WoRMS taxon details
Loimia turgida Andrews, 1891
328868 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328868)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Andrews, Ethan Allen. (1891). Report upon the Annelida Polychaeta of Beaufort, North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 14(852): 277-302, plates XII-XVIII., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7543195
page(s): 298, plate XVIII figs. 46-49 [details]
page(s): 298, plate XVIII figs. 46-49 [details]
Holotype USNM 4882, geounit Beaufort
, Note Beaufort, North Carolina, USA, western North...
Holotype USNM 4882, geounit Beaufort [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Beaufort, North Carolina, USA, western North Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 34.709°, -76.646°). [details]
Depth range Shore.
Distribution Western North Atlantic Ocean: Beaufort (North Carolina, USA).
Etymology Not stated by the author. The specific epithet turgida is a Latin adjective meaning 'swollen' or 'inflated', and refers...
Depth range Shore. [details]
Distribution Western North Atlantic Ocean: Beaufort (North Carolina, USA).
Distribution Western North Atlantic Ocean: Beaufort (North Carolina, USA). [details]
Etymology Not stated by the author. The specific epithet turgida is a Latin adjective meaning 'swollen' or 'inflated', and refers...
Etymology Not stated by the author. The specific epithet turgida is a Latin adjective meaning 'swollen' or 'inflated', and refers presumably to the shape of the body of the species, described by Andrews (1891: 298) as being "much swollen anteriorly". [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Loimia turgida Andrews, 1891. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328868 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
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Andrews, Ethan Allen. (1891). Report upon the Annelida Polychaeta of Beaufort, North Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 14(852): 277-302, plates XII-XVIII., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7543195
page(s): 298, plate XVIII figs. 46-49 [details]
basis of record Hartman, Olga. (1945). The marine annelids of North Carolina. <em>Duke University Marine Station Bulletin.</em> 2: 1-54. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 298, plate XVIII figs. 46-49 [details]
basis of record Hartman, Olga. (1945). The marine annelids of North Carolina. <em>Duke University Marine Station Bulletin.</em> 2: 1-54. [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 4882, geounit Beaufort [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Shore. [details]Distribution Western North Atlantic Ocean: Beaufort (North Carolina, USA). [details]
Etymology Not stated by the author. The specific epithet turgida is a Latin adjective meaning 'swollen' or 'inflated', and refers presumably to the shape of the body of the species, described by Andrews (1891: 298) as being "much swollen anteriorly". [details]
Habitat Under stones along the shore. [details]
Type locality Beaufort, North Carolina, USA, western North Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 34.709°, -76.646°). [details]
