WoRMS taxon details
Loimia decora Pillai, 1961
328863 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328863)
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Species
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Pillai, Telesphore Gottfried. (1961). Annelida Polychaeta of Tambalagam Lake, Ceylon. <em>Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences).</em> 4(1): 1-40., available online at http://dl.nsf.gov.lk/handle/1/7600
page(s): 33-35, fig. 11A-D [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 33-35, fig. 11A-D [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NHMUK 1960.3.13.26, geounit Tambalagam Bay
, Note Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Tambalagam Bay (=...
Holotype NHMUK 1960.3.13.26, geounit Tambalagam Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Tambalagam Bay (= Tambalagam Lake), centre of the lake (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 8.52º, long. 81.16º). [details]
Depth range 1-4 fathoms (1.8-7.3 m).
Distribution Indian Ocean: Tambalagam Bay (Sri Lanka).
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet decora is the feminine of the Latin adjective decorus, meaning 'adorned', 'beautiful' or...
Depth range 1-4 fathoms (1.8-7.3 m). [details]
Distribution Indian Ocean: Tambalagam Bay (Sri Lanka).
Distribution Indian Ocean: Tambalagam Bay (Sri Lanka). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet decora is the feminine of the Latin adjective decorus, meaning 'adorned', 'beautiful' or...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet decora is the feminine of the Latin adjective decorus, meaning 'adorned', 'beautiful' or 'graceful', and in spite that it is not described, presumably makes reference to the coloration of the species, or less probably to the shape of its body. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Loimia decora Pillai, 1961. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328863 on 2024-04-23
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original description
Pillai, Telesphore Gottfried. (1961). Annelida Polychaeta of Tambalagam Lake, Ceylon. <em>Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences).</em> 4(1): 1-40., available online at http://dl.nsf.gov.lk/handle/1/7600
page(s): 33-35, fig. 11A-D [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 33-35, fig. 11A-D [details] Available for editors
[request] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1960.3.13.26, geounit Tambalagam Bay [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1960.3.13.27-28, geounit Tambalagam Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1-4 fathoms (1.8-7.3 m). [details]Distribution Indian Ocean: Tambalagam Bay (Sri Lanka). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet decora is the feminine of the Latin adjective decorus, meaning 'adorned', 'beautiful' or 'graceful', and in spite that it is not described, presumably makes reference to the coloration of the species, or less probably to the shape of its body. [details]
Habitat Brackish water (11.0-19.0 p.p.t.) at shallow depths (1-4 fathoms; 1.8-7.3 m), in fine black mud in oyster beds. [details]
Type locality Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Tambalagam Bay (= Tambalagam Lake), centre of the lake (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 8.52º, long. 81.16º). [details]
