WoRMS taxon details
Polyophthalmus mauliola Magalhães, Rizzo & Bailey-Brock, 2019
1326881 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1326881)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Magalhães, Wagner F.; Rizzo, Alexandra E.; Bailey-Brock, Julie H. (2019). Opheliidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the western Pacific islands, including five new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4555(2): 209-235., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4555.2.3
page(s): 221-225, figs. 8A-F, 9A-E, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 221-225, figs. 8A-F, 9A-E, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype BPBM R3887, geounit Mamala Bay
, Note Vicinities of Sand Island outfall, Mamala Bay,...
Holotype BPBM R3887, geounit Mamala Bay [details]
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Type locality Vicinities of Sand Island outfall, Mamala Bay, Oahu Island, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean (21.2819°, -157.8969°). [details]
Depth range 27-56 m.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian Islands (Hawai'i; Oahu).
Etymology "The epithet of this species refers to the Hawaiian term Mauli-ola meaning breath of life, power of healing and also a God...
Depth range 27-56 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian Islands (Hawai'i; Oahu).
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian Islands (Hawai'i; Oahu). [details]
Etymology "The epithet of this species refers to the Hawaiian term Mauli-ola meaning breath of life, power of healing and also a God...
Etymology "The epithet of this species refers to the Hawaiian term Mauli-ola meaning breath of life, power of healing and also a God of health. Mauliola was also the name of Sand Island, a small island near the type locality of this species in Mamala Bay that was used as a quarantine station in 1869 (also known as Quarantine Island)" (Magalhães et al., 2019: 225). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Polyophthalmus mauliola Magalhães, Rizzo & Bailey-Brock, 2019. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1326881 on 2026-02-03
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Nomenclature
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Magalhães, Wagner F.; Rizzo, Alexandra E.; Bailey-Brock, Julie H. (2019). Opheliidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the western Pacific islands, including five new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4555(2): 209-235., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4555.2.3
page(s): 221-225, figs. 8A-F, 9A-E, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 221-225, figs. 8A-F, 9A-E, table 1 [details] Available for editors
[request]From editor or global species database
Depth range 27-56 m. [details]Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Magalhães et al. (2019: 221): "Parapodia biramous, chaetae emerging from body wall throughout; minute digitate ventral cirrus; interparapodial ciliated sensorial cilia present anteriorly and forming distinct lobes on last 5–7 chaetigers. Anal tube very short; posterior border with a basal pair of conical papillae, and up to four pairs of short, digitate marginal papillae." [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian Islands (Hawai'i; Oahu). [details]
Etymology "The epithet of this species refers to the Hawaiian term Mauli-ola meaning breath of life, power of healing and also a God of health. Mauliola was also the name of Sand Island, a small island near the type locality of this species in Mamala Bay that was used as a quarantine station in 1869 (also known as Quarantine Island)" (Magalhães et al., 2019: 225). [details]
Habitat Sand and coral rubble, from subtidal to shallow shelf depths. [details]
Type locality Vicinities of Sand Island outfall, Mamala Bay, Oahu Island, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean (21.2819°, -157.8969°). [details]
