WoRMS taxon details
Magelona papillicornis F. Müller, 1858
AphiaID: 130272
AphiaID: 130272
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Spionida (Order) > Spioniformia (Suborder) > Magelonidae (Family) > Magelona (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||
| Typetaxon of |
Magelona F. Müller, 1858 | ||||||||||
| Parent | Magelona F. Müller, 1858 | ||||||||||
| Sources |
original description: Grube, A.E. 1858. Einiges über die Annelidenfauna der Insel Santa Catharina an der brasilianischen Küste. Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin, 24(1): 211-220. [details] basis of record: Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 214-231 (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record: Day, J.H. (1967). Polychaeta of Southern Africa. Part 2. Sedentaria. British Museum (Natural History), London. Pp 459-842. [details] additional source: Fauchald, K. 1977. The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA) Science Series 28:1-188, available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/123110.pdf [details] redescription: Jones, Meredith L. 1977. A redescription of Magelona papillicornis F. Muller, in D.J. Reish and K. Fauchald eds., Essays on Polychaetous Annelids in Memory of Dr. Olga Hartmam: Los Angeles, The Allan Hancock Foundation, University of Southern California, p. 247-266. page(s): 247 [details] | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||
| Distribution | Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone (probably not valid) [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Irish Exclusive economic Zone [details] Madagascar [details] North Sea (probably not valid) [details] Tunis Gulf [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] | ||||||||||
| Feedingtypes |
deposit feeder [details]
suspension feeder [details] | ||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (43 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To PESI To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Notes |
Biology: The larvae of [Either M. mirabilis or M. johnstoni]occur in the plankton of the North Sea from April-May to August and sometimes as late as October. [Either M. mirabilis or M. johnstoni, long wrongly represented as] M. papillicornis can burrow down to a substantial depth, probably without making a permanent tube. The species is moreover able to swim temporarily. M. papillicornis selectively collects suspended and deposited particies, e.g. diatoms and all kinds of detritus. lt forms a common food item for juvenile fish (Hartmann-Schröder, 1971; Wolff, 1973; Fauchald & Jumars, 1979; Hayward & Ryland, 1990). [details] Distribution: [Either M. mirabilis or M. johnstoni, long wrongly represented as]M. papillicornis occurs in almost the entire area, in the North Sea as weil as in the estuarine areas. The species is very abundant in the area south of the Oyster Ground, but is scarce in the southern part of the Southern Bight and at the central Oyster Ground. The highest biomass values are found in the eastern part of the area. [details] Distribution: M. papillicornis F. Müller, 1858 does not occur in ERMS area (s. note Synonymy) (D. Fiege) [details] Habitat: The species prefers fine sands, but also occurs in medium sand mixed with mud (Hartmann-Schröder, 1971; Wolff, 1973). [details] Morphology: A long, threadlike species that is usually a few centimetres long and composed of up to 150 segments. Two body regions can be discerned, both with short parapodia. The characteristic flattened head bears a pair of very long palps covered with nurnerous papillae. The palps and anterior region are pink, while the posterior region is greenish grey with white blotches (Hartmann-Schröder, 1971; Hayward & Ryland, 1990). [details] Synonymy: According to several authors, M. papillicornis is widespread in Europe, and even the dominant species in some areas, such as the North Sea. In fact, M. papillicornis is a species described from Brazil, which does not occur in European waters. Specimens identified as M. papillicornis are either M. mirabilis or M. johnstoni. These two species are very similar, and co-occur in European waters; M. johnstoni has only recently been recognised as different from M. mirabilis. [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:130272 | ||||||||||
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| Citation: Fiege, D.; Bellan, G. (2013). Magelona papillicornis F. Müller, 1858. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=130272 on 2013-05-25 | |||||||||||
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