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Polychaeta taxon detailsMacrochaeta sexoculata (Webster & Benedict, 1887)
157480 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157480)
accepted
Species
Ledon sexoculata Webster & Benedict, 1887 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
marine,
recent only
(of Ledon sexoculata Webster & Benedict, 1887) Webster, Harrison Edwin and Benedict, James E. (1887). The Annelida Chaetopoda, from Eastport, Maine. <em>U.S. Commission of Fish & Fisheries. Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries.</em> 1885. part 13, II. appendix to report of commissioner, D.22. :707-758, including pls. 1-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15839855
page(s): 744, plate VIII figs. 108-109 [details] 
Type locality contained in Maine
type locality contained in Maine [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
From editor or global species database
Type material Banse (1969: 2613) states: "No material of Ledon is in the catalogued collection of the USNM where Webster's types have been kept (Dr M. H. Pettibone, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., personal communication)." However, this material is indeed deposited at this museum (catalogue number USNM 55005, slide, 2 syntypes), as confirmed through the online catalogue of the National Museum of Natural History (consulted the 11 February 2016). [details]
Depth range 8-12 fathoms (about 15-22 m).
Depth range 8-12 fathoms (about 15-22 m). [details] Distribution Atlantic coast of North America (Maine, USA).
Distribution Atlantic coast of North America (Maine, USA). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Macrochaeta sexoculata (Webster & Benedict, 1887). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157480 on 2024-04-19
Date action by
original description
(of Ledon sexoculata Webster & Benedict, 1887) Webster, Harrison Edwin and Benedict, James E. (1887). The Annelida Chaetopoda, from Eastport, Maine. <em>U.S. Commission of Fish & Fisheries. Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries.</em> 1885. part 13, II. appendix to report of commissioner, D.22. :707-758, including pls. 1-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15839855
page(s): 744, plate VIII figs. 108-109 [details] basis of record Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors  [request] new combination reference Banse, K. (1969). Acrocirridae n.fam. (Polychaeta Sedentaria). <em>Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada.</em> 26(10): 2595-2620., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f69-253 page(s): 2613 [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Ledon sexoculata Webster & Benedict, 1887) USNM 55005, geounit Maine [details]
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Depth range 8-12 fathoms (about 15-22 m). [details]Distribution Atlantic coast of North America (Maine, USA). [details] Habitat Sand and shells, at shallow water (15-22 m). [details] Type material Banse (1969: 2613) states: "No material of Ledon is in the catalogued collection of the USNM where Webster's types have been kept (Dr M. H. Pettibone, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., personal communication)." However, this material is indeed deposited at this museum (catalogue number USNM 55005, slide, 2 syntypes), as confirmed through the online catalogue of the National Museum of Natural History (consulted the 11 February 2016). [details] |