Polyophthalmus pictus
(Dujardin,
1839) (Marine Worm)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Organism information awaits expert curation
| Taxonomy | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Class: | Polychaeta |
| Order: | Opheliida |
| Family: | Opheliidae |
Description
Size: Length 10-25 mm. by 1-2 mm.
Color: Extremely variable, brown spots or streaks, more or less conspicuous and arranged in several different dorsal patterns; this has caused it to be described under many names which are really synonymous.
27-28 setigerous segments. There are no prominent setigerous lobes. Only a single bundle of capillary setae in each foot, except in the last ones. Nephridial pores on segments 8-11.
Size: Length 10-25 mm. by 1-2 mm.
Color: Extremely variable, brown spots or streaks, more or less conspicuous and arranged in several different dorsal patterns; this has caused it to be described under many names which are really synonymous.
27-28 setigerous segments. There are no prominent setigerous lobes. Only a single bundle of capillary setae in each foot, except in the last ones. Nephridial pores on segments 8-11.
Synonym (s)
• Nais picta Dujardin, 1839
• Polyophthalmus pictus Gravier, 1905
• Polyophthalmus pictus Gravier, 1906 d
• Polyophthalmus pictus Potts, 1928
• Polyophthalmus pictus Fauvel, 1933 a
• Polyophthalmus pictus Fauvel, 1933 b
• Polyophthalmus pictus Fauvel, 1951 d
• Polyophthalmus pictus Hartman, 1959
• Polyophthalmus pictus Hartman, 1960
• Polyophthalmus pictus Mohammad, 1971
• Polyophthalmus pictus Mohammad, 1976
• Polyophthalmus pictus Amoureux et al., 1978
• Polyophthalmus pictus Amoureux et al., 1980
• Polyophthalmus pictus Amoureux et al., 1983 c
• Nais picta Dujardin, 1839
• Polyophthalmus pictus Gravier, 1905
• Polyophthalmus pictus Gravier, 1906 d
• Polyophthalmus pictus Potts, 1928
• Polyophthalmus pictus Fauvel, 1933 a
• Polyophthalmus pictus Fauvel, 1933 b
• Polyophthalmus pictus Fauvel, 1951 d
• Polyophthalmus pictus Hartman, 1959
• Polyophthalmus pictus Hartman, 1960
• Polyophthalmus pictus Mohammad, 1971
• Polyophthalmus pictus Mohammad, 1976
• Polyophthalmus pictus Amoureux et al., 1978
• Polyophthalmus pictus Amoureux et al., 1980
• Polyophthalmus pictus Amoureux et al., 1983 c
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat: Coastal
Habitat: Coastal
Biogeography
• Tamil Nadu, Thondi INDIA (Record: 06/2005-05/2006)
• Tamil Nadu, Thondi INDIA (Record: 06/2005-05/2006)
Literature Source(s)
- Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
- 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
- Serebiah, JS; Stella, C and Kadhar, AA (2008) Assessment of benthos in the subtidal area of Thondi (Palk Bay), southeast Tamilnadu- GIS based explication Proceedings of the national symposium on marine and coastal ecosystems 27-29, August 2007 Seaweed Research and Utilisation Seaweed Research and Utilisation Association, Marine Fisheries- 623 520, Tamilnadu, India 30 279-296 Available at - NIO, Goa
- 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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