Scoloplos (Scolopolos) sagarensis
Misra
(Marine Worm)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Orbiniida |
| Family: | Orbiniidae |
Description
Prostomium conical, narrowly pointed; peristomial segment 1. Eye spots absent. Thoracic setigers 18; notopodia blunt, without any lamellae in anterior setigers, postsetal lamellae as slender, digitiform lobes after setiger 10. Thoracic neuopodia broad, rounded and each with a small blunt median foot-papilla. Stomach-papillae and interramal cirri absent. Branchiae in the form of slender, digitiform lobes, extending up to the posterior end. Abdominal setigers with stout and stumpy branchiae.
Prostomium conical, narrowly pointed; peristomial segment 1. Eye spots absent. Thoracic setigers 18; notopodia blunt, without any lamellae in anterior setigers, postsetal lamellae as slender, digitiform lobes after setiger 10. Thoracic neuopodia broad, rounded and each with a small blunt median foot-papilla. Stomach-papillae and interramal cirri absent. Branchiae in the form of slender, digitiform lobes, extending up to the posterior end. Abdominal setigers with stout and stumpy branchiae.
Synonym (s)
• Scoloplos (Scoloplos) sagarensis Misra
• Scoloplos (Scoloplos) sagarensis Misra
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat: Sandy, Coastal
Habitat: Sandy, Coastal
Biogeography
• West Bengal, Ganga Sagar INDIA (Record: 12/07/1983)
• West Bengal, Ganga Sagar INDIA (Record: 12/07/1983)
Literature Source(s)
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- Misra, A (1995) Polychaetes Estuarine ecosystem series, Part 2: Hugli Matla Estuary ZSI, Calcutta 93-155 Available at - NIO, Goa
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