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Polychaeta taxon detailsMagelona cepiceps Mortimer & Mackie, 2006
577998 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:577998)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Mortimer, Kate; Mackie, Andrew S.Y. (2006). The Magelonidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Seychelles. 2. Description of four additional species, three new to science. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70(S3): 125-137., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2006.70s3125
page(s): 131-133, fig. 4A-M [details] Available for editors  [request]
Note Seychelles. NE of Mahé, Stn 50, 4° 37' 42.6?...
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Type locality Seychelles. NE of Mahé, Stn 50, 4° 37' 42.6? S 55° 33' 24? E (-4.6285° 55.556667°), medium-coarse coralline sand, 33 m. [details]
Etymology The specific name is from ‘cepa’(L.), onion, and ‘ceps’ (L.), headed, referring to the outline shape of the prostomium.
Etymology The specific name is from ‘cepa’(L.), onion, and ‘ceps’ (L.), headed, referring to the outline shape of the prostomium. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Magelona cepiceps Mortimer & Mackie, 2006. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=577998 on 2024-04-20
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original description
Mortimer, Kate; Mackie, Andrew S.Y. (2006). The Magelonidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Seychelles. 2. Description of four additional species, three new to science. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70(S3): 125-137., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2006.70s3125
page(s): 131-133, fig. 4A-M [details] Available for editors [request]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific name is from ‘cepa’(L.), onion, and ‘ceps’ (L.), headed, referring to the outline shape of the prostomium. [details]Type locality Seychelles. NE of Mahé, Stn 50, 4° 37' 42.6? S 55° 33' 24? E (-4.6285° 55.556667°), medium-coarse coralline sand, 33 m. [details] |