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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION 
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MARINE INVERTEBRATE TAXONOMISTS 


April 1983 


Vol- 2, No, 1 


SCAMIT is now one year old and going strong thanks to all 
of your supportiI 

Now we are ready for year two to be even better. 


Next Scheduled Meeting: 
Place: 

Guest Speaker: 

Specimen Exchange Group: 
Topic Taxonomic Group; 


May 9, 1983 

Marine Biological Consultants 
9-7 Newhall Street 
Costa Mesa, CA 92627 

Mary Bergen, Background 
information on Holothuroidea 

Arabellidae, Lysaretidae, 
Iphitimidae, and Dorvilleidae 

Cnidaria and Holothuroidea 


MINUTES FROM APRIL 11, 1983 

Amphipod Atlas: The Amphipod is quite an undertaking which 

has left bon Cadien overwhelmed by the amount of work 
to be done. He has asked for volunteers to help out. 
The work that needs to be done includes assimilating 
descriptions, key characteristics, accumulate ecological 
information, distributional notes, and literature. 
So far he has one volunteer, Ann Martin for Lysianassids. 

E lections; It's now officially completed, 
for 1983-84 are: 


The officers 






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President: John Shisko 

Vice-President: Tony Phillips 

Secretary/Treasurer: Ann Martin 

Literature Committee: John Dorsey stepped down from the 

literature committee. Ron Velarde has volunteered to 
take his place. 

Video System: Thanks to everyone who has contributed toward 
the video system. So far we have collected $111,05 
toward the system. With continued support from everyone 
we should have the video system by summer. 


Errata: Most likely many of you have noticed various errors 

committed on the voucher sheets- Ron Velarde was kind 
enough to compile them on one sheet- You will find 
the sheet enclosed. He will also be helping to eliminate 
such mistakes in the future. 


Station List: SCAMIT now has a list of station location, 
depth, and descriptions for each of the major sanitation 
districts in the Southern California Bight. These are 
available upon request to any one who would like the 
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Charter Amendment; The SCAMIT charter was officially amended 
during the meeting. The amendment created a charter 
that is acceptable for qualification for the exempt 
status in California. The exempt status became official 
April 21, 1983 making SCAMIT an official non-profit 

organization (pending federal approval). 

List of April 11, 1983 Topic Species 

Kurtziella beta 
Kurtzia arteaga 
Megasurcula carpenteriana 
Bittium sp. 

Voucher Sheets: This month’s voucher sheets were compiled 

from a draft copy of a volume on Opisthobranchs from 
David Behrens. 



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Vol* 2, No. 2 


Amphipod Atlas : Several people have volunteered to help with the Amphipod 
Atlas, In addition to accepting all offers of help, we would like 
some input on formatting the Atlas and subsequent projects. Kerens 
some ideas: 


1) Should SCAMIT publish using a subscription format? 

2) Should the works come out as occasional contributions? 

3) Should large groups (such as marine gamraarid amphipods) be split 
into smaller groups to expidite publication? 

4) Is microfilm a desirable way to publish? 


Picnic: A summer SCAMIT picnic is being planned. The plans so far have the 
picnic at Pt. Fermin on July 23, or 30 with world famous master chef, 
John Ljubenkov, in charge of the barbeque. Others can donate their 
favorite dishes. This will be a good time for everyone to get together. 
Look for more details in the next Newsletter. 


Anemone Workshop : Dr. Eric Hochberg is hosting an Anemone Workshop at the 
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History May 23 and 24, 1983. The 
Workshop will be two days of anemone dissection (with aetinian types). 
Interested persons may call Paul Scott at (805) 682-4711 for more 
information. The roster so far includes: 


F.G. Hochberg (SBMNH) 
John Ljubenkov (LaMer) 
Mary Aral (UBC) 

Daphne Dunn (Cal. Acad. 
Ron McPeak (Kelco) 


Sci.) 


Guest Speakers : John Ljubenkov on Cnidarians: John limited his talk to 

hydroids because of the upcoming workshop on anemones. John discussed 
the function of the perisarc, basal and oral tentacles, and gonophore 
structure in determining hydroid phylogeny for the athecate line. He 
suggested that Corymorpha is the prototype and may be very close to 
the anemone evolution line. 


Mary Bergen on Holothuroids: Mary discussed the taxonomy of 
dendrochirotids. She noted that an easy way of distinguishing the 
bushy-tentacled dendrochirotids from anemones is to count the tentacles 
because holothuroids have tentacles in multiples of five ( Leposynapta 
usually has 12 tentacles). This was much needed information in view of 
the results of the specimen exchange! Unfortunately time cut her dis¬ 
cussion short, but she will finish sometime in the future. 


List of May 9, 1983 Topic Species 

Chiridota sp. 

Molpadioa intermedia 
Leptosynapta sp. 

Cnidarians will be listed next month. 


