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Spiraserpula ypsilon

Spiraserpula ypsilon

Pillai

GBIF:152035875

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Descriptions(2)

Description. One specimen (UMML 22.1058) attached to tube of Spiraserpula karpatensis and another (UMML 22.1056) attached to Pseudovermilia fuscostriata tube (Fig. 7 H). Tubes sinuous or strongly spiraled (Fig. 7 H); in another the tube forms a very tight cylindrical spiral (Fig. 7 I). Tubes with two internal longitudinal ridges: mid-dorsal one serrated, mid-ventral one Y-shaped (Fig. 7 J-L); sometimes, along length of tube, Y-shaped ridge changes to smooth ridge. Tubes white (Fig. 7 H-I). Body pale to dark brown (preserved material only). Worms damaged. Branchial crown with 5 - 6 radioles by branchial lobe. Collar damaged, lobes could not be observed. Bayonet chaetae with 3 - 4 blunt teeth (Fig. 7 G); hooded (capillary) chaetae present. Thorax with seven chaetigers, including collar chaetae. Abdomen damaged.
Bastida-Zavala, Rolando (2012): Serpula and Spiraserpula (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) from the Tropical Western Atlantic and Gulf of Guinea. ZooKeys 198: 1-23, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.198.3030, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.198.3030
Distribution. Caribbean, Florida and Pacific of Panama.
Bastida-Zavala, Rolando (2012): Serpula and Spiraserpula (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) from the Tropical Western Atlantic and Gulf of Guinea. ZooKeys 198: 1-23, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.198.3030, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.198.3030

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Serpula and Spiraserpula (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) from the Tropical Western Atlantic and Gulf of Guinea

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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Bastida-Zavala, Rolando (2012): Serpula and Spiraserpula (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) from the Tropical Western Atlantic and Gulf of Guinea. ZooKeys 198: 1-23, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.198.3030, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.198.3030

Bastida-Zavala R, pensoft (2012). Serpula and Spiraserpula (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) from the Tropical Western Atlantic and Gulf of Guinea. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.198.3030 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-17.

CC0Published 12/31/2012View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
152035875
Dataset Key
02b922d7-51af-41a6-b9d3-00419437b323
Origin
source
Backbone Key
2326650
Taxon ID
2497DB2E4865C09F1DF4D992E99DC86E.taxon
Last Crawled
6/11/2026
Last Interpreted
6/11/2026