WoRMS taxon details
Dispio latilamella Williams, 2007
882752 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:882752)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Williams, J.D. (2007). New records and description of four new species of spionids (Annelida: Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Philippines: the genera <i>Dispio</i>, <i>Malacoceros</i>, <i>Polydora</i>, and <i>Scolelepis</i>, with notes on palp ciliation patterns of the genus <i>Scolelepis</i>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1459: 1-35., available online at https://people.hofstra.edu/jason_d_williams/Publications/Williams2007%20copy.pdf
page(s): 7-10, figs. 4-5 [details]
page(s): 7-10, figs. 4-5 [details]
Holotype USNM 1096794, geounit Bataan
, Type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone , Note Morong, Bataan province, Luzon Island,...
Holotype USNM 1096794, geounit Bataan [details]
type locality contained in Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Morong, Bataan province, Luzon Island, Philippines (gazetteer estimate 14.675, 120.262), shallow subtidal sediments (<5 m), exposed sandy beach. [details]
Depth range Shallow subtidal (<5 m).
Distribution Philippines: Morong (Bataan province, Luzon Island). Known only from the type locality.
Etymology The specific epithet latilamella derives from the Latin adjective latus, for 'broad' or 'wide', and the Latin noun lamella,...
Depth range Shallow subtidal (<5 m). [details]
Distribution Philippines: Morong (Bataan province, Luzon Island). Known only from the type locality.
Distribution Philippines: Morong (Bataan province, Luzon Island). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet latilamella derives from the Latin adjective latus, for 'broad' or 'wide', and the Latin noun lamella,...
Etymology The specific epithet latilamella derives from the Latin adjective latus, for 'broad' or 'wide', and the Latin noun lamella, for 'a small plate', and refers to the large, spoon-shaped postchaetal notopodial lamellae on chaetiger 1. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Dispio latilamella Williams, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=882752 on 2026-05-14
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Nomenclature
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Williams, J.D. (2007). New records and description of four new species of spionids (Annelida: Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Philippines: the genera <i>Dispio</i>, <i>Malacoceros</i>, <i>Polydora</i>, and <i>Scolelepis</i>, with notes on palp ciliation patterns of the genus <i>Scolelepis</i>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1459: 1-35., available online at https://people.hofstra.edu/jason_d_williams/Publications/Williams2007%20copy.pdf
page(s): 7-10, figs. 4-5 [details]
page(s): 7-10, figs. 4-5 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 1096794, geounit Bataan [details]
Paratype USNM 1096795, geounit Bataan [details]
Paratype USNM 1096796, geounit Bataan [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Shallow subtidal (<5 m). [details]Distribution Philippines: Morong (Bataan province, Luzon Island). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet latilamella derives from the Latin adjective latus, for 'broad' or 'wide', and the Latin noun lamella, for 'a small plate', and refers to the large, spoon-shaped postchaetal notopodial lamellae on chaetiger 1. [details]
Habitat Exposed sandy beaches, in shallow subtidal (<5 m). [details]
Type locality Morong, Bataan province, Luzon Island, Philippines (gazetteer estimate 14.675, 120.262), shallow subtidal sediments (<5 m), exposed sandy beach. [details]
