WoRMS taxon details

Paraonis pygoenigmatica Jones, 1968

157523  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157523)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Jones, Meredith L. (1968). <i>Paraonis pygoenigmatica</i> new species, a new annelid from Massachusetts (Polychaeta: Paraonidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 81: 323-334., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34605868
page(s): 327-332, figs. 1-23 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  USNM 37457, geounit Cape Cod Bay  
Holotype USNM 37457, geounit Cape Cod Bay [details]
Note Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, Atlantic coast of...  
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Type locality Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, Atlantic coast of USA (41.8117, -70.0767), at about 7 m depth, in hard-packed sand.  [details]
Type material Deposited in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA (holotype USNM 37457; 6 paratypes USNM 37458). [details]
Depth range 6-13 m.  
Depth range 6-13 m. [details]

Distribution Western Atlantic: Cape Cod Bay (Massachussets) to Gulf of Mexico (Florida).  
Distribution Western Atlantic: Cape Cod Bay (Massachussets) to Gulf of Mexico (Florida). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet pygoenigmatica is composed by the Greek root pygo-, meaning 'rear end' or 'the posterior part of the...  
Etymology The specific epithet pygoenigmatica is composed by the Greek root pygo-, meaning 'rear end' or 'the posterior part of the body', and the word enigmatica, form of the the Latin adjective aenigmatica (masculine: aenigmaticus) and meaning 'inexplicable', 'enigmatic', or 'obscure', and refers to the occurrence of pygidia with supernumerary anal cirri. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Paraonis pygoenigmatica Jones, 1968. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=157523 on 2024-11-09
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original description Jones, Meredith L. (1968). <i>Paraonis pygoenigmatica</i> new species, a new annelid from Massachusetts (Polychaeta: Paraonidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 81: 323-334., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34605868
page(s): 327-332, figs. 1-23 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

taxonomy source Uebelacker, Joan M.; Johnson, Paul G. (eds). (1984). Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Final report to the Minerals Management Service, contract 14-12-001-29091. Volumes 1-7, Barry M. Vittor & Associates. Mobile, Alabama., available online at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002201750 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details] 

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

redescription Strelzov, V.E. (1973). МНОГОЩЕТИНКОВЫЕ ЧЕРВИ семейства Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 [Polychaete worms of the family Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 (Polychaeta, Sedentaria)]. Akademia Nauk. Moscow. 1-170., available online at http://herba.msu.ru/shipunov/school/books/streltsov1973_paraonidae.pdf
page(s): 54, figs. 18.2, 20F-J [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 37457, geounit Cape Cod Bay [details]
Paratype USNM 37458, geounit Cape Cod Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 6-13 m. [details]

Distribution Western Atlantic: Cape Cod Bay (Massachussets) to Gulf of Mexico (Florida). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet pygoenigmatica is composed by the Greek root pygo-, meaning 'rear end' or 'the posterior part of the body', and the word enigmatica, form of the the Latin adjective aenigmatica (masculine: aenigmaticus) and meaning 'inexplicable', 'enigmatic', or 'obscure', and refers to the occurrence of pygidia with supernumerary anal cirri. [details]

Habitat Compact sandy substrate at shallow water. [details]

Reproduction One specimen from Cape Cod Bay ovigerous, incomplete posteriorly, 7 mm long for 62 chaetigers, 0.25 mm at its widest.  [details]

Type locality Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, Atlantic coast of USA (41.8117, -70.0767), at about 7 m depth, in hard-packed sand.  [details]

Type material Deposited in the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, USA (holotype USNM 37457; 6 paratypes USNM 37458). [details]
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