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Polychaeta taxon details

Odontosyllis brachydonta Verrill, 1900

330062  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330062)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill, A.E. 1900. Additions to the Turbellaria, Nemertina, and Annelida of the Bermudas, with revisions of some New England genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(2): 595-671., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27731368
page(s): 628 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Note Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda. Further details not...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda. Further details not provided.  [details]
Distribution Bermuda.   
Distribution Bermuda.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet brachydonta derives from the Latin prefix brachi-, meaning 'short', and the Greek word donta, 'teeth',...  
Etymology The specific epithet brachydonta derives from the Latin prefix brachi-, meaning 'short', and the Greek word donta, 'teeth', making reference to the small size of the ventral teeth of the species.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Odontosyllis brachydonta Verrill, 1900. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330062 on 2024-04-23
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Verrill, A.E. 1900. Additions to the Turbellaria, Nemertina, and Annelida of the Bermudas, with revisions of some New England genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(2): 595-671., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27731368
page(s): 628 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Distribution Bermuda.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet brachydonta derives from the Latin prefix brachi-, meaning 'short', and the Greek word donta, 'teeth', making reference to the small size of the ventral teeth of the species.  [details]

Habitat Probably in dead corals.  [details]

Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda. Further details not provided.  [details]