WoRMS taxon details
Pettibonella multiuncinata Solis-Weiss & Fauchald, 1989
330510 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330510)
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): 785-788, fig. 6, table 1 [details]
page(s): 785-788, fig. 6, table 1 [details]
Holotype USNM 120971, geounit Twin Cays
, Type locality contained in Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone , Note West Bay, Twin Cays, Belize, Caribbean Sea...
Holotype USNM 120971, geounit Twin Cays [details]
type locality contained in Belizean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality West Bay, Twin Cays, Belize, Caribbean Sea (gazetteer estimate 16.8318°, -88.1075°), 10-50 cm depth, root-mat of Rhizophora mangle, covered with Caulerpa verticilliata. [details]
Type material Holotype (USNM 120971) and paratypes (USNM 120926, 120972 and 120973) deposited at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USA). [details]
Depth range 10-50 cm depth.
Distribution Caribbean Sea: Belize (Twin Cays and Blue Ground Range).
Etymology The specific epithet multiuncinata is composed by the Latin prefix multi-, meaning 'many', and the Latin adjective uncinata...
Depth range 10-50 cm depth. [details]
Distribution Caribbean Sea: Belize (Twin Cays and Blue Ground Range).
Distribution Caribbean Sea: Belize (Twin Cays and Blue Ground Range). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet multiuncinata is composed by the Latin prefix multi-, meaning 'many', and the Latin adjective uncinata...
Etymology The specific epithet multiuncinata is composed by the Latin prefix multi-, meaning 'many', and the Latin adjective uncinata (masculine: uncinatus), meaning 'bearing hooks', and refers to the distinctive hooks present in the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Pettibonella multiuncinata Solis-Weiss & Fauchald, 1989. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330510 on 2024-04-19
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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): 785-788, fig. 6, table 1 [details]
page(s): 785-788, fig. 6, table 1 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 120971, geounit Twin Cays [details]
Paratype USNM 120926, geounit Twin Cays [details]
Paratype USNM 120972, geounit Twin Cays [details]
Paratype USNM 120973, geounit Twin Cays [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 10-50 cm depth. [details]Distribution Caribbean Sea: Belize (Twin Cays and Blue Ground Range). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet multiuncinata is composed by the Latin prefix multi-, meaning 'many', and the Latin adjective uncinata (masculine: uncinatus), meaning 'bearing hooks', and refers to the distinctive hooks present in the species. [details]
Habitat In the root-mat of a red mangrove forest Rhizophora mangle, covered with Caulerpa verticilliata, 10-50 cm depth. [details]
Type locality West Bay, Twin Cays, Belize, Caribbean Sea (gazetteer estimate 16.8318°, -88.1075°), 10-50 cm depth, root-mat of Rhizophora mangle, covered with Caulerpa verticilliata. [details]
Type material Holotype (USNM 120971) and paratypes (USNM 120926, 120972 and 120973) deposited at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USA). [details]
