WoRMS taxon details
Amastigos acutus Piltz, 1977
326279 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326279)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Piltz, F.M. (1977). A new genus and species of polychaete (family Capitellidae) from Southern California. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 76(1): 57-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34212070
page(s): 57-60, figs. 1-2 [details]
page(s): 57-60, figs. 1-2 [details]
Holotype AHF Poly 1239, geounit Southern California
, Note Hope Ranch, near Carpinteria, in front of the...
Holotype AHF Poly 1239, geounit Southern California [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Hope Ranch, near Carpinteria, in front of the drainage pipe projecting from the cliff backshore, pipe is about 200 yards north of the controlled access beach entrance, Southern California, USA, Pacific Ocean (gazeteer estimate 34.4153°, -119.7824°), intertidal sandy beach. [details]
Depth range Intertidal.
Distribution Pacific Ocean, Southern California (USA).
Etymology The specific epithet acutus is a Latin adjective meaning 'sharpened' or 'acute', and refers to the acutely pointed...
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean, Southern California (USA).
Distribution Pacific Ocean, Southern California (USA). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet acutus is a Latin adjective meaning 'sharpened' or 'acute', and refers to the acutely pointed...
Etymology The specific epithet acutus is a Latin adjective meaning 'sharpened' or 'acute', and refers to the acutely pointed prostomium of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Amastigos acutus Piltz, 1977. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326279 on 2024-04-16
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original description
Piltz, F.M. (1977). A new genus and species of polychaete (family Capitellidae) from Southern California. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 76(1): 57-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34212070
page(s): 57-60, figs. 1-2 [details]
page(s): 57-60, figs. 1-2 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AHF Poly 1239, geounit Southern California [details]
Paratype AHF Poly 1240, geounit Southern California [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean, Southern California (USA). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet acutus is a Latin adjective meaning 'sharpened' or 'acute', and refers to the acutely pointed prostomium of the species. [details]
Habitat Intertidal fine-grained sandy beaches. [details]
Specimen Holotype (AHF Poly 1239) and paratype (AHF Poly 1240) deposited at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (USA). [details]
Type locality Hope Ranch, near Carpinteria, in front of the drainage pipe projecting from the cliff backshore, pipe is about 200 yards north of the controlled access beach entrance, Southern California, USA, Pacific Ocean (gazeteer estimate 34.4153°, -119.7824°), intertidal sandy beach. [details]
