Lygdamis Kinberg 1867
Creators
- 1. Departamento de Sistemática y Ecología Acuática, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, México.
Description
Genus Lygdamis Kinberg, 1867
Type species
Lygdamis indicus Kinberg, 1867; by monotypy.
Diagnosis
Operculum completely divided into two free lobes. Two rows of opercular paleae. Outer paleae arranged in semicircles, with straight or slightly curved, cylindrical blades and smooth or serrated margins. Inner paleae arranged in one row along inner margin of opercular lobes with straight and cylindrical blades. One pair of nuchal hooks without limbation. Multiple tentacular filaments (compound). Median ridge with lateral eyespots. Median organ cylindrical, tip truncate or tapered. Four parathoracic segments (Kirtley 1994; Capa & Hutchings 2019).
Key to species of Lygdamis Kinberg, 1867 from the Caribbean Sea
1. Outer paleae with smooth margins and conical slightly bent, sharp tips; inner paleae with smooth margins ....................................... L. rayrobertsi Kirtley, 1994. Palm Beach, Florida, 62–73 m depth
– Outer paleae with serrated margins and flattened sharp tips; inner paleae with faintly serrate margins, blunt tips ................................................................................ L. pechi sp. nov. Veracruz, 47 m depth
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Kinberg
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Annelida
- Order
- Sabellida
- Family
- Sabellariidae
- Genus
- Lygdamis
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic concept label
- Lygdamis Kinberg, 1867 sec. Chávez-López, 2022
References
- Kirtley D. W. 1994. A Review and Taxonomic Revision of the Family Sabellariidae Johnston, 1865 (Annelida: Polychaeta). Sabecon Press Science Series, Stuart, Florida.
- Capa M. & Hutchings P. 2019. Sabellariidae Johnston, 1865. In: Helmcke J. G., Starck D., Wermuth H., Purschke G., Boggemann M. & Westheide W. (eds) Handbook of Zoology, Annelida, Vol. 2: Pleistoannelida, Sedentaria II: 144 - 163. De Gruyter, Berlin, Germany.