WoRMS taxon details
Opisthodonta mitchelli Kudenov & Harris, 1995
330223 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330223)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kudenov, Jerry D. and Harris, Leslie H. 1995. Family Syllidae Grube, 1850. pages 1-97. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 5 - The Annelida Part 2. Polychaeta: Phyllodocida (Syllidae and scale-bearing families), Amphinomida, and Eunicida. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 51-53, fig. 1.18 [details]
page(s): 51-53, fig. 1.18 [details]
Holotype USNM 170919, geounit Southern California
, Note Southern California, Santa Maria Basin, off...
Holotype USNM 170919, geounit Southern California [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Southern California, Santa Maria Basin, off Point Arguello (34º30.421'N, 120º34.315'W). [details]
Depth range 54-126 m
Distribution Southern California.
Etymology The species is named in fond memory and honor of Charles "Mitch" Mitchell, Sr..
Depth range 54-126 m [details]
Distribution Southern California.
Distribution Southern California. [details]
Etymology The species is named in fond memory and honor of Charles "Mitch" Mitchell, Sr..
Etymology The species is named in fond memory and honor of Charles "Mitch" Mitchell, Sr.. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Opisthodonta mitchelli Kudenov & Harris, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330223 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Kudenov, Jerry D. and Harris, Leslie H. 1995. Family Syllidae Grube, 1850. pages 1-97. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 5 - The Annelida Part 2. Polychaeta: Phyllodocida (Syllidae and scale-bearing families), Amphinomida, and Eunicida. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 51-53, fig. 1.18 [details]
page(s): 51-53, fig. 1.18 [details]
Other
additional source
San Martín, G.; López, E.; Aguado, M.T. 2009. Revision of the genus <i>Pionosyllis</i> (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Eusyllinae), with a cladistic analysis, and the description of five new genera and two new species. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 89(7): 1455-1498
page(s): 1474 [details]
page(s): 1474 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 170919, geounit Southern California [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 54-126 m [details]Distribution Southern California. [details]
Etymology The species is named in fond memory and honor of Charles "Mitch" Mitchell, Sr.. [details]
Habitat Soft bottoms and hard substrata. [details]
Type locality Southern California, Santa Maria Basin, off Point Arguello (34º30.421'N, 120º34.315'W). [details]
Unreviewed
Specimen Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USNM 170919) [details]
