Polychaeta taxon details
Sigalion socotrensis Wehe, 2007
868367 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:868367)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Wehe, T. (2007). Revision of the scale worms (Polychaeta:Aphroditoidea) occurring in the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula. Part II: Sigalionidae. <em>Fauna of Arabia.</em> 23: 41–124.
page(s): 99 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 99 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype SMF 14096, geounit Socotra
, Note Qalansiyah lagoon, Socotra Island, Gulf of...
Holotype SMF 14096, geounit Socotra [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Qalansiyah lagoon, Socotra Island, Gulf of Aden, 12.7112 53.5110 sandy beach on outer side of lagoon, exposed [details]
Etymology Author: name refers to the collecting site, Socotra Island.
Etymology Author: name refers to the collecting site, Socotra Island. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Sigalion socotrensis Wehe, 2007. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=868367 on 2024-09-19
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Wehe, T. (2007). Revision of the scale worms (Polychaeta:Aphroditoidea) occurring in the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula. Part II: Sigalionidae. <em>Fauna of Arabia.</em> 23: 41–124.
page(s): 99 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 99 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype SMF 14096, geounit Socotra [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Author: "Elytra papillae with up to 18 - 20 pinnulae and single upright basal papilla; upper postchaetal bract of neuropodia digitiform, slender; bidentate compound falcigers of supra- and subacicular bundle similar, slender, with multi-articulated blades, i.e. about 10 articles in supra- and 20 in subacicular falcigers; stout falcigers with simple blades absent [details]Etymology Author: name refers to the collecting site, Socotra Island. [details]
Type locality Qalansiyah lagoon, Socotra Island, Gulf of Aden, 12.7112 53.5110 sandy beach on outer side of lagoon, exposed [details]