Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Magalhães, Wagner F.; Rizzo, Alexandra E.; Bailey-Brock, Julie H. (2019). Opheliidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the western Pacific islands, including five new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4555(2): 209-235., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4555.2.3 page(s): 228-231, figs. 11A-E, 12A-E [details] Available for editors [request]
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Depth range Shallow subtidal. [details]
Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Magalhães et al. (2019: 229): "Branchiae present from chaetigers 2–3 and only absent on last three chaetigers. Anal tube funnel-shaped, laterally compressed with 11–15 transversal markings; fin-shaped dorsally; unpaired ventral anal cirri absent; up to 4 pairs of slender and digitiform to elongate marginal papillae; paired basal papillae not distinct from marginal papillae." [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Tanguisson Beach (Guam, Mariana Islands). [details]
Etymology "This species is named after Dr. Alan Kohn who donated the type specimens collected in Guam as part of his studies with Conus snails. Dr. Kohn has been very supportive of polychaete studies in the western Pacific and a kind and generous host when the author (J.H.B-B.) was a visiting faculty in his laboratory at the University of Washington" (Magalhães et al., 2019: 231). [details]
Habitat Reef flat and bench, shallow subtidal. [details]
Type locality Tanguisson Beach, outer reef and bench near Tanguisson Power Plant, Guam, Mariana Islands, Pacific Ocean (13.5436°, 144.8078°). [details]
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