Polychaeta taxon details
Plakosyllis curvispina Salcedo Oropeza, San Martín & Solís-Weiss, 2011
598780 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:598780)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Salcedo Oropeza, Diana L.; San Martin, Guillermo; Solis-Weiss, Vivianne 2011. Two new species of Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Southern Mexican Pacific. Zootaxa 2800: 41–52.
, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z02800p052f.pdf
page(s): 43-46, figs. 1A-C, 2A-F [details]
page(s): 43-46, figs. 1A-C, 2A-F [details]
Holotype ICML-UNAM POH-37-002, geounit Mexico
, Note East Pacific Ocean, Mexico, Acapulco Bay, Boca...
Holotype ICML-UNAM POH-37-002, geounit Mexico [details]
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Type locality East Pacific Ocean, Mexico, Acapulco Bay, Boca Chica Channel, Palmitas (16º49.420'N, 99º54.733'W). [details]
Depth range 10.5-12 m.
Distribution East Pacific Ocean: Acapulco Bay (Mexico).
Etymology The specific epithet curvispina is composed by the Latin prefix curv-, meaning 'bent', and the Latin word spina, meaning...
Depth range 10.5-12 m. [details]
Distribution East Pacific Ocean: Acapulco Bay (Mexico).
Distribution East Pacific Ocean: Acapulco Bay (Mexico). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet curvispina is composed by the Latin prefix curv-, meaning 'bent', and the Latin word spina, meaning...
Etymology The specific epithet curvispina is composed by the Latin prefix curv-, meaning 'bent', and the Latin word spina, meaning 'thorn' or 'spine', and refers to the curved spines present along the cutting edge of the blades of the compound chaetae. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Plakosyllis curvispina Salcedo Oropeza, San Martín & Solís-Weiss, 2011. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598780 on 2025-05-24
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Salcedo Oropeza, Diana L.; San Martin, Guillermo; Solis-Weiss, Vivianne 2011. Two new species of Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Southern Mexican Pacific. Zootaxa 2800: 41–52.
, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z02800p052f.pdf
page(s): 43-46, figs. 1A-C, 2A-F [details]
page(s): 43-46, figs. 1A-C, 2A-F [details]




Holotype ICML-UNAM POH-37-002, geounit Mexico [details]
Paratype AM W.37086, geounit Mexico [details]
Paratype ICML-UNAM 16.01/13262, geounit Mexico [details]
Paratype ICML-UNAM POP-37-003, geounit Mexico [details]
Paratype LACM POLY 2639, geounit Mexico [details]
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Depth range 10.5-12 m. [details]Distribution East Pacific Ocean: Acapulco Bay (Mexico). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet curvispina is composed by the Latin prefix curv-, meaning 'bent', and the Latin word spina, meaning 'thorn' or 'spine', and refers to the curved spines present along the cutting edge of the blades of the compound chaetae. [details]
Habitat Subtidal coarse sand. [details]
Type locality East Pacific Ocean, Mexico, Acapulco Bay, Boca Chica Channel, Palmitas (16º49.420'N, 99º54.733'W). [details]