Pseudopolydora at the time of the description of the species. [details] Habitat Inhabits tubes in intertidal muddy bottoms of brackish-water environments. [details] Reproduction Species gonochoristic. Gametes present in females and males from segments 14-16 to 34-42. Paired gonoducts of females ending externally into one middorsal gonopore. [details] Type locality West Pacific Ocean, South China Sea, Taiwan, Tainan County, northern coast of Tsengwen River (23º03'N, 120º02'E), intertidal, fine sand. [details] |
