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Heteronereis signata Baird, 1864

339236  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:339236)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Errantia (Subclass)
  6. Phyllodocida (Order)
  7. Nereidiformia (Suborder)
  8. Nereididae (Family)
  9. Nereidinae (Subfamily)
  10. Heteronereis (Genus)
  11. Heteronereis signata (Species)
 unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Baird, William. (1864). Description of a new British Annelide, belonging to the tribe Rapacea of Grube = Annelida errantia of Milne-Edwards. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Ser. Zoology.</em> 8(29): 8-10, plate I fig. 1., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31601750
page(s): 8-10, plate I fig. 1 [details] OpenAccess publication
Holotype  NHMUK 1863.4.7.13, geounit Polperro  
Holotype NHMUK 1863.4.7.13, geounit Polperro [details]
, Type locality contained in United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
, Note Polperro, Cornwall, England, English Channel,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Polperro, Cornwall, England, English Channel, Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 50.329°, -4.514°). [details]
Depth range Not stated by the author.  
Depth range Not stated by the author. [details]

Distribution Atlantic Ocean: English Channel.  
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: English Channel. [details]

Etymology Not explicitly stated by the author. The specfic epithet signata is a Latin participle meaning 'marked', 'indicated' or...  
Etymology Not explicitly stated by the author. The specfic epithet signata is a Latin participle meaning 'marked', 'indicated' or 'distinguished', and could refer to the colour pattern of the type specimen: "The dorsal surface is beautifully marked with dark-purple spots, which extend over the upper part of the feet, leaving a hollow space in the centre free from them" (Baird, 1864: 9). [details]

Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed.  
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Heteronereis signata Baird, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=339236 on 2024-11-25
Date
action
by
2008-03-18 12:55:09Z
created
Fauchald, Kristian
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
Fauchald, Kristian
2014-04-17 02:01:03Z
changed
Read, Geoffrey
2019-09-08 23:25:49Z
changed
Read, Geoffrey

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original description Baird, William. (1864). Description of a new British Annelide, belonging to the tribe Rapacea of Grube = Annelida errantia of Milne-Edwards. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Ser. Zoology.</em> 8(29): 8-10, plate I fig. 1., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31601750
page(s): 8-10, plate I fig. 1 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Baird, William 1865. Supplement, containing Addenda and Corrigenda and additional species, in G.A. Johnston ed., A catalogue of the British non-parasitical worms in the collection of the British Museum: London, British Museum, p. 337-350.
page(s): 341 [details] 

source of synonymy McIntosh, William Carmichael. (1910). A monograph of the British annelids. Polychaeta. Syllidae to Ariciidae. <em>Ray Society of London.</em> 2(2): 233-524., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38533042
page(s): 292 [via H. schmardaei] [details] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype NHMUK 1863.4.7.13, geounit Polperro [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated by the author. [details]

Diagnosis Original diagnosis by Baird (1864: 8): "Corpus pyramidatum, maculatum, dorso et ventre canaliculatum. Segmenta 2ndum, 3rtium, 4tum et 5ntum brevissima; segmenta sexdecim sequentia magna, pedibus validis, simplicibus; segmenta partis posterioris corporis parva, confertim disposita, pedibus parvis, compositis; cirri pedum anteriorum simplices, non crenati." [details]

Distribution Atlantic Ocean: English Channel. [details]

Etymology Not explicitly stated by the author. The specfic epithet signata is a Latin participle meaning 'marked', 'indicated' or 'distinguished', and could refer to the colour pattern of the type specimen: "The dorsal surface is beautifully marked with dark-purple spots, which extend over the upper part of the feet, leaving a hollow space in the centre free from them" (Baird, 1864: 9). [details]

Habitat Muddy bottom. [details]

Holotype Epitokous specimen. Deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, UK (NHMUK 1863.4.7.13). [details]

Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed. [details]

Type locality Polperro, Cornwall, England, English Channel, Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 50.329°, -4.514°). [details]
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