WoRMS name details
Exogone occidentalis Westheide, 1974
327988 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:327988)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Westheide, Wilfried 1974. Interstitielle Fauna von Galapagos. XI. Pisionidae, Hesionidae, Pilargidae, Syllidae (Polychaeta). Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens, 44: 1-146.
page(s): 113-117, figs. 52-53 [details]
page(s): 113-117, figs. 52-53 [details]
Holotype ZMH P-13614, geounit Galapagos
, Note Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz...
Holotype ZMH P-13614, geounit Galapagos [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz Island, Bahía de la Academia, southern side (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -0.753057º, long. -90.311102º). [details]
Depth range Intertidal to 0.5 m deep.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galapagos Islands (Isabela Island, Marchena Island, and Santa Cruz Island); Japan (Seto). Atlantic Ocean:...
Etymology The specific epithet occidentalis is the Latin word for 'westerly', and refers probably to the type locality of the species.
Depth range Intertidal to 0.5 m deep. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galapagos Islands (Isabela Island, Marchena Island, and Santa Cruz Island); Japan (Seto). Atlantic Ocean:...
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galapagos Islands (Isabela Island, Marchena Island, and Santa Cruz Island); Japan (Seto). Atlantic Ocean: Panama (Colon) and Venezuela (Puerto Cabello). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet occidentalis is the Latin word for 'westerly', and refers probably to the type locality of the species.
Etymology The specific epithet occidentalis is the Latin word for 'westerly', and refers probably to the type locality of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Exogone occidentalis Westheide, 1974. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327988 on 2025-06-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Westheide, Wilfried 1974. Interstitielle Fauna von Galapagos. XI. Pisionidae, Hesionidae, Pilargidae, Syllidae (Polychaeta). Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens, 44: 1-146.
page(s): 113-117, figs. 52-53 [details]
page(s): 113-117, figs. 52-53 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
San Martín, G. (1991). <i>Grubeosyllis</i> and <i>Exogone</i> (Exogoninae, Syllidae, Polychaeta) from Cuba, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida and Puerto Rico, with a revision of <i>Exogone</i>. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 49(3): 715-740., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1991/00000049/00000003/art00004
page(s): 730-731, fig. 8 [details]
page(s): 730-731, fig. 8 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMH P-13614, geounit Galapagos [details]
Paratype SMF 10716 [details]
Paratype SMF 10717 [details]
Paratype SMF 10718 [details]
Paratype SMF 10719 [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 0.5 m deep. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galapagos Islands (Isabela Island, Marchena Island, and Santa Cruz Island); Japan (Seto). Atlantic Ocean: Panama (Colon) and Venezuela (Puerto Cabello). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet occidentalis is the Latin word for 'westerly', and refers probably to the type locality of the species. [details]
Habitat Interstitial in intertidal coarse sand with detritus. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz Island, Bahía de la Academia, southern side (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -0.753057º, long. -90.311102º). [details]
