WoRMS source details
Riser, N.W. (1997). Syllides eburneus, a new species, with notes on other members of the genus (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from the coast of New England and New Brunswick. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 110(1): 143-149.
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Riser, N.W.
1997
<i>Syllides eburneus</i>, a new species, with notes on other members of the genus (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from the coast of New England and New Brunswick
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
110(1): 143-149
Publication
Kristian Fauchald's Polychaeta DB
Syllides eburneus new species, is described from the subtidal zone of the southern Gulf of Maine and the intertidal zone of the northern part. Morphological data obtained from living individuals of Syllides convoluta Webster & Benedict, 1884, S. benedicti Banse, 1971, S. longocirrata (Örsted, 1845), and S. setosa Verrill, 1882 occuring in the region are presented to clarify discrepancies which have arisen from the use of fixation artifacts encountered in preserved specimens. The role of protraction and retraction in the location of the foregut in specific setigers is discussed. Syllides setosa Verrill, 1882 is accepted as a valid species, whose morphology has been misinterpreted.
North-western Atlantic
Morphology
Systematics, Taxonomy
Systematics, Taxonomy
Syllides benedicti Banse, 1971 (additional source)
Syllides convoluta Webster & Benedict, 1884 accepted as Syllides convolutus Webster & Benedict, 1884 (additional source)
Syllides eburneus Riser, 1997 (original description)
Syllides longocirrata (Örsted, 1845) accepted as Syllides longocirratus (Örsted, 1845) (additional source)
Syllides setosa Verrill, 1882 (additional source)
Syllides convoluta Webster & Benedict, 1884 accepted as Syllides convolutus Webster & Benedict, 1884 (additional source)
Syllides eburneus Riser, 1997 (original description)
Syllides longocirrata (Örsted, 1845) accepted as Syllides longocirratus (Örsted, 1845) (additional source)
Syllides setosa Verrill, 1882 (additional source)
Holotype USNM 054107, geounit Nahant Bay, identified as Syllides eburneus Riser, 1997
Paratype USNM 054108, geounit Nahant Bay, identified as Syllides eburneus Riser, 1997
Paratype USNM 054108, geounit Nahant Bay, identified as Syllides eburneus Riser, 1997
Distribution
Northwestern Atlantic Ocean: Northern Gulf of Maine and Nahant Bay. [details]
Etymology
The specific epithet eburneus, is a Latin adjective meaning 'like ivory' or 'ivory colored', from the Latin ebur, ... [details]
Habitat
Subtidal (7-30 m) coarse shelly sand kicked out from under rocks by lobsters. [details]
Type locality
Northwest Atlantic Ocean, USA, Massachusetts, Nahant Bay, north side of Egg Rock (geocoordinates not provided, ... [details]
