WoRMS name details
Petitia occulta Westheide & Hass-Cordes, 2001
330501 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330501)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
Petitia Siewing, 1956 accepted as Neopetitia San Martín, 2003
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Westheide & Hass-Cordes. (2001). Molecular taxonomy: description of a cryptic Petitia species (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from the island of Mahé (Seychelles, Indian Ocean) using RAPD markers and ITS2 sequences. <em>Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.</em> 39(1-2): 103-111., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0469.2001.00166.x
page(s): 105-108, fig. 1a-b [details]
page(s): 105-108, fig. 1a-b [details]
Note Southwest Indian Ocean, Seychelles, Island of...
From editor or global species database
Type locality Southwest Indian Ocean, Seychelles, Island of Mahé, east coast, Anse Forbans beach (4º47'S, 55º31'E), lower half of intertidal beach bordering an 180 m wide reef flat. [details]
Type material According to Westheide & Hass-Cordes (2001), the type material SMF 10010 includes three syntypes, while Fiege & Wehe (2004) refer the presence of only two. [details]
Depth range Intertidal beach, in the 5-10 cm of the surface layer of sand.
Distribution Southwest Indian Ocean, Seychelles, Island of Mahé, Anse Forbans beach. Known only from the type locality.
Etymology The specific epithet occulta comes from the Latin word occultus, -a, -um, meaning hidden, concealed, and refers to the...
Depth range Intertidal beach, in the 5-10 cm of the surface layer of sand. [details]
Distribution Southwest Indian Ocean, Seychelles, Island of Mahé, Anse Forbans beach. Known only from the type locality.
Distribution Southwest Indian Ocean, Seychelles, Island of Mahé, Anse Forbans beach. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet occulta comes from the Latin word occultus, -a, -um, meaning hidden, concealed, and refers to the...
Etymology The specific epithet occulta comes from the Latin word occultus, -a, -um, meaning hidden, concealed, and refers to the cryptic character of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Petitia occulta Westheide & Hass-Cordes, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330501 on 2025-05-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Westheide & Hass-Cordes. (2001). Molecular taxonomy: description of a cryptic Petitia species (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from the island of Mahé (Seychelles, Indian Ocean) using RAPD markers and ITS2 sequences. <em>Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.</em> 39(1-2): 103-111., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0469.2001.00166.x
page(s): 105-108, fig. 1a-b [details]
new combination reference Riera, R.; Núñez, J.; Brito, M.C. (2007). A new species of the interstitial genus <i>Neopetitia</i> (Polychaeta, Syllidae, Eusyllinae) from Tenerife, with modified acicular chaetae in males. <em>Helgoland Marine Research.</em> 61(3): 221-223., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10152-007-0071-x
page(s): 221, 223 [details]
page(s): 105-108, fig. 1a-b [details]
new combination reference Riera, R.; Núñez, J.; Brito, M.C. (2007). A new species of the interstitial genus <i>Neopetitia</i> (Polychaeta, Syllidae, Eusyllinae) from Tenerife, with modified acicular chaetae in males. <em>Helgoland Marine Research.</em> 61(3): 221-223., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10152-007-0071-x
page(s): 221, 223 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal beach, in the 5-10 cm of the surface layer of sand. [details]Distribution Southwest Indian Ocean, Seychelles, Island of Mahé, Anse Forbans beach. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet occulta comes from the Latin word occultus, -a, -um, meaning hidden, concealed, and refers to the cryptic character of the species. [details]
Habitat Lower half of intertidal beach, in relatively coarse, extremely clean sand. [details]
Type locality Southwest Indian Ocean, Seychelles, Island of Mahé, east coast, Anse Forbans beach (4º47'S, 55º31'E), lower half of intertidal beach bordering an 180 m wide reef flat. [details]
Type material According to Westheide & Hass-Cordes (2001), the type material SMF 10010 includes three syntypes, while Fiege & Wehe (2004) refer the presence of only two. [details]
