WoRMS taxon details
Prionospio somaliensis Cognetti-Varriale, 1988
331144 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331144)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Cognetti-Varriale, Anna Maria. (1988). <i>Prionospio somaliensis</i> (Annelida Polychaeta), un nuovo spionide delle coste della Somalia. <em>Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie, Serie B.</em> 94: 369-372., available online at http://www.stsn.it/AttiB1987/cognetti_varriale.pdf
page(s): 370-372, fig. 1a-c [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 370-372, fig. 1a-c [details] Available for editors
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Holotype P/2500, geounit Somalia
, Type locality contained in Somali Exclusive Economic Zone , Note Coastal pond of Gesira [= Jazeera], about 20...
Holotype P/2500, geounit Somalia [details]
type locality contained in Somali Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Coastal pond of Gesira [= Jazeera], about 20 km south of Mogadishu, Somalia, Indian Ocean (gazetteer estimate 1.958°, 45.188°). [details]
Type material Holoype (P/2500) stated to be deposited in the polychaete collection of the Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente e del Territorio dell'Università di Pisa, Italy. [details]
Depth range 0.5 m, in coastal pond.
Distribution Indian Ocean: Somalia (coastal pond of Jazeera). Known only from its type locality.
Etymology Not stated by the author, the species is clearly named after its type locality, Somalia.
Depth range 0.5 m, in coastal pond. [details]
Distribution Indian Ocean: Somalia (coastal pond of Jazeera). Known only from its type locality.
Distribution Indian Ocean: Somalia (coastal pond of Jazeera). Known only from its type locality. [details]
Etymology Not stated by the author, the species is clearly named after its type locality, Somalia.
Etymology Not stated by the author, the species is clearly named after its type locality, Somalia. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Prionospio somaliensis Cognetti-Varriale, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331144 on 2024-04-16
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original description
Cognetti-Varriale, Anna Maria. (1988). <i>Prionospio somaliensis</i> (Annelida Polychaeta), un nuovo spionide delle coste della Somalia. <em>Atti della Società Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie, Serie B.</em> 94: 369-372., available online at http://www.stsn.it/AttiB1987/cognetti_varriale.pdf
page(s): 370-372, fig. 1a-c [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 370-372, fig. 1a-c [details] Available for editors
[request] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype P/2500, geounit Somalia [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 0.5 m, in coastal pond. [details]Distribution Indian Ocean: Somalia (coastal pond of Jazeera). Known only from its type locality. [details]
Etymology Not stated by the author, the species is clearly named after its type locality, Somalia. [details]
Habitat Coastal pond with same salinity than sea (37‰), in a sediment of fine sand mixed with detritus, 0.5 m deep. [details]
Type locality Coastal pond of Gesira [= Jazeera], about 20 km south of Mogadishu, Somalia, Indian Ocean (gazetteer estimate 1.958°, 45.188°). [details]
Type material Holoype (P/2500) stated to be deposited in the polychaete collection of the Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente e del Territorio dell'Università di Pisa, Italy. [details]
