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Polychaeta taxon detailsSphaerosyllis ranunculus Kudenov & Harris, 1995
332025 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332025)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Kudenov, Jerry D. and Harris, Leslie H. 1995. Family Syllidae Grube, 1850. pages 1-97. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 5 - The Annelida Part 2. Polychaeta: Phyllodocida (Syllidae and scale-bearing families), Amphinomida, and Eunicida. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 33-35, fig. 1.10 [details]
Holotype USNM 170927, geounit Southern California
Holotype USNM 170927, geounit Southern California [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Southern California, off San Diego (32º32'20"N, 117º20'35"W). [details]
Depth range 18-128 m.
Depth range 18-128 m. [details] Distribution Pacific coast of USA: Southern California, from San Diego to San Francisco; Central Oregon; Puget Sound, Washington.
Distribution Pacific coast of USA: Southern California, from San Diego to San Francisco; Central Oregon; Puget Sound, Washington. [details] Etymology The specific epithet, ranunculus, is Latin for tadpole, and refers to the body shape of these specimens.
Etymology The specific epithet, ranunculus, is Latin for tadpole, and refers to the body shape of these specimens. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis ranunculus Kudenov & Harris, 1995. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332025 on 2025-06-06
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original description
Kudenov, Jerry D. and Harris, Leslie H. 1995. Family Syllidae Grube, 1850. pages 1-97. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 5 - The Annelida Part 2. Polychaeta: Phyllodocida (Syllidae and scale-bearing families), Amphinomida, and Eunicida. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 33-35, fig. 1.10 [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 170927, geounit Southern California [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 18-128 m. [details]Distribution Pacific coast of USA: Southern California, from San Diego to San Francisco; Central Oregon; Puget Sound, Washington. [details] Etymology The specific epithet, ranunculus, is Latin for tadpole, and refers to the body shape of these specimens. [details] Habitat Soft sediments, including isolated rocks in soft sediments. [details] Specimen Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USNM 170927). [details] Type locality Pacific Ocean, Southern California, off San Diego (32º32'20"N, 117º20'35"W). [details] |
