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Pearson, T.H. (1970). Litocorsa stremma a new genus and species of pilargid (Polychaeta: Annelida) from the west coast of Scotland, with notes on two other pilargid species. Journal of Natural History. 4(1): 69-77.
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10.1080/00222937000770071 [view]
Pearson, T.H.
1970
<i>Litocorsa stremma</i> a new genus and species of pilargid (Polychaeta: Annelida) from the west coast of Scotland, with notes on two other pilargid species
Journal of Natural History
4(1): 69-77
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
A new genus and species of pilargid polychaete, Litocorsa stremma, is described from silty grounds on the west coast of Scotland. Its relationship to other pilargid genera is discussed. Notes on two other pilargid species and a revised key to the genera of the Pilargidae are given.
British Islands
North Atlantic
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Litocorsa Pearson, 1970 (original description)
Litocorsa stremma Pearson, 1970 (original description)
Synelmis klatti (Friedrich, 1950) accepted as Glyphohesione klatti Friedrich, 1950 (additional source)
Holotype NHMUK 1968.96, geounit Scotland, identified as Litocorsa stremma Pearson, 1970
Paratype NHMUK 1968.97, geounit Scotland, identified as Litocorsa stremma Pearson, 1970
 Depth range
 for Ancistrosyllis groenlandica McIntosh, 1878

18-3993 m. Originally found at 750 m.  [details]
 Depth range
 for Litocorsa stremma Pearson, 1970

11-22 m.  [details]
 Depth range
 for Synelmis klatti (Friedrich, 1950)

11-90 m.  [details]
 Distribution
 for Ancistrosyllis groenlandica McIntosh, 1878

Arctic Ocean, off Greenland; NE Atlantic, from Scotland to Mediterranean Sea; NW Atlantic, from Gulf of St. Lawrence ... [details]
 Distribution
 for Litocorsa stremma Pearson, 1970

Northeast Atlantic Ocean: northern Loch Linnhe and Loch Eil (Scotland, UK).  [details]
 Distribution
 for Synelmis klatti (Friedrich, 1950)

Atlantic Ocean, Scotland (UK), Loch Linnhe.  [details]
 Etymology
 for Litocorsa Pearson, 1970

"The generic name is based on the unique form of the prostomium, the literal meaning being 'smooth-headed'" ... [details]
 Etymology
 for Litocorsa stremma Pearson, 1970

The specific epithet stremma is an Ancient Greek word meaning 'sprain', 'dislocation' or 'that which is twisted, ... [details]
 Habitat
 for Ancistrosyllis groenlandica McIntosh, 1878

Bottoms of mud, mixed silt-mud, and mud with gravel, sand and shell fragments.  [details]
 Habitat
 for Litocorsa stremma Pearson, 1970

Soft sediments, consisting in different mixes of gravel, sand, silt and clay, at subtidal depths.  [details]
 Habitat
 for Synelmis klatti (Friedrich, 1950)

Soft sediments, consisting in different mixes of gravel, sand, silt and clay, at subtidal depths.  [details]
 Type locality
 for Litocorsa stremma Pearson, 1970

Atlantic Ocean, United Kingdom, west coast of Scotland, Northern Loch Linnhe (geocoordinates not provided, ... [details]

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