WoRMS taxon details
Pionosyllis manca Treadwell, 1931
330694 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330694)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Treadwell, Aaron L. (1931). Three new species of polychaetous annelids from Chesapeake Bay. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 79(2867): 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7523380
page(s): 1-2, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 1-2, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype USNM 19599, geounit Atlantic Coast of United...
, Type locality contained in Virginian , Note Atlantic coast of the USA, Virginia, East 5/8...
Holotype USNM 19599, geounit Atlantic Coast of United States of America [details]
type locality contained in Virginian [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Atlantic coast of the USA, Virginia, East 5/8 from whistle buoy off Cape Henry (36º56'N, 75º11'W) (data on the type locality, Station 8835, can be found at: Wells et al., 1929). [details]
Type material Type material deposited at the National Museum of Natural History (USNM 19599 and USNM 19600). [details]
Depth range 20 fathoms (36.6 m).
Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA, continental shelf off Virgina.
Etymology The specific epithet manca is the feminine form of the Latin adjective mancus, meaning 'crippled' or 'defective', and...
Depth range 20 fathoms (36.6 m). [details]
Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA, continental shelf off Virgina.
Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA, continental shelf off Virgina. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet manca is the feminine form of the Latin adjective mancus, meaning 'crippled' or 'defective', and...
Etymology The specific epithet manca is the feminine form of the Latin adjective mancus, meaning 'crippled' or 'defective', and refers probably to the absence of the simple chaetae in some of the segments: "Two forms of setae apparently occur in all somites, cases where the simple ones are absent being evidently due to accident" (Treadwell, 1931: 2). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Pionosyllis manca Treadwell, 1931. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330694 on 2024-04-19
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Treadwell, Aaron L. (1931). Three new species of polychaetous annelids from Chesapeake Bay. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 79(2867): 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7523380
page(s): 1-2, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 1-2, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype USNM 19599, geounit Atlantic Coast of United States of America [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 20 fathoms (36.6 m). [details]Distribution Atlantic coast of the USA, continental shelf off Virgina. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet manca is the feminine form of the Latin adjective mancus, meaning 'crippled' or 'defective', and refers probably to the absence of the simple chaetae in some of the segments: "Two forms of setae apparently occur in all somites, cases where the simple ones are absent being evidently due to accident" (Treadwell, 1931: 2). [details]
Habitat Continental shelf. Further data not available. [details]
Type locality Atlantic coast of the USA, Virginia, East 5/8 from whistle buoy off Cape Henry (36º56'N, 75º11'W) (data on the type locality, Station 8835, can be found at: Wells et al., 1929). [details]
Type material Type material deposited at the National Museum of Natural History (USNM 19599 and USNM 19600). [details]