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Green, Karen D. (2002). Capitellidae (Polychaeta) from the Andaman Sea. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication. 24: 249–343.
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Green, Karen D.
2002
Capitellidae (Polychaeta) from the Andaman Sea
Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication
24: 249–343
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb). The article has a good introduction on capitellidae taxonomy. Unfortunately the article may not be digitised online
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Thirty-one species representing sixteen genera of capitellids were collected from coastal waters of the Andaman Sea offshore Thailand. One represents a new genus and species, Polymastigos reishi, and fifteen others are new species: Peresiella platyalia, Mediomastus warrenae, Heteromastus hutchingsae, Neomediomastus leptus, Capitellethus danida, Leiochrides andamanus, Leiocapitella hartmanae, Rashgua branchiatus, Dodecaseta fauchaldi, D. eibyejacobseni, Dasybranchus eisigi, Promastobranchus orbiculatus, Scyphoproctus glabrus, S. lumenalis and S. fasciculatus. Descriptions and illustrations are presented for all thirty-one species. Keys to genera and species are included with a primary focus on species reported from the Indian Ocean.
Indian Ocean
West Pacific eurylatitudinal
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Capitella minima Langerhans, 1880 (taxonomy source)
Capitellethus Chamberlin, 1919 (status source) Capitellethus danida Green, 2002 (original description) Dasybranchus eisigi Green, 2002 (original description) Dodecaseta eibyejacobseni Green, 2002 accepted as Notodasus eibyejacobseni (Green, 2002) (original description) Dodecaseta fauchaldi Green, 2002 accepted as Notodasus fauchaldi (Green, 2002) (original description) Heteromastus hutchingsae Green, 2002 (original description) Leiocapitella hartmanae Green, 2002 (original description) Leiochrides andamanus Green, 2002 (original description) Mediomastus warrenae Green, 2002 (original description) Neomediomastus leptus Green, 2002 (original description) Peresiella platyalia Green, 2002 (original description) Polymastigos Green, 2002 (original description) Polymastigos reishi Green, 2002 (original description) Promastobranchus orbiculatus Green, 2002 (original description) Rashgua branchiatus Green, 2002 (original description) Rashgua lobatus (Hartman, 1947) (new combination reference) Scyphoproctus fasciculatus Green, 2002 (original description) Scyphoproctus glabrus Green, 2002 (original description) Scyphoproctus lumenalis Green, 2002 (original description)
Holotype PMBC 18348, geounit Andaman Sea, identified as Peresiella platyalia Green, 2002
Holotype PMBC 18358, geounit Andaman Sea, identified as Mediomastus warrenae Green, 2002 Holotype 18364, geounit Andaman Sea, identified as Heteromastus hutchingsae Green, 2002 Holotype PMBC 18365, geounit Andaman Sea, identified as Neomediomastus leptus Green, 2002 Holotype PMBC 18395, geounit Andaman Sea, identified as Capitellethus danida Green, 2002 Holotype PMBC 18403, geounit Andaman Sea, identified as Leiochrides andamanus Green, 2002 Holotype PMBC 18407, geounit Andaman Sea, identified as Leiocapitella hartmanae Green, 2002 Holotype PMBC 18434, geounit Andaman Sea, identified as Rashgua branchiatus Green, 2002 Holotype PMBC 18440, geounit Andaman Sea, identified as Dodecaseta fauchaldi Green, 2002 Holotype PMBC 18442, geounit Andaman Sea, identified as Dodecaseta eibyejacobseni Green, 2002 Holotype PMBC 18445, geounit Andaman Sea, identified as Dasybranchus eisigi Green, 2002 Holotype PMBC 18456, geounit Andaman Sea, identified as Promastobranchus orbiculatus Green, 2002 Holotype PMBC 18457, geounit Andaman Sea, identified as Polymastigos reishi Green, 2002 Holotype PMBC 18464, geounit Andaman Sea, identified as Scyphoproctus glabrus Green, 2002 Holotype PMBC 18472, geounit Andaman Sea, identified as Scyphoproctus lumenalis Green, 2002 Paratype LACM AHF Poly 2100, geounit Andaman Sea, identified as Dodecaseta fauchaldi