WoRMS taxon details
Teuthidodrilus Osborn, Madin & Rouse, 2011
AphiaID: 556104
AphiaID: 556104
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Terebellida (Order) > Cirratuliformia (Suborder) > Acrocirridae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Genus | ||||||||||
| Parent | Acrocirridae Banse, 1969 | ||||||||||
| Source |
original description: Osborn KJ, Madin LP, Rouse GW (2011). "The remarkable squidworm is an example of discoveries that await in deep-pelagic habitats". Biology Letters: 7(3): 449-453, available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0923 [details] | ||||||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Teuthidodrilus samae Osborn, Madin & Rouse, 2011 | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine | ||||||||||
| Link | Image of a Teuthidodrilus sp. photographed by Serpent project off Tanzania | ||||||||||
| Notes |
Diagnosis: Teuthidodrilus shares presence of body papillae, a subterminal mouth, presence of grooved prostomial palps, branchiae restricted to the anterior region of the body, and a single pair of large anteriorly located nephridia with Flabelligeridae and Acrocirridae. Teuthidodrilus exhibits the gelatinous sheath, position of the nephridiopores and branchial membrane of a flabelligerid, but possesses the spinous chaetae and nonretractable head of an acrocirrid. The size, shape and length of branchiae, few body papillae, and shape of the notochaetae (broad, flattened, concavo-convex, with abrupt tapering to a fine tip distally) and neurochaetae (simple instead of pseudocompound as is typical of benthic acrocirrids) distinguish Teuthidodrilus from all other acrocirrids. [details] Etymology: Gender masculine. Named for the impression given by this animal, when observed in situ, of being a chimera of squid (10 elongate, arm-like appendages) and worm. The Greek roots of teuthid (genitive, squid) and drilos (nominative, worm) are combined. [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:556104 | ||||||||||
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| Citation: Read, G. (2013). Teuthidodrilus Osborn, Madin & Rouse, 2011. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=556104 on 2013-05-24 | |||||||||||
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