WoRMS taxon details
Pseudalciopa modesta Støp-Bowitz, 1991
331375 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331375)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Støp-Bowitz, C. (1991). Some new or rare species of pelagic polychaetes from the Gulf of Guinea. <em>Ophelia Supplement 5 (Systematics, Biology and Morphology of World Polychaeta).</em> 261-270. [details] Available for editors 
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Note Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Guinea
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Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Guinea [details]
Etymology author: "From the Latin modestus, modest." The author does not state why this is appropriate, but as the only specimen is...
Etymology author: "From the Latin modestus, modest." The author does not state why this is appropriate, but as the only specimen is an anterior fragment 4 mm long, it is probably a comment on the small body size. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Pseudalciopa modesta Støp-Bowitz, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331375 on 2024-04-26
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Støp-Bowitz, C. (1991). Some new or rare species of pelagic polychaetes from the Gulf of Guinea. <em>Ophelia Supplement 5 (Systematics, Biology and Morphology of World Polychaeta).</em> 261-270. [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology author: "From the Latin modestus, modest." The author does not state why this is appropriate, but as the only specimen is an anterior fragment 4 mm long, it is probably a comment on the small body size. [details]From other sources
Specimen Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, POLY TYPE 1230 [details]Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Guinea [details]
