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Polychaeta taxon details

Syllis curticirris Monro, 1937

332393  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332393)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Monro, C.C.A. (1937). Polychaeta. <em>The John Murray Expedition 1933-1934 Scientific Reports.</em> 4(8): 243-321., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49518757
page(s): 271-272, text-fig. 7 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  NHMUK 1937.9.2.130, geounit Zanzibar Channel  
Holotype NHMUK 1937.9.2.130, geounit Zanzibar Channel [details]
Note West Indian Ocean, Tanzania, near Zanzibar,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality West Indian Ocean, Tanzania, near Zanzibar, St. 112 (05º04'57''S; 39º13'18''E), at 113 m.  [details]
Depth range 113 m.   
Depth range 113 m.  [details]

Distribution West Indian Ocean: Tanzania (near Zanzibar, Zanzibar Channel).  
Distribution West Indian Ocean: Tanzania (near Zanzibar, Zanzibar Channel). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet curticirris is composed by the Latin words curti, form of the word curtus and meaning 'short' or...  
Etymology The specific epithet curticirris is composed by the Latin words curti, form of the word curtus and meaning 'short' or 'shortened', and cirrus, a slender and usually flexible appendage in animals, and refers to the "exceedingly short" dorsal cirri present after the first chaetigers, having 4 and 3 articles alternately.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Syllis curticirris Monro, 1937. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332393 on 2024-04-23
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Monro, C.C.A. (1937). Polychaeta. <em>The John Murray Expedition 1933-1934 Scientific Reports.</em> 4(8): 243-321., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49518757
page(s): 271-272, text-fig. 7 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Licher, Frank 2000 (1999), Revision der Gattung Typosyllis Langerhans, 1879 (Polychaeta: Syllidae). Morphologie, Taxonomie und Phylogenie. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 551:1-336
page(s): 289 [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype NHMUK 1937.9.2.130, geounit Zanzibar Channel [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 113 m.  [details]

Distribution West Indian Ocean: Tanzania (near Zanzibar, Zanzibar Channel). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet curticirris is composed by the Latin words curti, form of the word curtus and meaning 'short' or 'shortened', and cirrus, a slender and usually flexible appendage in animals, and refers to the "exceedingly short" dorsal cirri present after the first chaetigers, having 4 and 3 articles alternately.  [details]

Habitat Unknown, at 113 m depth.  [details]

Type locality West Indian Ocean, Tanzania, near Zanzibar, St. 112 (05º04'57''S; 39º13'18''E), at 113 m.  [details]