Polychaeta taxon details
original description
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): 211-215, figs. 1A-C, 2A-D, 3A-C, 4A-E [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype BPBM R3881, geounit Oahu Island [details]
Paratype BPBM R3882, geounit Oahu Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 20 m. [details]
Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Magalhães et al (2019: 212): "Parapodia biramous, symmetrical, with parapodial prechaetal lobe, ventral lobe, and dorsal cirrus. Anal tube funnel-shaped, slightly longer than wide with 12–14 transversal striations; up to four pairs of marginal papillae of similar length, digitiform; one internal, unpaired ventral anal cirrus, crenulated and short; one pair of digitate basal papillae." [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian Islands (Hawai'i; Oahu). [details]
Etymology "This species is named after Garrett Lynch, a marine biologist, stomatopod enthusiast, lab mate and friend of the authors (W.F.M. and J.H.B-B.), who has helped collecting many polychaetes on the south shore of Oahu, including samples of this new species from Maunalua Bay" (Magalhães et al, 2019: 215). [details]
Habitat Mud, sand, and coral rubble, from intertidal to subtidal depths. [details]
Type locality Waiau discharge [= near mouth of cooling water discharge channel of Waiau Generating Station], Pearl Harbor, Oahu Island, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean (21.3878°, -157.9606°). [details]
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