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Arabella iricolor (Montagu, 1804)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Montagu, G. (1804). Description of several marine animals found on the south coast of Devonshire.Transactions of the Linnean Society, London. 7: 61-85, pl. 6-7.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Annelida
class
Polychaeta
order
Eunicida
family
Oenonidae
genus
Arabella
species
Arabella iricolor

Name

Synonyms
Arabella lagunae Chamberlin, 1919
Arabella maculata (Milne Edwards, 1836)
Arabella maculosa Verrill, 1900
Arabella multidentata (Ehlers, 1887)
Arabella opalina
Arabella setosa Treadwell, 1921
Aracoda moebiana Grube, 1878
Aracoda multidentata Ehlers, 1887
Drilonereis pinnata Treadwell, 1921
Lumbriconereis longissima Grube, 1857
Lumbriconereis opalina Verrill, 1873
Lumbriconereis quadristriata Grube, 1840
Lumbriconereis splendida Leidy, 1855
Lumbrinereis spec Delle Chiaje, 1841
Lumbrinereis tricolor Johnston, 1865
Lumbrineris dubia Quatrefages, 1866
Lumbrineris gigantea Quatrefages, 1866
Lumbrineris maculata (Milne Edwards, 1836)
Lumbrineris tricolor Johnston, 1865
Maclovia gigantea (Quatrefages, 1866)
Homonyms
Arabella iricolor (Montagu, 1804)
Common names
Iridescent Worm in English
Opal Worm in English
Opalwurm in German
Opalwurm in German
iridescent worm in English
iridescent worm in English
opal worm in English
opal worm in English
セグロイソメ in Japanese
セグロイソメ in Japanese
Opalwurm in German
iridescent worm in English
opal worm in English
セグロイソメ in Japanese

Bibliographic References

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  2. Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231.
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  4. Darbyshire, Teresa; Kara, Jyothi. (2024). Redescription of <i>Arabella iricolor</i> (Montagu, 1804) with descriptions of two new species from the United Kingdom and South Africa. <em>African Zoology.</em> Efirst: 1-21.
  5. Fauchald, K. (1977). The polychaete worms, definitions and keys to the orders, families and genera. <em>Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Los Angeles, CA (USA), Science Series.</em> 28:1-188.
  6. Fauchald, K. (2007). World Register of Polychaeta.
  7. Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.
  8. Fauvel, P. (1911). Troisième note préliminaire sur les polychètes provenant des campagnes de l'Hirondelle et de la Princesse-Alice, ou déposées dans la Musée Océanographique de Monaco. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco.</em> 194: 1-41.
  9. Fauvel, P. (1923). Polychètes errantes. Faune de France. <em>Librairie de la Faculte des Sciences. Paris.</em> 5: 1-488.
  10. Fauvel, P. (1933). Annélides polychètes du Golfe du Pei Tcheu Ly de la collection du Musée Hoang ho Pai ho. Récoltées par le R.P. Leroy, S.J. et le R.P. Licent S.J. <em>Publications du Musée Hoang ho Pai ho de Tien Tsin.</em> 15: 1-67.
  11. Fauvel, Pierre. (1919). Annélides polychètes de la Guyane Française. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 25(6): 472-479.
  12. Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
  13. Hansson (1998) NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): South Scandinavian marine Annelida Check-List.
  14. Hartman, O. (1942). A review of the types of polychaetous annelids at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University. <em>Bulletin of the Bingham Oceanographic Collection, Yale University.</em> 8(1): 1-98.
  15. Hartman, O. (1951). The littoral marine annelids of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>Publications of the Institute of Marine Science, Port Aransas, Texas.</em> 2(1): 7-124.
  16. Hartman, Olga. (1942). The identity of some marine annelid worms in the United States National Museum. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 92(3142): 101-140.
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