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Polychaeta name detailsAmmotrypane grandis Pillai, 1961
326299 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326299)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
Ammotrypane Rathke, 1843 accepted as Ophelina Örsted, 1843
recent only
Pillai, Telesphore Gottfried. (1961). Annelida Polychaeta of Tambalagam Lake, Ceylon. <em>Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences).</em> 4(1): 1-40., available online at http://dl.nsf.gov.lk/handle/1/7600
page(s): 25-27, fig. 9A-C [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype NHMUK 1960.3.13.17, geounit Tambalagam Bay
Holotype NHMUK 1960.3.13.17, geounit Tambalagam Bay [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Tambalagam Bay (= Tambalagam Lake), centre of the lake (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 8.52º, long. 81.16º). [details]
Depth range 1-4 fathoms (1.8-7.3 m).
Depth range 1-4 fathoms (1.8-7.3 m). [details] Distribution Indian Ocean: Tambalagam Bay (Sri Lanka).
Distribution Indian Ocean: Tambalagam Bay (Sri Lanka). [details] Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet grandis is a Latin adjective meaning 'large', 'great' or 'tall', and presumably refers to...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet grandis is a Latin adjective meaning 'large', 'great' or 'tall', and presumably refers to the size of the type specimens, described as being 18.0-34.5 mm long, 1.2-1.5 mm wide, 1.5-2.0 mm high, and having 62-66 pairs of parapodia. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta database. Ammotrypane grandis Pillai, 1961. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326299 on 2024-04-24
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original description
Pillai, Telesphore Gottfried. (1961). Annelida Polychaeta of Tambalagam Lake, Ceylon. <em>Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences).</em> 4(1): 1-40., available online at http://dl.nsf.gov.lk/handle/1/7600
page(s): 25-27, fig. 9A-C [details] Available for editors [request] new combination reference Neave, Matthew J; Glasby, Christopher J. 2013. New species of Ophelina (Annelida: Opheliidae: Ophelininae) from northern Australia. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 13(2): 331-347 page(s): 343 [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1960.3.13.17, geounit Tambalagam Bay [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1960.3.13.18-21, geounit Tambalagam Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1-4 fathoms (1.8-7.3 m). [details]Distribution Indian Ocean: Tambalagam Bay (Sri Lanka). [details] Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet grandis is a Latin adjective meaning 'large', 'great' or 'tall', and presumably refers to the size of the type specimens, described as being 18.0-34.5 mm long, 1.2-1.5 mm wide, 1.5-2.0 mm high, and having 62-66 pairs of parapodia. [details] Habitat Brackish water (11.0-19.0 p.p.t.) at shallow depths (1-4 fathoms; 1.8-7.3 m), in fine black mud in oyster beds. [details] Type locality Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka, Tambalagam Bay (= Tambalagam Lake), centre of the lake (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 8.52º, long. 81.16º). [details] |