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Polychaeta name details

Paedophylax longicirris Webster & Benedict, 1887

338819  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:338819)

 unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 722, plate III figs. 46-50 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Note Atlantic Ocean, USA, Maine, Eastport...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, USA, Maine, Eastport (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 44.88º, long. -66.98º), low water to 20 fathoms (36.5 m), sand, gravel, shells [details]
Depth range Low water to 20 fathoms (36.5 m).  
Depth range Low water to 20 fathoms (36.5 m). [details]

Distribution Atlantic coast of North America (Maine, USA).   
Distribution Atlantic coast of North America (Maine, USA).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet longicirris is composed by the Latin prefix long-, meaning 'elongated' or 'extended', and the Latin...  
Etymology The specific epithet longicirris is composed by the Latin prefix long-, meaning 'elongated' or 'extended', and the Latin word cirris, plural of cirrus and meaning 'curl' or 'tuft of hair', and refers probably to the length of the dorsal cirri, described as being "a little longer and stouter than the lateral antennae" (Webster & Benedict, 1887: 722). [details]

Taxonomy Moved to a different genus.   
Taxonomy Moved to a different genus.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta Database. Paedophylax longicirris Webster & Benedict, 1887. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=338819 on 2024-03-28
Date
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2008-03-18 12:55:09Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2015-09-09 09:55:13Z
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original description 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): 722, plate III figs. 46-50 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

source of synonymy Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

new combination reference San Martín, G.; M. Worsfold, T. (2015). Guide and keys for the identification of Syllidae (Annelida, Phyllodocida) from the British Isles (reported and expected species). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 488: 1-29., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.488.9061
page(s): 19 [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Syntype USNM 439, geounit Maine [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Low water to 20 fathoms (36.5 m). [details]

Distribution Atlantic coast of North America (Maine, USA).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet longicirris is composed by the Latin prefix long-, meaning 'elongated' or 'extended', and the Latin word cirris, plural of cirrus and meaning 'curl' or 'tuft of hair', and refers probably to the length of the dorsal cirri, described as being "a little longer and stouter than the lateral antennae" (Webster & Benedict, 1887: 722). [details]

Habitat Sand, gravel, shells, low water to 20 fathoms (36.5 m).  [details]

Taxonomy Moved to a different genus.  [details]

Type locality Atlantic Ocean, USA, Maine, Eastport (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 44.88º, long. -66.98º), low water to 20 fathoms (36.5 m), sand, gravel, shells [details]