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Andamanella bellis Holthe, 2002

326446 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326446)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Sedentaria (Subclass)
  6. Canalipalpata (Infraclass)
  7. Terebellida (Order)
  8. Terebelliformia (Suborder)
  9. Ampharetidae (Family)
  10. Ampharetinae (Subfamily)
  11. Andamanella (Genus)
  12. Andamanella bellis (Species)
accepted
Species
Andamanella Holthe, 2002
Andamanella Holthe, 2002
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Holthe, Torleif. (2002). One new genus and three new species of the Ampharetidae (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) from the BIOSHELF Project. <em>Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication.</em> 24: 345-351.
page(s): 345-347, fig. 1A-B [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  PMBC 18547, geounit Andaman Sea  
Holotype PMBC 18547, geounit Andaman Sea [details]
, Note Thailand, Andaman Sea, 9N, 98.05 E (9°00´ N,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Thailand, Andaman Sea, 9N, 98.05 E (9°00´ N, 98°03´ E), 40 m, muddy sand with shell fragments [details]
Etymology Andamanella bellis is named after a flower in the works of Plinius, bellis meaning the beautiful, "adopted by Linnaeus as...  
Etymology Andamanella bellis is named after a flower in the works of Plinius, bellis meaning the beautiful, "adopted by Linnaeus as the generic name for the daisy, and befitting the first ampharetid described with "eyelashes"" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Andamanella bellis Holthe, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326446 on 2026-07-12
Date
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
created
Fauchald, Kristian
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
Fauchald, Kristian

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Nomenclature

original description Holthe, Torleif. (2002). One new genus and three new species of the Ampharetidae (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) from the BIOSHELF Project. <em>Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication.</em> 24: 345-351.
page(s): 345-347, fig. 1A-B [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Holotype PMBC 18547, geounit Andaman Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment The only specimen of Andamanella bellis as figured appears to be damaged and abnormal. Possibly for this reason Jirkov (2011) considered Andamanella of uncertain taxonomical status. [details]

Etymology Andamanella bellis is named after a flower in the works of Plinius, bellis meaning the beautiful, "adopted by Linnaeus as the generic name for the daisy, and befitting the first ampharetid described with "eyelashes"" [details]

Type locality Thailand, Andaman Sea, 9N, 98.05 E (9°00´ N, 98°03´ E), 40 m, muddy sand with shell fragments [details]
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