WoRMS taxon details
original description
Rossi, Mark M. (1982). A new species of <i>Scolelepis</i> (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from California sandy beaches. <em>Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.</em> 81(2): 97-100., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34406792 page(s): 97-99, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype LACM AHF 1375, geounit Huntington Beach [details]
Paratype LACM AHF 1376, geounit Huntington Beach [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Probably shallow water, as the species was described from sandy beaches. [details]
Diagnosis Diagnosis by Rossi (1982: 97): "Prostomium pointed, extending posteriorly as a caruncle to setiger 2; caruncle attached to dorsum. Occipital cirrus absent. Peristomium well developed, without lateral wings. Branchiae beginning on setiger 2, continuing to far posterior segments; branchiae distally free from dorsal lamellae. Anterior setigers with capillary setae only; median and posterior neuropodia with tridentate hooded hooks and capillary setae, notopodia with capillary setae only." [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: California (USA), open coast sandy beaches from Estero Bay to San Diego. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet bullibranchia is composed by the Latin noun bulla, meaning 'blister', and the Latin noun of Greek origin branchia, meaning 'gill', and refers to the structure of the branchiae, described as having "lateral margins at first thickened, then becoming swollen with darkened glandular inclusions at setigers 16-22" (Rossi, 1982: 97-99). [details]
Habitat Sandy beaches. [details]
Type locality Huntington Beach, California, USA, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 33.655°, -118.004°). [details]
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