WoRMS taxon details
Scolelepis villosivaina Williams, 2007
882755 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:882755)
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): 24-27, figs. 16-17, 18A, table 1 [details]
page(s): 24-27, figs. 16-17, 18A, table 1 [details]
Holotype USNM 1096813, geounit Aklan
, Type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone , Note Diniwid Beach, Boracay Island, Aklan...
Holotype USNM 1096813, geounit Aklan [details]
type locality contained in Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Diniwid Beach, Boracay Island, Aklan province, Philippines (gazetteer estimate 11.9764, 121.9115), shallow subtidal (<5 m), sandy beach. [details]
Depth range Shallow subtidal (<5 m).
Distribution Philippines: Diniwid Beach, Boracay Island (Aklan province). Known only from the type locality.
Etymology The specific epithet villosivaina is composed by the Latin adjective villosus, for 'hairy', and the Spanish noun vaina, for...
Depth range Shallow subtidal (<5 m). [details]
Distribution Philippines: Diniwid Beach, Boracay Island (Aklan province). Known only from the type locality.
Distribution Philippines: Diniwid Beach, Boracay Island (Aklan province). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet villosivaina is composed by the Latin adjective villosus, for 'hairy', and the Spanish noun vaina, for...
Etymology The specific epithet villosivaina is composed by the Latin adjective villosus, for 'hairy', and the Spanish noun vaina, for 'sheath' or 'scabbard', and refers to the presence of cilia at the base of the palp sheaths. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Scolelepis villosivaina Williams, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=882755 on 2024-03-28
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original description
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): 24-27, figs. 16-17, 18A, table 1 [details]
page(s): 24-27, figs. 16-17, 18A, table 1 [details]
Holotype USNM 1096813, geounit Aklan [details]
Paratype USNM 1096814, geounit Aklan [details]
Paratype USNM 1096815, geounit Aklan [details]
Paratype ZRC 2006.0225, geounit Aklan [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Shallow subtidal (<5 m). [details]Distribution Philippines: Diniwid Beach, Boracay Island (Aklan province). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet villosivaina is composed by the Latin adjective villosus, for 'hairy', and the Spanish noun vaina, for 'sheath' or 'scabbard', and refers to the presence of cilia at the base of the palp sheaths. [details]
Habitat Sandy beaches, in shallow subtidal (<5 m). [details]
Type locality Diniwid Beach, Boracay Island, Aklan province, Philippines (gazetteer estimate 11.9764, 121.9115), shallow subtidal (<5 m), sandy beach. [details]