Polycirrus coccineus
(Grube,
1870) (Marine Worm)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Terebellida |
| Family: | Terebellidae |
Description
Size: 60-80 mm.
Color: Tentacular cirri yellow.
Tentacular cirri very numerous, entangled, more or less enlarged at the tip into a tongue shaped process. 16- 20 thoracic setigerous segments bearing boldly serrated bristles. Thoracic uncini on the last thoracic segments, avicular with a broad short base. Abdominal uncini with a narrow elongated base.
Size: 60-80 mm.
Color: Tentacular cirri yellow.
Tentacular cirri very numerous, entangled, more or less enlarged at the tip into a tongue shaped process. 16- 20 thoracic setigerous segments bearing boldly serrated bristles. Thoracic uncini on the last thoracic segments, avicular with a broad short base. Abdominal uncini with a narrow elongated base.
Synonym (s)
• Polycirrus(Leucariste) coccineus Ehrenberg & Grube, 1869
• Polycirrus coccineus Amoureux, 1983
• Polycirrus coccineus Amoureux et al., 1978
• Polycirrus coccineus Amoureux et al., 1980
• Polycirrus coccineus Fauvel, 1918
• Polycirrus coccineus Fauvel, 1919
• Polycirrus coccineus Fauvel, 1933
• Polycirrus coccineus Fauvel, 1933
• Polycirrus coccineus Fauvel, 1951
• Polycirrus coccineus Fauvel, 1957
• Polycirrus coccineus Fishelson, 1971
• Polycirrus coccineus Fishelson & Rullier, 1969
• Polycirrus coccineus Hartman, 1974
• Polycirrus coccineus Holthe, 1986
• Polycirrus coccineus Mohammad, 1972
• Polycirrus coccineus Mohammad, 1980
• Polycirrus(Leucariste) coccineus Ehrenberg & Grube, 1869
• Polycirrus coccineus Amoureux, 1983
• Polycirrus coccineus Amoureux et al., 1978
• Polycirrus coccineus Amoureux et al., 1980
• Polycirrus coccineus Fauvel, 1918
• Polycirrus coccineus Fauvel, 1919
• Polycirrus coccineus Fauvel, 1933
• Polycirrus coccineus Fauvel, 1933
• Polycirrus coccineus Fauvel, 1951
• Polycirrus coccineus Fauvel, 1957
• Polycirrus coccineus Fishelson, 1971
• Polycirrus coccineus Fishelson & Rullier, 1969
• Polycirrus coccineus Hartman, 1974
• Polycirrus coccineus Holthe, 1986
• Polycirrus coccineus Mohammad, 1972
• Polycirrus coccineus Mohammad, 1980
Common Name (s)
• Lugworm (English)
• Ragworm (English)
• Lugworm (English)
• Ragworm (English)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Biogeography
• Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Pamban INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Krusadai Island INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Gulf of Mannar INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Pamban INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Krusadai Island INDIA
Literature Source(s)
- (2001) Sanctuary Asia natural history species: Species checklist: Reptiles Sanctuary Asia Sanctuary Magazine Available at - http://www.sanctuaryasia.com/resources/speciechklist/reptile.php
- Wehe, T and Fiege, D (2002) Annotated checklist of the polychaete species of the seas surrounding the Arabian Peninsula: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Gulf Fauna of Arabia 19 7-238 Available at - http://www.senckenberg.de/files/content/forschung/abteilung/aquazool/mev2/wehe_&_fiege.pdf
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Fauvel, P (1953) The fauna of India including Pakistan, Ceylon, Burma and Malaya: Annelida, Polychaeta The Indian press ltd., Allahabad 507 pp Available at - NIO, Goa
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