WoRMS taxon details
Scolelepis (Scolelepis) westoni Maciolek, 1987
331746 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331746)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Maciolek, Nancy J. 1987. New species and records of Scolelepis (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the east coast of North America, with a review of the subgenera. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 7: 16-40.
page(s): 22-25, fig. 3A-G, table 1 [details]
page(s): 22-25, fig. 3A-G, table 1 [details]
Note Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina [details]
Etymology "This species is named for Mr. Donald Weston, who collected these specimens as part of his Master's thesis research at...
Etymology "This species is named for Mr. Donald Weston, who collected these specimens as part of his Master's thesis research at VIMS, and kindly sent them to me for study" (Maciolek, 1987: 25). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Scolelepis (Scolelepis) westoni Maciolek, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331746 on 2024-03-19
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Maciolek, Nancy J. 1987. New species and records of Scolelepis (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the east coast of North America, with a review of the subgenera. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington, 7: 16-40.
page(s): 22-25, fig. 3A-G, table 1 [details]
page(s): 22-25, fig. 3A-G, table 1 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology "This species is named for Mr. Donald Weston, who collected these specimens as part of his Master's thesis research at VIMS, and kindly sent them to me for study" (Maciolek, 1987: 25). [details]From other sources
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina [details]