WoRMS taxon details
Malmgreniella galetaensis Pettibone, 1993
862773 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:862773)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Pettibone, Marian H. (1993). Scaled polychaetes (Polynoidae) associated with ophiuroids and other invertebrates and review of species referred to Malmgrenia McIntosh and replaced by Malmgreniella Hartman, with descriptions of new taxa. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 538: 1-92., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10088/5682
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Holotype USNM 133571, geounit Colón
, Note Galeta Point Reef, near Colon, Caribbean,...
Holotype USNM 133571, geounit Colón [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Galeta Point Reef, near Colon, Caribbean, estimated (gazeteer) 9.405 -79.8689 [details]
Etymology 'galetaensis' named for the collecting site, Galeta Reef, Panama.
Etymology 'galetaensis' named for the collecting site, Galeta Reef, Panama. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Malmgreniella galetaensis Pettibone, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862773 on 2025-04-05
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Pettibone, Marian H. (1993). Scaled polychaetes (Polynoidae) associated with ophiuroids and other invertebrates and review of species referred to Malmgrenia McIntosh and replaced by Malmgreniella Hartman, with descriptions of new taxa. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 538: 1-92., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10088/5682
page(s): 52-54, fig. 34 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 52-54, fig. 34 [details] Available for editors






Holotype USNM 133571, geounit Colón [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology 'galetaensis' named for the collecting site, Galeta Reef, Panama. [details]Habitat Commensal on burrowing ophiuroids, Ophiophragmus septus (Lutken) and Amphiura cf. fibulata Koehler [details]
Type locality Galeta Point Reef, near Colon, Caribbean, estimated (gazeteer) 9.405 -79.8689 [details]