WoRMS taxon details
Scolelepis magnicornuta Williams, 2007
882754 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:882754)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Williams, J.D. (2007). New records and description of four new species of spionids (Annelida: Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Philippines: the genera <i>Dispio</i>, <i>Malacoceros</i>, <i>Polydora</i>, and <i>Scolelepis</i>, with notes on palp ciliation patterns of the genus <i>Scolelepis</i>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1459: 1-35., available online at https://people.hofstra.edu/jason_d_williams/Publications/Williams2007%20copy.pdf
page(s): 21-24, figs. 14-15, 18C, table 1 [details]
page(s): 21-24, figs. 14-15, 18C, table 1 [details]
Holotype USNM 1096808, geounit Aklan
, Type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone , Note Diniwid Beach, Boracay Island, Aklan province,...
Holotype USNM 1096808, geounit Aklan [details]
type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Diniwid Beach, Boracay Island, Aklan province, Philippines (gazetteer estimate 11.9764, 121.9115), shallow subtidal (<5 m), sandy beach. [details]
Depth range Shallow subtidal (<5 m).
Distribution Philippines: Diniwid Beach, Boracay Island (Aklan province). Known only from the type locality.
Etymology The specific epithet magnicornuta is composed by the Latin adjective magni, for 'great' or 'large', and the Latin adjective...
Depth range Shallow subtidal (<5 m). [details]
Distribution Philippines: Diniwid Beach, Boracay Island (Aklan province). Known only from the type locality.
Distribution Philippines: Diniwid Beach, Boracay Island (Aklan province). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet magnicornuta is composed by the Latin adjective magni, for 'great' or 'large', and the Latin adjective...
Etymology The specific epithet magnicornuta is composed by the Latin adjective magni, for 'great' or 'large', and the Latin adjective cornutus, for 'horned', and refers to the large, conical occipital tentacle present in the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Scolelepis magnicornuta Williams, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=882754 on 2024-03-19
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original description
Williams, J.D. (2007). New records and description of four new species of spionids (Annelida: Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Philippines: the genera <i>Dispio</i>, <i>Malacoceros</i>, <i>Polydora</i>, and <i>Scolelepis</i>, with notes on palp ciliation patterns of the genus <i>Scolelepis</i>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1459: 1-35., available online at https://people.hofstra.edu/jason_d_williams/Publications/Williams2007%20copy.pdf
page(s): 21-24, figs. 14-15, 18C, table 1 [details]
page(s): 21-24, figs. 14-15, 18C, table 1 [details]
Holotype USNM 1096808, geounit Aklan [details]
Paratype USNM 1096809, geounit Aklan [details]
Paratype USNM 1096810, geounit Aklan [details]
Paratype ZRC 2006.0223, geounit Aklan [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Shallow subtidal (<5 m). [details]Distribution Philippines: Diniwid Beach, Boracay Island (Aklan province). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet magnicornuta is composed by the Latin adjective magni, for 'great' or 'large', and the Latin adjective cornutus, for 'horned', and refers to the large, conical occipital tentacle present in the species. [details]
Habitat Sandy beaches, in shallow subtidal (<5 m). [details]
Type locality Diniwid Beach, Boracay Island, Aklan province, Philippines (gazetteer estimate 11.9764, 121.9115), shallow subtidal (<5 m), sandy beach. [details]