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Name

Pettibone, Marian H. (1985). Polychaete worms from a cave in the Bahamas and from experimental wood panels in deep water of the North Atlantic (Polynoidae, Macellicephalinae, Harmothoinae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 98(1): 127-149.

SourceID

51378

Authors

Pettibone, Marian H.

Year

1985

Title

Polychaete worms from a cave in the Bahamas and from experimental wood panels in deep water of the North Atlantic (Polynoidae, Macellicephalinae, Harmothoinae)

Journal

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Suffix

98(1): 127-149

Type

Publication

Link

http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34648400

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Abstract

Pelagomacellicephala iliffei n. gen., n. sp. a macellicephalin polynoid is described from a cave in Middle Caicos Island, Bathykermadeca turnerae , n. sp. and Bathybahamas charleneae , n. gen., n. sp. also in the Macellicephalinae, and Harmothoe ingolfiana and H. vagabunda , n. sp. in the Harmothoinae are described from 4 experimental "wood islands" in deep water of the North Atlantic.

Geographical term

Bahama Islands

Taxonomic term

Annelida

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Bathybahamas Pettibone, 1985 (original description)
Bathybahamas charlenae Pettibone, 1985 (original description)
Bathykermadeca hadalis (Kirkegaard, 1956) (status source)
Bathykermadeca turnerae Pettibone, 1985 (original description)
Bathymiranda Levenstein, 1981 (status source)
Bathynotalia Levenstein, 1982 (status source)
Harmothoe ingolfiana Ditlevsen, 1917 (redescription)
Harmothoe vagabunda Pettibone, 1985 (original description)
Pelagomacellicephala Pettibone, 1985 (original description)
Pelagomacellicephala iliffei Pettibone, 1985 (original description)

Holotype USNM 96262, geounit Caicos Islands, identified as Pelagomacellicephala iliffei Pettibone, 1985

Distribution

for Pelagomacellicephala iliffei Pettibone, 1985

Known only from anchialine habitat of Conch Bar Cave, Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas. [details]

Etymology

for Harmothoe vagabunda Pettibone, 1985

The species name is derived from the Latin vagabundus, wandering, referring to its association with sunken pieces ... [details]

Etymology

for Pelagomacellicephala Pettibone, 1985

author: "Pelago, from pelagos, Greek, sea, plus macellicephala, indicating the close relationship of this sea worm ... [details]

Etymology

for Pelagomacellicephala iliffei Pettibone, 1985

author: "named for Thomas M. Iliffe, one of the collectors, in recognition of his interesting studies on cave faunas [details]

Grammatical gender

for Pelagomacellicephala Pettibone, 1985

author: femimine [details]

Type locality

for Pelagomacellicephala iliffei Pettibone, 1985

Conch Bar Cave, Middle Caicos Island, Turks and Caicos Islands. Gazeteer geolocation 21.826111, -71.791111. "The ... [details]