WoRMS taxon details
Sphaerosyllis longilamina Russell, 1989
332013 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332013)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Russell, David E. 1989. Three new species of Sphaerosyllis (Polychaeta, Syllidae) from mangrove habitats in Belize. Zoologica Scripta, 18(3): 375-380., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1989.tb00132.x
page(s): 377-378, fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 377-378, fig. 2 [details]
Holotype USNM 102215, geounit Belizean part of the...
, Note Caribbean Sea, Belize, Twin Cays, West Bay...
Holotype USNM 102215, geounit Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Caribbean Sea, Belize, Twin Cays, West Bay (16º50'N, 88º05'W). [details]
Depth range 0.09-0.26 cm.
Distribution Belizean coast of the Caribbean Sea.
Etymology The specific epithet derives from the Latin, longus, meaning long, and lamina, meaning the blade of a sword, and refers to...
Depth range 0.09-0.26 cm. [details]
Distribution Belizean coast of the Caribbean Sea.
Distribution Belizean coast of the Caribbean Sea. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet derives from the Latin, longus, meaning long, and lamina, meaning the blade of a sword, and refers to...
Etymology The specific epithet derives from the Latin, longus, meaning long, and lamina, meaning the blade of a sword, and refers to the unusually long superior setal blades. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis longilamina Russell, 1989. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332013 on 2025-05-04
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Nomenclature
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Russell, David E. 1989. Three new species of Sphaerosyllis (Polychaeta, Syllidae) from mangrove habitats in Belize. Zoologica Scripta, 18(3): 375-380., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.1989.tb00132.x
page(s): 377-378, fig. 2 [details]
page(s): 377-378, fig. 2 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 102215, geounit Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 0.09-0.26 cm. [details]Distribution Belizean coast of the Caribbean Sea. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet derives from the Latin, longus, meaning long, and lamina, meaning the blade of a sword, and refers to the unusually long superior setal blades. [details]
Habitat Mangrove rootmat of Rhizophora mangle covered with Caulerpa verticillata or Halimeda opuntia f. triloba, at shallow water. [details]
Reproduction Developing young attached to dorsum of middle setigers, 2 per setiger. [details]
Type locality Caribbean Sea, Belize, Twin Cays, West Bay (16º50'N, 88º05'W). [details]