Green, 2002 Authority The only interpretation possible of Langerhans' original text is that Langerhans intended Capitella minima to be ... [details] Diagnosis Prostomium short to long, conical, sometimes tapering, eyes present or absent. Thorax with 12 segments including an ... [details] Diagnosis Thorax with an asetous peristomium and 11 setigers. First three setigers with capillary setae; remainder of thorax ... [details] Diagnosis Thorax with asetous peristomium and 11 setigers with capillary setae in both rami. Abdomen with four or more ... [details] Diagnosis Emended diagnosis by Green (2002: 305): "Thorax with 12 segments including an asetous peristomium and 11 setigers ... [details] Distribution Andaman Sea and South China Sea, off Viet Nam. [details] Etymology The species is named in honor of DANIDA for funding the Thai-Danish BIOSHELF Project. [details] Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Eisig, whose pioneering monograph on capitellids remains the best illustrated ... [details] Etymology "The new species is named in honor of Dr. Danny Eibye-Jacobsen, who coordinated the polychaete workshop in Thailand ... [details] Etymology "The new species is named in honor of Dr. Kristian Fauchald, who was my mentor while at the Allan Hancock ... [details] Etymology The new species is named in honor of Dr. Pat Hutchings, who has substatially contributed to the understanding of ... [details] Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Olga Hartman, who made substantial contributions to the understanding of ... [details] Etymology The species is named for the geographic region of its collection. [details] Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Linda Warren, who has made substantial contributions to the understanding of ... [details] Etymology The specific epithet refers to the slender appearance of the worm (Greek word "leptos meaning slender). [details] Etymology The specific epithet refers to the spatulate setae and derives from the Greek word platy meaning flat or broad. [details] Etymology The name of the genus refers to the several abdominal setigers with capillary setae. [details] Etymology The genotype species is named in honor of Dr. Donald J. Reish, long-time mentor who first introduced the species' ... [details] Etymology The specific epithet derives from the latin word orb, meaning circle or ring, and refers to the methyl green ... [details] Etymology The specific epithet refers to the large digitate branchiae that are characteristic of the species. [details] Etymology The specific epithet refers to the smooth appearance of the worm. [details] Etymology The specific epithet refers to the large anus and derives from the Latin word lumen, meaning cavity. [details] Habitat In sediments characterized as sand with shell fragments. [details] Habitat Sandy mud, muddy sand, and sand with shell fragments, at shelf depths. [details] Habitat Sediments characterized as mud, muddy sand, or sand with shell fragments. [details] Habitat Sediments characterized as mud or sand with shell fragments. [details] Habitat Sediments characterized as mud, muddy sand, or sand with shell fragments. [details] Habitat Sand with shell fragments, at shallow shelf depths. [details] Habitat Sandy mud, muddy sand, and sand with shell fragments, at shelf depths. [details] Habitat In sediments characterized as mud, sandy mud with shell fragments, muddy sand with shell fragments, and sand with ... [details] Habitat In sediments characterized as mud or sand with shell fragments. [details] Habitat In sediments characterized as sand with shell fragments, sandy mud with shell fragments, or mud. [details] Habitat In sediments characterized as muddy sand or sand with shell fragments. [details] Taxonomy Chamberlin (1919: 466) replaced Capitellides Ehlers (1907), which is a junior homonym to Capitellides Mesnil ... [details] Type locality Andaman Sea, Thailand, Indian Ocean (7.75°, 98.8667°). [details] Type locality Andaman Sea, Thailand, Indian Ocean (7.8667°, 98.8°). [details] Type species Type species Capitella filiformis Claparède, 1864. [details] |