Polychaeta taxon details
Turbocavus secretus Prentiss, Vasileiadou, Faulwetter, Arvanitidis & ten Hove, 2014
827798 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:827798)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Prentiss, N. K.; Vasileiadou, K.; Faulwetter, S.; Arvanitidis, C.; ten Hove, H. A. (2014). A new genus and species of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellida) from the Caribbean Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3900(2): 204-222., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3900.2.2 [details]
Holotype USNM USNM-1251873, geounit Virgin Islands
, Type locality contained in Virgin Islands part of the Caribbean Sea , Note Hurricane Hole, Otter Creek, St. John, Virgin...
Holotype USNM USNM-1251873, geounit Virgin Islands [details]
type locality contained in Virgin Islands part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
Etymology "Named for its hidden (Latin: secretus) nature, in that so far, it has only been observed, in situ, attached to the...
Etymology "Named for its hidden (Latin: secretus) nature, in that so far, it has only been observed, in situ, attached to the undersides of rocks, firmly embedded in fine sediment. Adjective reflects the masculine noun." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta Database. Turbocavus secretus Prentiss, Vasileiadou, Faulwetter, Arvanitidis & ten Hove, 2014. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827798 on 2025-05-02
original description
Prentiss, N. K.; Vasileiadou, K.; Faulwetter, S.; Arvanitidis, C.; ten Hove, H. A. (2014). A new genus and species of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta, Sabellida) from the Caribbean Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3900(2): 204-222., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3900.2.2 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM USNM-1251873, geounit Virgin Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology "Named for its hidden (Latin: secretus) nature, in that so far, it has only been observed, in situ, attached to the undersides of rocks, firmly embedded in fine sediment. Adjective reflects the masculine noun." [details]Type locality Hurricane Hole, Otter Creek, St. John, Virgin Islands (18 21'05.0"N, 64 41'33.1"W), 18.3514,-64.6925. [details]
Type material Holotype (NMNH) (USNM-1251873);Paratypes NMNH (USNM 1251849-1251872; 1251874-1251905) [details]
