WoRMS taxon details
Harmothoe (Harmothoe) glabra (Malmgren, 1866)
AphiaID: 152290
AphiaID: 152290
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Aphroditiformia (Suborder) > Polynoidae (Family) > Polynoinae (Subfamily) > Harmothoe (Genus) > Harmothoe (Harmothoe) (Subgenus) |
| Status |  unaccepted (superseded combination) | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Accepted name | Harmothoe glabra (Malmgren, 1866) | ||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||
| Parent | Harmothoe (Harmothoe) Kinberg, 1856 accepted as Harmothoe Kinberg, 1856 | ||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Hartmann-Schröder, G. (1996). Annelida, Borstenwürmer, Polychaeta [Annelida, bristleworms, Polychaeta]. 2nd revised ed. The fauna of Germany and adjacent seas with their characteristics and ecology, 58. Gustav Fischer: Jena, Germany. ISBN 3-437-35038-2. 648 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] source of synonymy: Dauvin, J.-C.; Dewarumez, J.-M.; Gentil, F. (2003). Liste actualisée des espèces d’Annélides Polychètes présentes en Manche [An up to date list of polychaetous annelids from the English Channel]. Cah. Biol. Mar. 44(1): 67-95 (look up in IMIS) [details] | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||
| Distribution | Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] | ||||||||||
| Link | To PESI | ||||||||||
| Notes |
Biology: Polynoids, Harmothoe species included, are considered carnivores, feeding on a variety of small infaunal and epifauna invertebrates. The species has been found in the gut of fish, 3 notably cod and haddock. like other Polynoid species, H. glabra has been found associated with other infaunal organisms, viz. the lugworm Arenicola marina and various terebellid and chactopterid polychaetes (Hartmann-Schröder, 1971; Wolff, 1973; Fauchald & Jumars, 1979). [details] Habitat: H. glabra lives in fine-medium sand. The species has also been found under stones (Hartmann-Schröder, 1971; Wolff, 1973; Hayward & Ryland, 1990). [details] Morphology: The species bears some resemblance to Gattyana cirrosa, i.e. a flattened body, oval in outline and dorsally covered by soft and smooth scales (elytra). lt has 38-39 segments and reaches 30-50 mm in length. The head bears a median and lateral antenna and four big eyes. The parapodia have a tuft of hair- like chaetae that are characteristically thin and long, giving it the appearance of a pencil. The back is pale, sometimes with transverse brown bands. The elytra are pale yellow or colourless (Hartmann-Schröder, 1971; Fauchald & Jumars, 1979; Hayward & Ryland, 1990). [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152290 | ||||||||||
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| Citation: Read, G. (2013). Harmothoe (Harmothoe) glabra (Malmgren, 1866). 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=152290 on 2013-05-23 | |||||||||||
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