WoRMS source details
Pettibone, Marian H. 1956. Some polychaete worms of the families Hesionidae, Syllidae and Nereidae from the east coast of North America, West Indies, and Gulf of Mexico. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences, 46(9): 281-294.
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Pettibonearian, M. H.
1956
Some polychaete worms of the families Hesionidae, Syllidae and Nereidae from the east coast of North America, West Indies, and Gulf of Mexico
Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences
46(9): 281-294
Publication
Kristian Fauchald's Polychaeta DB
Caribbean region
Gulf of Mexico
North Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
North Atlantic
Systematics, Taxonomy
Brania wellfleetensis Pettibone, 1956 (original description)
Hesione agilis Webster & Benedict, 1884 accepted as Parahesione luteola (Webster, 1879) (source of synonymy)
Nereis (Nereis) grayi Pettibone, 1956 accepted as Nereis grayi Pettibone, 1956 (original description)
Nereis allenae Pettibone, 1956 (original description)
Nereis articulata Ehlers, 1887 (status source)
Nereis egregicirrata (Treadwell, 1924) accepted as Neanthes egregicirrata (Treadwell, 1924) (redescription)
Parahesione Pettibone, 1956 (original description)
Parahesione luteola (Webster, 1879) (basis of record)
Hesione agilis Webster & Benedict, 1884 accepted as Parahesione luteola (Webster, 1879) (source of synonymy)
Nereis (Nereis) grayi Pettibone, 1956 accepted as Nereis grayi Pettibone, 1956 (original description)
Nereis allenae Pettibone, 1956 (original description)
Nereis articulata Ehlers, 1887 (status source)
Nereis egregicirrata (Treadwell, 1924) accepted as Neanthes egregicirrata (Treadwell, 1924) (redescription)
Parahesione Pettibone, 1956 (original description)
Parahesione luteola (Webster, 1879) (basis of record)
Holotype USNM 22781, geounit Hadley Harbor, identified as Nereis (Nereis) grayi Pettibone, 1956
Paratype USNM 22782, geounit Hadley Harbor, identified as Nereis (Nereis) grayi Pettibone, 1956
Paratype USNM 27784, geounit Buzzards Bay, identified as Brania wellfleetensis Pettibone, 1956
Paratype USNM 22782, geounit Hadley Harbor, identified as Nereis (Nereis) grayi Pettibone, 1956
Paratype USNM 27784, geounit Buzzards Bay, identified as Brania wellfleetensis Pettibone, 1956
Distribution
Western Atlantic coast of the USA: Massachusetts to Florida. [details]
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean: from Massachusetts to North Carolina (USA). [details]
Etymology
The species is named after Milton Gray, who collected the type material. [details]
Grammatical gender
Pettibone (1956) does not state a genus gender, but Hesione is feminine, and therefore Parahesione is feminine also. [details]
Habitat
In thicky muddy tubes of Sabaco elongatus (Verrill, 1873) (as Maldanopsis elongata), and on muddy and sandy ... [details]
Type locality
Wellfleet Harbor, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, USA, Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 41.9249°, -70.0278°). [details]
Type locality
Hadley Harbour, Uncatena Island, Woods Hole area, Massachusetts, USA, Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 41.516°, ... [details]
