WoRMS name details

Paraeupolymnia carus Young & Kritzler, 1987

330283  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330283)

 unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Young, Martha W.; Kritzler, Henry. (1987). <i>Paraeupolymnia</i>, a new genus of terebellid (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) from Belize. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 100(4): 687-690., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34644058
page(s): 687-689, fig. 1A-H [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  USNM 098908, geounit Twin Cays  
Holotype USNM 098908, geounit Twin Cays [details]
Type locality contained in Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Note Main channel separating the two mangrove...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Main channel separating the two mangrove islands constituting the Twin Cays, off Belize, Caribbean Sea (16.8333°, -88.1°). [details]
Depth range 2.25 m.  
Depth range 2.25 m. [details]

Distribution Caribbean Sea: Twin Cays (Belize).  
Distribution Caribbean Sea: Twin Cays (Belize). [details]

Etymology "The specific name is given in honor of David K. Young, husband of the senior author, in appreciation of his having...  
Etymology "The specific name is given in honor of David K. Young, husband of the senior author, in appreciation of his having introduced her to the polychaetes (David, Hebrew, beloved = carus, Latin)" (Young & Kritzler, 1987: 689). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Paraeupolymnia carus Young & Kritzler, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330283 on 2024-04-27
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2011-09-21 23:47:57Z
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original description Young, Martha W.; Kritzler, Henry. (1987). <i>Paraeupolymnia</i>, a new genus of terebellid (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) from Belize. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 100(4): 687-690., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34644058
page(s): 687-689, fig. 1A-H [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

redescription Londoño-Mesa, Mario H. (2006). Revision of <i>Paraeupolymnia</i>, and redescription of <i>Nicolea uspiana</i> comb. nov. (Terebellidae: Polychaeta). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1117: 21-35., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2006f/z01117p035f.pdf
page(s): 24-30, fig. 1A-K; note: redescription based on paratypes and new material [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

new combination reference Capa, María; Hutchings, Patricia Ann. (2006). Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from Coiba National Park, Panamanian Pacific, including description of four new species and synonymy of the genus <i>Paraeupolymnia</i> with <i>Lanicola</i>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1375: 1-29., available online at https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.1375.1.1
page(s): 14; note: as Lanicola carus [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 098908, geounit Twin Cays [details]
Paratype USNM 098909, geounit Twin Cays [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2.25 m. [details]

Distribution Caribbean Sea: Twin Cays (Belize). [details]

Etymology "The specific name is given in honor of David K. Young, husband of the senior author, in appreciation of his having introduced her to the polychaetes (David, Hebrew, beloved = carus, Latin)" (Young & Kritzler, 1987: 689). [details]

Habitat In mucus tubes adorned with miscellaneous debris and attached to the blades of turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) growing in a mixture of coarse and fine mainly calcareous sediment with varying amounts of mangrove detritus, at shallow water. [details]

Type locality Main channel separating the two mangrove islands constituting the Twin Cays, off Belize, Caribbean Sea (16.8333°, -88.1°). [details]