WoRMS taxon details
Haplosyllis agelas Uebelacker, 1982
328216 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328216)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Uebelacker, J. M. (1982). <i>Haplosyllis agelas</i>, a new polychaetous annelid (Syllidae) from the Bahamas. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 32(4): 856-861., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1982/00000032/00000004/art00003
page(s): 857-859, figs. 1-9 [details]
page(s): 857-859, figs. 1-9 [details]
Holotype USNM 62008, geounit Bahamas
, Type locality contained in Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone , Note West Atlantic, Bahamas, Grand Bahama Island,...
Holotype USNM 62008, geounit Bahamas [details]
type locality contained in Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality West Atlantic, Bahamas, Grand Bahama Island, 1.5 km south of Lucaya (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 26.5º, long. -78.645º). [details]
Depth range 20 m.
Distribution West Atlantic: Bahamas, Grand Bahama Island.
Etymology The specific epithet agelas is the generic name of the host of the species, the demosponge Agelas dispar Duchassaing &...
Depth range 20 m. [details]
Distribution West Atlantic: Bahamas, Grand Bahama Island.
Distribution West Atlantic: Bahamas, Grand Bahama Island. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet agelas is the generic name of the host of the species, the demosponge Agelas dispar Duchassaing &...
Etymology The specific epithet agelas is the generic name of the host of the species, the demosponge Agelas dispar Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Haplosyllis agelas Uebelacker, 1982. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328216 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Uebelacker, J. M. (1982). <i>Haplosyllis agelas</i>, a new polychaetous annelid (Syllidae) from the Bahamas. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 32(4): 856-861., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1982/00000032/00000004/art00003
page(s): 857-859, figs. 1-9 [details]
page(s): 857-859, figs. 1-9 [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Lattig, Patricia; Martin, Daniel. (2009). A taxonomic revision of the genus <i>Haplosyllis</i> Langerhans, 1887 (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Syllinae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2220: 1-40., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2009/zt02220.html
page(s): 9-10, fig. 4A-E [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 9-10, fig. 4A-E [details] Available for editors






Holotype USNM 62008, geounit Bahamas [details]
Paratype USNM 62009, geounit Bahamas [details]
Paratype ZMH P-16467, geounit Bahamas [details]
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Association The species was found on the demosponge Agelas dispar Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864. [details]Depth range 20 m. [details]
Distribution West Atlantic: Bahamas, Grand Bahama Island. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet agelas is the generic name of the host of the species, the demosponge Agelas dispar Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864. [details]
Habitat On the demosponge Agelas dispar Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864, at about 20 m depth. [details]
Reproduction Two specimens with oocytes in the coelomic cavity, beginning in chaetigers 31 and 33. [details]
Type locality West Atlantic, Bahamas, Grand Bahama Island, 1.5 km south of Lucaya (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 26.5º, long. -78.645º). [details]