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Polychaeta source details

Leidy, J. (1855). Contributions towards a knowledge of the marine Invertebrate fauna of the coasts of Rhode Island and New Jersey. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 3(2) no. 11: 135-152, pls. 10-11. (xii-1855).
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Leidy, J.
1855
Contributions towards a knowledge of the marine Invertebrate fauna of the coasts of Rhode Island and New Jersey
Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
3(2) no. 11: 135-152, pls. 10-11. (xii-1855)
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World Polychaeta Dbase
World Isopoda DB; NeMys doc_id: 4985
Locality: ; Cabinet:
North-western Atlantic
Systematics, Taxonomy
Zoogeography, Biogeography (generalities), Geographic distribution
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Cirratulus fragilis Leidy, 1855 accepted as Caulleriella fragilis (Leidy, 1855) (original description)
Clymene torquatus Leidy, 1855 accepted as Clymenella torquata (Leidy, 1855) (original description)
Clymene urceolatus Leidy, 1855 (original description)
Glycera americana Leidy, 1855 (original description)
Lepidonote armadillo (Bosc, 1802) sensu Leidy, 1855 accepted as Lepidonotus squamatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (new combination reference)
Lumbriconereis splendida Leidy, 1855 accepted as Arabella iricolor (Montagu, 1804) (original description)
Naraganseta Leidy, 1855 accepted as Dodecaceria Örsted, 1843 (original description)
Naraganseta coralii Leidy, 1855 accepted as Dodecaceria coralii (Leidy, 1855) (original description)
Ophelia simplex Leidy, 1855 (original description)
Sabella oculifera Leidy, 1855 accepted as Pseudopotamilla oculifera (Leidy, 1855) (original description)
Sigalion mathildae Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1832 (additional source)
Siphonostoma affine (Leidy, 1855) accepted as Pherusa affinis (Leidy, 1855) (original description)
Siphonostomum affine Leidy, 1855 accepted as Pherusa affinis (Leidy, 1855) (original description)
Sthenelais leidyi Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Sthenelais boa (Johnston, 1833) (additional source)
Terebella ornata Leidy, 1855 accepted as Amphitrite ornata (Leidy, 1855) (original description)
Torquea Leidy, 1855 accepted as Polycirrus Grube, 1850 (original description)
Torquea eximia Leidy, 1855 accepted as Polycirrus eximius (Leidy, 1855) (original description)
 Authority

As can be seen from the description by Leidy (see image) here he was correctly recombining Aphrodita armadillo Bosc ... [details]

 Depth range

Below tide mark. [details]

 Diagnosis

Leidy (1855) "Body cylindrical, narrowed posteriorly; no lateral pinnae; segments numerous; those anteriorly ... [details]

 Diagnosis

Original diagnosis by Leidy (1855: 146): "Body cylindrical, narrowed at the extremities. Tentaculae numerous, ... [details]

 Distribution

Atlantic coast of the USA: Rhode Island (Point Judith, entrance of Narragansett Bay). [details]

 Editor's comment

The species name originates from an apparent misidentification by Leidy (1855). Quatrefages (1866: 278) ... [details]

 Etymology

Not stated, uncertain. Maybe from the Latin verb torqueo, meaning 'to twist', 'to whirl', or 'to distort', related ... [details]

 Etymology

Not expressly stated. The specific epithet eximia is a Latin adjective meaning 'special', 'particular' or ... [details]

 Habitat

From mud and sand, below tide mark. [details]

 Original description

"46. SIPHONOSTOMUM AFFINE, Leidy. Body cylindro-fusiform, minutely papillated, with four rows of fasciculi of setae; ... [details]

 Spelling

Leidy used the incorrect subsequent spelling of Grube for what is Siphonostoma Otto [details]

 Taxonomic remark

Leidy (1855: 148) applied the name Sigalion mathildae Audouin & Milne Edwards to a specimen from Beesley's Point, ... [details]

 Type locality

Point Judith, entrance of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 41.36°, -71.48°). ... [details]

 Type locality

from Beesley's Point, New Jersey, USA Atlantic coast [details]

 Type locality

Point Judith, entrance of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 41.36°, -71.48°). [details]