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WoRMS name detailsAncistargis brevicirris Rangarajan, 1964
326439 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326439)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
Ancistargis Jones, 1961 accepted as Ancistrosyllis McIntosh, 1878
marine,
recent only
Rangarajan, K. (1964). A new polychaete of the family Pilargidae from Palk Bay, South India. <em>Journal of Marine Biological Association of India.</em> 6(1): 122-127., available online at http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/1009
page(s): 122-125, figs. 1-12, table 1 [details] Available for editors  [request]
Note Indian Ocean, South India, Palk Bay...
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Type locality Indian Ocean, South India, Palk Bay (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 9.4º, long. 79.1º), between 7-10 m. [details]
Depth range 7-10 m.
Depth range 7-10 m. [details] Distribution Indian Ocean: Palk Bay (South India).
Distribution Indian Ocean: Palk Bay (South India). [details] Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet brevicirris is composed by the Latin prefix brevi-, meaning 'short', and the Latin noun...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet brevicirris is composed by the Latin prefix brevi-, meaning 'short', and the Latin noun cirris, meaning 'curl', 'filament' or 'tendril', and presumably refers to the dorsal and ventral cirri of the species, described as being short: "The dorsal and ventral cirri of the parapodia are in the form of short, conical buds" (Rangarajan, 1964: 123). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Ancistargis brevicirris Rangarajan, 1964. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326439 on 2025-04-27
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Nomenclatureoriginal description
Rangarajan, K. (1964). A new polychaete of the family Pilargidae from Palk Bay, South India. <em>Journal of Marine Biological Association of India.</em> 6(1): 122-127., available online at http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/1009
page(s): 122-125, figs. 1-12, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]new combination reference Pettibone, Marian H. (1966). Revision of the Pilargidae (Annelida: Polychaeta), including descriptions of new species, and redescription of the pelagic <i>Podarmus ploa</i> Chamberlain (Polynoidae). <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 118(3525): 155-207., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7759547 page(s): 177-178 [details] Available for editors [request] Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype CMFRI-73, geounit Palk Bay [details]
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Depth range 7-10 m. [details]Distribution Indian Ocean: Palk Bay (South India). [details] Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet brevicirris is composed by the Latin prefix brevi-, meaning 'short', and the Latin noun cirris, meaning 'curl', 'filament' or 'tendril', and presumably refers to the dorsal and ventral cirri of the species, described as being short: "The dorsal and ventral cirri of the parapodia are in the form of short, conical buds" (Rangarajan, 1964: 123). [details] Habitat Not stated. [details] Type locality Indian Ocean, South India, Palk Bay (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 9.4º, long. 79.1º), between 7-10 m. [details] |
