WoRMS name details
Terebella macrocephala Schmarda, 1861
1350068 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1350068)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Schmarda, L. K. (1861). Neue Wirbellose Thiere: Beobachted und Gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erdr 1853 bis 1857. <em>In Turbellarien, Rotatorien und Anneliden. Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.</em> Erster Band, Zweite Hälfte., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/neuewirbelloseth21861schm
page(s): 45, text-figures a-d in the upper part of page 45 [details]
page(s): 45, text-figures a-d in the upper part of page 45 [details]
Note South coast of Jamaica, Caribbean Sea...
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Type locality South coast of Jamaica, Caribbean Sea (gazetteer estimate 17.9°, -76.8°). [details]
Depth range Not stated in the original description.
Distribution Caribbean Sea: Jamaica.
Etymology Not specifically stated in the original description. The specific epithet macrocephala is a Latin adjective meaning 'having...
Depth range Not stated in the original description. [details]
Distribution Caribbean Sea: Jamaica.
Distribution Caribbean Sea: Jamaica. [details]
Etymology Not specifically stated in the original description. The specific epithet macrocephala is a Latin adjective meaning 'having...
Etymology Not specifically stated in the original description. The specific epithet macrocephala is a Latin adjective meaning 'having a large or a big head', and refers to the big oval cephalic lobe described for the species: "Lobus cephalicus ovalis magnus" (Schmarda, 1861: 45). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Terebella macrocephala Schmarda, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1350068 on 2024-04-23
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original description
Schmarda, L. K. (1861). Neue Wirbellose Thiere: Beobachted und Gesammelt auf einer Reise um die Erdr 1853 bis 1857. <em>In Turbellarien, Rotatorien und Anneliden. Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann.</em> Erster Band, Zweite Hälfte., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ia/neuewirbelloseth21861schm
page(s): 45, text-figures a-d in the upper part of page 45 [details]
additional source Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 367 [details]
source of synonymy Augener, Hermann. (1925). Über westindische und einige andere Polychaeten-Typen von Grube (Oersted), Krøyer, Mörch und Schmarda. <em>Publikationer fra Universitetets Zoologiske Museum, København.</em> 39: 1-47.
page(s): 35-36, 46; note: with Pseudothelepus oligocirrus (Schmarda, 1861) [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 45, text-figures a-d in the upper part of page 45 [details]
additional source Quatrefages, A. (1866). Histoire naturelle des Annelés marins et d'eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens. <b>Volume 2.</b>. Première partie. 1-336. Deuxième Partie. 337-794. Explication des planches p.1-24. planches 1-20. Librarie Encyclopédique de Roret. Paris., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=M_xNAAAAcAAJ
page(s): 367 [details]
source of synonymy Augener, Hermann. (1925). Über westindische und einige andere Polychaeten-Typen von Grube (Oersted), Krøyer, Mörch und Schmarda. <em>Publikationer fra Universitetets Zoologiske Museum, København.</em> 39: 1-47.
page(s): 35-36, 46; note: with Pseudothelepus oligocirrus (Schmarda, 1861) [details] Available for editors
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Depth range Not stated in the original description. [details]Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Schmarda (1861: 45) "Corpus viride-griseum. Branchiae cephalicae crassae ejusdem coloris, laterales laete-virides. Lobus cephalicus ovalis magnus. Os ovale-transversum. Postice pinnulae. Setae uncinatae magnae dentibus duobus." [details]
Distribution Caribbean Sea: Jamaica. [details]
Etymology Not specifically stated in the original description. The specific epithet macrocephala is a Latin adjective meaning 'having a large or a big head', and refers to the big oval cephalic lobe described for the species: "Lobus cephalicus ovalis magnus" (Schmarda, 1861: 45). [details]
Habitat Not stated in the original description. [details]
Type locality South coast of Jamaica, Caribbean Sea (gazetteer estimate 17.9°, -76.8°). [details]
