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Vermiliopsis Saint-Joseph 1894

Description

Genus Vermiliopsis Saint-Joseph, 1894

Type-species: Vermilia multivaricosa Mörch, 1863, new name for Vermilia infundibulum sensu Philippi, 1844. Number of species: 16.

Diagnosis. Tube white, circular to sub-quadrangular in cross-section, usually with 3–7 longitudinal keels and peristomes. Granular layers absent. Operculum with inverse conical ampulla, covered by flat to conical chitinized horny cap bearing internal septa. Peduncle wrinkled, cylindrical, without wings, constriction present. Pseudo-operculum generally absent. Radioles arranged in (semi-)circles, interradiolar membrane absent. Branchial eyes may be present. Stylodes absent. Thorax with seven chaetigers. Collar trilobed, tonguelets absent. Collar chaetae limbate and capillaries. Thoracic chaetae limbate, capillaries and Apomatus chaetae. Thoracic uncini saw-shaped, with blunt peg. Abdominal chaetae flat narrow geniculate with a crenulated margin. Abdominal uncini rasp-shaped, anterior peg blunt. Anterior achaetous abdominal zone absent. Long posterior capillary chaetae present. Posterior glandular pad present.

Notes

Published as part of Sun, Yanan, Ten, Harry A. & Qiu, Jian-Wen, 2012, Serpulidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Hong Kong, pp. 1-42 in Zootaxa 3424 on page 37, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.213363

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Biodiversity

Family
Serpulidae
Genus
Vermiliopsis
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Sabellida
Phylum
Annelida
Scientific name authorship
Saint-Joseph
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Vermiliopsis Saint-Joseph, 1894 sec. Sun, Ten & Qiu, 2012

References

  • Saint-Joseph, A. de (1894) Les annelides polychetes des Cotes de Dinard. Pt. 3. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Zoologie et Paleontologie, serie 7), 17, 1 - 395.
  • Morch, O. A. L. (1863) Revisio critica Serpulidarum. Et bidrag til rorormenes naturhistorie. Naturhistorisk Tidsskrift Henrik Kroyer, Kobenhavn (Ser. 3), 1, 347 - 470.
  • Philippi, A. (1844) Einige Bemerkungen uber die Gattung Serpula, nebst Aufzahlung der von mir im Mittelmeer mit dem Thier beobachteten Arten. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, Berlin, 10, 186 - 198. (translated in: Annals and Magazine of Natural History London (1), 14, 153 - 162.