WoRMS taxon details
original description
Parapar, J., J. Moreira & M. O'Reilly. (2016). A new species of Terebellides (Polychaeta: Trichobranchidae) from Scottish waters with an insight into branchial morphology. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 46(1):211-225., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-015-0353-5 page(s): 212 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NMSZ NMS.Z 2013.07.01, geounit Shetland Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology several specimens were externally parasitised by the copepod Melinnacheres terebellinis (Levinsen 1878). Images of parasites and hosts are given in figure 1. "male copepods also exhibit reduced morphology and are minute dwarfs attached to the female genital area. The female M. terebellidis has an oblong body shape up to 4 mm long, tapering anteriorly and always attaches to the anterior dorsum of its host." [details]
Etymology 'shetlandica' refers to the Shetland Islands, where most of the specimens were collected [details]
Type locality NW Hutton Oilfield, between Shetland Islands and Norway, 61.1667 1.2, 1991, 160 m [details]
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