WoRMS taxon details

Protoaricia pigmentata Solis-Weiss & Fauchald, 1989

329932  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329932)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Solis-Weiss, V.; Fauchald, K. (1989). Orbiniidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from mangrove root-mats in Belize, with a revision of Protoariciin genera. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 102(3): 772-792., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34551156
page(s): 783-785, fig. 5 [details]   
Holotype  USNM 120950, geounit Stan Creek  
Holotype USNM 120950, geounit Stan Creek [details]
Type locality contained in Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Note Blue Ground Range, west side of middle island,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Blue Ground Range, west side of middle island, Stan Creek, Belize, Caribbean Sea (gazetteer estimate 16.81086°, -88.1505°), 10-50 cm depth, root-mat of Rhizophora mangle, covered with Caulerpa verticilliata[details]
Type material Holotype (USNM 120950) and paratypes (USNM 120951 and 120952) deposited at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USA). Paratypes also deposited at the Natural History Museum, London (UK; NHMUK 1990.1-3), Australian Museum, Sydney Australia) and Zoological Museum Hamburg (Germany). [details]
Depth range 10-50 cm depth.  
Depth range 10-50 cm depth. [details]

Distribution Caribbean Sea: Belize (Blue Ground Range).  
Distribution Caribbean Sea: Belize (Blue Ground Range). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet pigmentata (masculine: pigmentatus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'painted' or 'colored', and ''refers...  
Etymology The specific epithet pigmentata (masculine: pigmentatus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'painted' or 'colored', and ''refers to the characteristic brown color patterns present in specimens of this species'' (Solis-Weiss & Fauchald, 1989: 784. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Protoaricia pigmentata Solis-Weiss & Fauchald, 1989. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329932 on 2024-03-29
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original description Solis-Weiss, V.; Fauchald, K. (1989). Orbiniidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from mangrove root-mats in Belize, with a revision of Protoariciin genera. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 102(3): 772-792., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34551156
page(s): 783-785, fig. 5 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 120950, geounit Stan Creek [details]
Paratype AM, geounit Stan Creek [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1990.1-3, geounit Stan Creek [details]
Paratype USNM 120951, geounit Stan Creek [details]
Paratype USNM 120952, geounit Stan Creek [details]
Paratype ZMH, geounit Stan Creek [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 10-50 cm depth. [details]

Distribution Caribbean Sea: Belize (Blue Ground Range). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet pigmentata (masculine: pigmentatus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'painted' or 'colored', and ''refers to the characteristic brown color patterns present in specimens of this species'' (Solis-Weiss & Fauchald, 1989: 784. [details]

Habitat In the root-mat of a red mangrove forest Rhizophora mangle, covered with Caulerpa verticilliata, 10-50 cm depth. [details]

Type locality Blue Ground Range, west side of middle island, Stan Creek, Belize, Caribbean Sea (gazetteer estimate 16.81086°, -88.1505°), 10-50 cm depth, root-mat of Rhizophora mangle, covered with Caulerpa verticilliata[details]

Type material Holotype (USNM 120950) and paratypes (USNM 120951 and 120952) deposited at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USA). Paratypes also deposited at the Natural History Museum, London (UK; NHMUK 1990.1-3), Australian Museum, Sydney Australia) and Zoological Museum Hamburg (Germany). [details]