WoRMS taxon details
Streptosyllis campoyi Brito, Núñez & San Martín, 2000
238248 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:238248)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Brito, María del Carmen; Núñez, Jose; San Martín, Guillermo. (2000). The genus Streptosyllis Webster and Benedict, 1884 (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Eusyllinae) from the Canary Islands, with description of a new species. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 67(1): 603-616., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/2000/00000067/00000001/art00048
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Depth range 0-10 m.
Distribution Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Cantabric Sea (Guipúzcoa), Canary Islands (Lanzarote, Tenerife and La Palma).
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Antonio Campoy (1951-1981), who dedicated a very important effort to the family Syllidae.
Depth range 0-10 m. [details]
Distribution Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Cantabric Sea (Guipúzcoa), Canary Islands (Lanzarote, Tenerife and La Palma).
Distribution Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Cantabric Sea (Guipúzcoa), Canary Islands (Lanzarote, Tenerife and La Palma). [details]
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Antonio Campoy (1951-1981), who dedicated a very important effort to the family Syllidae.
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Antonio Campoy (1951-1981), who dedicated a very important effort to the family Syllidae. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Streptosyllis campoyi Brito, Núñez & San Martín, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=238248 on 2026-07-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Brito, María del Carmen; Núñez, Jose; San Martín, Guillermo. (2000). The genus Streptosyllis Webster and Benedict, 1884 (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Eusyllinae) from the Canary Islands, with description of a new species. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 67(1): 603-616., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/2000/00000067/00000001/art00048
page(s): 611-613, fig. 5A-L [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 611-613, fig. 5A-L [details] Available for editors
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redescription
San Martín, G. (2003). Annelida, Polychaeta II: Syllidae. <em>In: Ramos MA et al. (eds) Fauna Iberica, Vol 21, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. CSIC, Madrid.</em> p 1-554. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Musk, Will; Faulwetter, Sarah; McIlwaine, Paul. (2016). First record of <i>Streptosyllis nunezi</i> Faulwetter et al., 2008 (Annelida, Syllidae) from the United Kingdom, and amendment to the genus <i>Streptosyllis</i> Webster & Benedict, 1884. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 582: 1-11., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.582.8006
page(s): 7, fig. 3A [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype TFMC AN/000200, geounit Canary Islands [details]
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Depth range 0-10 m. [details]Diet Some specimens found with ostracods in the digestive tract. [details]
Distribution Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Cantabric Sea (Guipúzcoa), Canary Islands (Lanzarote, Tenerife and La Palma). [details]
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Antonio Campoy (1951-1981), who dedicated a very important effort to the family Syllidae. [details]
Habitat Muddy and fine sand at shallow water. [details]
Reproduction Sexually mature male and female specimens with sexual products from setiger 12. Males with coalescent reddish-brown, lensed eyes and natatory setae. Specimens with sexual products were observed almost year round, in December in Lanzarote, in January, March, June, September, and November in Tenerife, and in March in La Palma. In Tenerife was observed an increase in the number of juveniles in September and November. [details]
Type locality North east Atlantic, Canary Islands, Tenerife, Ensenada de los Abades. [details]
