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Glasby, Christopher J.; Hutchings, Patricia A. (1987). A new species of Thelepus from Punta Arenas, Chile, together with a redescription of Streblosoma comatus (Grube) and Thelepus pequenianus Augener (Thelepinae: Terebellidae). Journal of Natural History. 21(4): 977-986.
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10.1080/00222938700770591 [view]
Glasby, Christopher J.; Hutchings, Patricia A.
1987
A new species of <i>Thelepus</i> from Punta Arenas, Chile, together with a redescription of <i>Streblosoma comatus</i> (Grube) and <i>Thelepus pequenianus</i> Augener (Thelepinae: Terebellidae)
Journal of Natural History
21(4): 977-986
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Thelepus comatus (Grube) is redescribed and transferred to the genus Streblosoma. All other records of T. comatus have been examined and described as a new species Thelepus ambitus n. sp. In addition T. pequenianus Augener is redescribed and other records confirmed or transferred to the correct species.
America, South
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Streblosoma comatus (Grube, 1859) accepted as Thelepus comatus (Grube, 1859) (new combination reference)
Terebella comata Grube, 1859 accepted as Thelepus comatus (Grube, 1859) (new combination reference) Thelepus ambitus Glasby & Hutchings, 1987 (original description) Thelepus natans Kinberg, 1867 (source of synonymy) Thelepus pequenianus Augener, 1918 (redescription)
Holotype ZIUU 625, geounit Punta Arenas, identified as Thelepus ambitus Glasby & Hutchings, 1987
Lectotype ZMH HZM V8772, geounit Luderitzbuch Bay, identified as Thelepus pequenianus Augener, 1918 Syntype ZMC POL-002151, geounit Punta Arenas, identified as Terebella comata Grube, 1859 Depth range Not stated in the original description, unknown. [details] Diagnosis "Streblosoma comatus may be distinguished from other species of Streblosoma by the large number of branchial ... [details] Distribution Straits of Magellan: Chile (Punta Arenas). Atlantic Ocean: Tristan da Cunha; South Africa (Buffel's River); Namibia ... [details] Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Namibia (Luderitz Bay); South Africa (Lambert's Bay). [details] Etymology "The specific name ambitus, in Latin meaning encircling, refers to the arrangement of the uncini in almost complete ... [details] Habitat Not stated in the original description, unknown. [details] Holotype Deposited at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm (SSM 572). [details] Taxonomy Thelepus natans was considered to be a junior synonym of other species in two occasions. First, it was questionably ... [details] Type locality Punta Arenas, Chile, Straits of Magellan (gazetteer estimate -53.17°, -70.91°). [details] Type locality Luderitz Bay, Namibia, Atlantic Ocean (-26.6333°, 15.1667°; geocoordinates given in Vol. I p. 18, of 'Beiträge ... [details] Type material Terebella comata was described with base on material collected at Valparaiso and Punta Arenas, both in Chile. One ... [details] Type material HOLOTYPE: UUZM 625 and PARATYPES: UUZM 625b, UUZM 625c [details] Type material Deposited at the Zoologische Museum, Hamburg, Germany (HZM V8772). [details] Type specimen Glasby and Hutchings (1987) noted that the syntype from Valparaiso, Chile they redescribed, based on some evidence ... [details] |