Lanera, Pasquale, Sordino, Paolo, and San Martin, G. 1994. <i>Exogone (Parexogone) gambiae</i>, a new species of Exogoninae (Polychaeta, Syllidae) from the Mediterranean Sea. Bollettino di Zoologia, 61: 235-240., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1080/11250009409355891 page(s): 236, figs. 2-3 [details]
Holotype MNHN POLY TYPE 752, geounit Tyrrhenian Sea
Holotype MNHN POLY TYPE 752, geounit Tyrrhenian Sea [details]
Distribution Endemic Mediterranean: Chafarinas Islands, South Spain, Tyrrhenian Sea, Cyprus, Aegean Sea.
Distribution Endemic Mediterranean: Chafarinas Islands, South Spain, Tyrrhenian Sea, Cyprus, Aegean Sea. [details]
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Maria Cristina Gambi, friend of the authors, as a tribute to her contribution to the...
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Maria Cristina Gambi, friend of the authors, as a tribute to her contribution to the knowledge of the polychaetes. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Exogone (Parexogone) gambiae Lanera, Sordino & San Martín, 1994. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131301 on 2024-06-28
original descriptionLanera, Pasquale, Sordino, Paolo, and San Martin, G. 1994. <i>Exogone (Parexogone) gambiae</i>, a new species of Exogoninae (Polychaeta, Syllidae) from the Mediterranean Sea. Bollettino di Zoologia, 61: 235-240., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1080/11250009409355891 page(s): 236, figs. 2-3 [details]
basis of recordBellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional sourceMusco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana. (2005). Mediterranean Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) revisited: biogeography, diversity and species fidelity to environmental features. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 304: 143-153 + 4 pp. Supplementary appendix., available online athttps://doi.org/10.3354/meps304143[details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceÇinar ME, Ergen Z & Benli HA (2003) Autolytinae and Exogoninae (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from northern Cyprus (Eastern Mediterranean Sea) with a checklist of species reported from the Levant Sea. Bull Mar Sci 72(3):741-767[details] Available for editors [request]
redescriptionSan Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MNHN POLY TYPE 752, geounit Tyrrhenian Sea [details]
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Depth range 4-30 m. [details] Distribution Endemic Mediterranean: Chafarinas Islands, South Spain, Tyrrhenian Sea, Cyprus, Aegean Sea. [details] Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Maria Cristina Gambi, friend of the authors, as a tribute to her contribution to the knowledge of the polychaetes. [details] Habitat On Posidonia oceanica beds, mainly on rhizomes and "matte morte", and on hard bottom communities, among photophile algae. [details] Specimen Holotype at the Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (MNHN POLY TYPE 752). Paratypes also deposited at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA (USNM 142027) and at the Musée Océanographique de Monaco (MOM 186-012). [details] Type locality Mediterranean Sea, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Ponza Island (40º55'21"N, 12º58'50"E). [details]