WoRMS taxon details
Microspio elegantula Blake, 1984
329018 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329018)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A. (1984). Four new species of Spionidae (Polychaeta) from New Zealand, with comments on a syntype of <i>Spio aequalis</i> Ehlers from Chatham Island. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 97(1): 148-159., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34553466
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Holotype USNM 80490, geounit North Island
, Note Evans Bay, SW of marina, Wellington Harbor,...
Holotype USNM 80490, geounit North Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Evans Bay, SW of marina, Wellington Harbor, North Island, New Zealand, South Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate -41.315°, 174.801°). [details]
Depth range Intertidal.
Distribution South Pacific Ocean: Wellington Harbor (North Island, New Zealand).
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet elegantula is a Latin adjective meaning 'small and elegant'.
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution South Pacific Ocean: Wellington Harbor (North Island, New Zealand).
Distribution South Pacific Ocean: Wellington Harbor (North Island, New Zealand). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet elegantula is a Latin adjective meaning 'small and elegant'.
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet elegantula is a Latin adjective meaning 'small and elegant'. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Microspio elegantula Blake, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329018 on 2024-11-06
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Blake, James A. (1984). Four new species of Spionidae (Polychaeta) from New Zealand, with comments on a syntype of <i>Spio aequalis</i> Ehlers from Chatham Island. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 97(1): 148-159., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34553466
page(s): 151-153, fig. 2 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 151-153, fig. 2 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 80490, geounit North Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]Distribution South Pacific Ocean: Wellington Harbor (North Island, New Zealand). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet elegantula is a Latin adjective meaning 'small and elegant'. [details]
Habitat Intertidal sand and gravel. [details]
Type locality Evans Bay, SW of marina, Wellington Harbor, North Island, New Zealand, South Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate -41.315°, 174.801°). [details]
