Polychaeta taxon details
Sphaerosyllis parvoculata Russell, 1989
332021 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332021)
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): 378-380, fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 378-380, fig. 3 [details]
Holotype USNM 102269, geounit Belizean part of the...
, Note Caribbean Sea, Belize, Twin Cays, West Bay...
Holotype USNM 102269, 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 0.09-1.30 cm.
Distribution Belizean coast of the Caribbean Sea.
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin, parvus, meaning small, and oculatus, meaning having eyes, and refers to the...
Depth range 0.09-1.30 cm. [details]
Distribution Belizean coast of the Caribbean Sea.
Distribution Belizean coast of the Caribbean Sea. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin, parvus, meaning small, and oculatus, meaning having eyes, and refers to the...
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin, parvus, meaning small, and oculatus, meaning having eyes, and refers to the unusually small eyes of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis parvoculata Russell, 1989. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332021 on 2025-05-02
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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): 378-380, fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 378-380, fig. 3 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 102269, geounit Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 0.09-1.30 cm. [details]Distribution Belizean coast of the Caribbean Sea. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin, parvus, meaning small, and oculatus, meaning having eyes, and refers to the unusually small eyes of the species. [details]
Habitat Mangrove rootmat of Rhizophora mangle covered with Caulerpa verticillata or Halimeda opuntia f. triloba and in Thalassia testudinum seagrass meadows, at shallow water. [details]
Reproduction Developing young attached dorsally. [details]
Type locality Caribbean Sea, Belize, Twin Cays, West Bay (16º50'N, 88º05'W). [details]
