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Protula soofita Ben-Eliahu, 1976

331352  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331352)

uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Ben-Eliahu, M. Nechama. (1976). Polychaete cryptofauna from rims of similar intertidal vermetid reefs on the Mediterranean coast of Israel and in the Gulf of Elat: Serpulidae (Polychaeta Sedentaria). <em>Israel Journal of Zoology.</em> 25(3): 103-119., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00212210.1976.10688432
page(s): 113-115, fig. 5a-g [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Type locality contained in Gulf of Aqaba  
type locality contained in Gulf of Aqaba [details]
Note Indian Ocean, Gulf of Elat, Red Sea  
Unreviewed
Type locality Indian Ocean, Gulf of Elat, Red Sea [details]
Etymology From Ben-Eliahu (1976: 115): "The specific name soofita is derived from the Hebrew name for the Red Sea "Yam Soof"."  
Etymology From Ben-Eliahu (1976: 115): "The specific name soofita is derived from the Hebrew name for the Red Sea "Yam Soof"." [details]

Taxonomy generic status uncertain, affinities with Vermiliopsis as well  
Taxonomy generic status uncertain, affinities with Vermiliopsis as well [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Protula soofita Ben-Eliahu, 1976. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331352 on 2025-07-08
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2008-11-04 07:12:01Z
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2009-10-16 13:20:37Z
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2025-04-13 16:39:38Z
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Nomenclature

original description Ben-Eliahu, M. Nechama. (1976). Polychaete cryptofauna from rims of similar intertidal vermetid reefs on the Mediterranean coast of Israel and in the Gulf of Elat: Serpulidae (Polychaeta Sedentaria). <em>Israel Journal of Zoology.</em> 25(3): 103-119., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00212210.1976.10688432
page(s): 113-115, fig. 5a-g [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Taxonomy

status source Hove, Harry A. ten.; Kupriyanova, Elena K. (2009). Taxonomy of Serpulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta): The state of affairs. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2036: 1-126., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/issue/view/2173
page(s): 83 [details] OpenAccess publication

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Etymology From Ben-Eliahu (1976: 115): "The specific name soofita is derived from the Hebrew name for the Red Sea "Yam Soof"." [details]

Taxonomy generic status uncertain, affinities with Vermiliopsis as well [details]

Unreviewed
Specimen The Natural History Museum, London [details]

Type locality Indian Ocean, Gulf of Elat, Red Sea [details]