WoRMS taxon details
Terebellides carmenensis Solis-Weiss, Fauchald & Blankensteyn, 1991
332505 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332505)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Solis-Weiss, Vivianne; Fauchald, Kristian; Blankensteyn, Arno. (1991). Trichobranchidae (Polychaeta) from shallow warm water areas in the Western Atlantic Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 104(1): 147-158., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34808835
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Holotype USNM 131989, geounit Gulf of Mexico
, Note Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, Campeche, Isla Del...
Holotype USNM 131989, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, Campeche, Isla Del Carmen, Boca del Puerto Real, San Julian, at the entrance of Laguna de Términos (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 18.754º, long. -91.511º), in very shallow waters, associated with mangrove vegetation, in soft sediments (about 2/3 mud and 1/3 sand). [details]
Depth range In shallow waters, from 0.1-0.5 m to 9 m depth.
Distribution Gulf of Mexico: Isla del Carmen (Campeche, Mexico). South Atlantic Ocean: Recife das Paredes and Recife da Lixa (State of...
Etymology The specific epithet carmenensis refers to the area where the species was collected, at the southeast of Isla del Carmen...
Depth range In shallow waters, from 0.1-0.5 m to 9 m depth. [details]
Distribution Gulf of Mexico: Isla del Carmen (Campeche, Mexico). South Atlantic Ocean: Recife das Paredes and Recife da Lixa (State of...
Distribution Gulf of Mexico: Isla del Carmen (Campeche, Mexico). South Atlantic Ocean: Recife das Paredes and Recife da Lixa (State of Bahia, Brazil). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet carmenensis refers to the area where the species was collected, at the southeast of Isla del Carmen...
Etymology The specific epithet carmenensis refers to the area where the species was collected, at the southeast of Isla del Carmen (Campeche, Mexico). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Terebellides carmenensis Solis-Weiss, Fauchald & Blankensteyn, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332505 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Solis-Weiss, Vivianne; Fauchald, Kristian; Blankensteyn, Arno. (1991). Trichobranchidae (Polychaeta) from shallow warm water areas in the Western Atlantic Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 104(1): 147-158., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34808835
page(s): 151-152, fig. 1j-m [details] Available for editors
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Other
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 Garraffoni, André R.S.; Lana, Paulo C. (2003). Species of <i>Terebellides</i> (Polychaeta, Terebellidae, Trichobranchinae) from the Brazilian coast. <em>Iheringia. Série Zoologia.</em> 93(4): 355-363., available online at https://doi.org/10.1590/S0073-47212003000400002
page(s): 359-360, figs. 9-10 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Garraffoni, André R.S.; Lana, Paulo C. (2003). Species of <i>Terebellides</i> (Polychaeta, Terebellidae, Trichobranchinae) from the Brazilian coast. <em>Iheringia. Série Zoologia.</em> 93(4): 355-363., available online at https://doi.org/10.1590/S0073-47212003000400002
page(s): 359-360, figs. 9-10 [details] Available for editors






Holotype USNM 131989, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range In shallow waters, from 0.1-0.5 m to 9 m depth. [details]Distribution Gulf of Mexico: Isla del Carmen (Campeche, Mexico). South Atlantic Ocean: Recife das Paredes and Recife da Lixa (State of Bahia, Brazil). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet carmenensis refers to the area where the species was collected, at the southeast of Isla del Carmen (Campeche, Mexico). [details]
Habitat In shallow waters, associated with Rhizophora mangle mangrove vegetation, without algal mat, in soft sediments (about 2/3 mud and 1/3 sand), and coral reefs. [details]
Type locality Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, Campeche, Isla Del Carmen, Boca del Puerto Real, San Julian, at the entrance of Laguna de Términos (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 18.754º, long. -91.511º), in very shallow waters, associated with mangrove vegetation, in soft sediments (about 2/3 mud and 1/3 sand). [details]