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VOUCHER SHEET CORRECTIONS ANO ADDITIONS 


SCAHIT 


LAn^itides l .jfroenlandica (Oerstedi, 1943) Should be: Oersted!, 184 3 (no parenthesis) 
■ LIjJoce (Ana itidesi paplllosa (Uskhakov and Wu, 1959) Should be: Uskhakov and Wu, 1959 


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. 11 jioce ( Anaitidejf ) hartmanae (Slake and Walton, 1977) Should be; Blake and Walton, 1977 

ijroyjdarke dubia (Hesale, 1925) Add: fig. A - Neopodarke woodsholLa 

Synonyms: Kefersteinia dubia Hessle, 1925 
Microoodarke araemivai Okuda, 1930 

c£. ge-^itera CPagenstecher, 1862) Should be: Pagenstecher, 1862 

Add; OCSD 11 to Date Examined and Code 

'l-~xr.o 3 v 11 IS ohm a (Imajima and Hartman, 1964) Add: November 8, 1982 to Date Examined and Code 

Synonym; Trypanosyllis ohma Imajima and Hartman, 1964 

■!aoloa -Ilia apongijola (Grube, 1855) Add: AHF7 to Date Examined and Code 

TvpOsv11 is adxmanceus (Treadwell, 1914) Add: Synonyms: Trypanosyllis adamanteus Treadwell, 1914 
* Pionosyllis decorus Annenkova, 1934 

Syllis spencer! Berkeley and Berkeley, 1938 
Syllis r TyposyTlis ) decorus Chlebovitsch, 1961 

:, 4 re:£ crocera (Ehlers, 1363) should be Ehlers, 1868 


A-; laopr.amus dicirris (hartman, 1950) Should be; Aglaophamis dicirris Hartman, 1950 

Add: Nov ember a] i98’2 ^to Date Examined and Code 

Neohty3 oaeco ides (Hartman, 1933) Should be; Hartman, 1938 

Add labels to figs: figs. 1 and 2a - N. caecoides 
fig. 2b - N. parva 
fig. 3 - N. calTfo miens is 

GI -Cii-r3 brar.chlopoda Uiooxe, 1911) Should be: Moore, 1911 

IZ.C 1^3 borealis (Johnson, 1901) Should be: Johnson, 1901 

hemiccdus californiensis (Hartman, 1938) Should be: Hartman, 1938 

Jlyc:r-ie armjgera (Moore, 1911) Should be; Moore, 1911 

Add; OC13 for Code to Date Examined and Code 

labels to figs: figs. 1 and 2 G. armjqera -fig. 3 G, polygnatha 

bcunnea (Treadwell, 1906) Should be: Treadwell, 1906 

Add: labels Co figs. - fig. 1 G. brunnea-fiq. 2 G, maulata 


3a IItcorea (Hartman, 1950) Should be: Hartman, 1950 


Jor.iaia maculata (Oersted) Should be: Oersted, 1843 

Add labels to figs. : fig. 1 G. maculata -fig. 2 G. brunnea 

iivalir.QgCia juvenalis (Moore, 1911) Should be: Moore, 1911 Add; AHF 11 as Code to Date Examined and Code 

Jnuph.3 nebulosa (Moore, 1911) Should be: Moo reonuphis nebulosa (Moore, 1911) 

Add to Keys Used; Fauchald^ K, 1982 - p. 56 

Eur.LCe vittata (deile Chaaie, 1828) Add labels to figs. - fig. 1 - £. cedroensis - fig, 2 E, vittata 
■Harpr.ysa stylobranchiaca (Moore, 1909) Should be: Moore, 1909 

Acesta horikoshia (Imajima, 1973) Under Common Synonyms: Aricjdea horikoshii (Ima 3 ima, 1973) 

Should be: Imajima, 1971 

Myriochele gracilis (Harttran, 1955) Should be: Hartman, 1955 


A-apelisca oacif ica Aid: Holnes, 1908 
■=wt>pelisca brevisimulata .Add: Barnard, 1954 
■Ameol laca .macrocephala Add: Liljeborg, 1852 
■VT.pel 1 sea PugetLca Adi: Stimpson, 1864 

■'jx ipr.a I us obtus idens (Alderman, 1936) Under Common Synonyms Change: (Alderman, 1960) to (Alderman, 1936) 

Foxic.-.a las aimilus (Barnard, 1960) Under Caramon Synonyms; Change (Barnard, 1960) to Barnard, I960 

lig terjcho-xud oculacus (Holmes 1908) - Needs to be underlined 

r.-..ua bicuspidacua (Barnard, 1960) period should be a comma 

Under Common Synonyms; (Barnard, 1960) should be Barnard, 1960 

Aheopoxynius heterouspidatus Should be: Rhepoxynius Add: (Barnard, 1960) 

Under Common Synonyms: Add Barnard, 1960 

Rhspoxy n IUS merit lese (Barnard and Barnard, 1982 Should be: Barnard and Barnard, 198 2 ^ 

^ , Under Common Synonyms: Trichophorus should be Trichophoxus 

Add; Rhepoxynius eprstomus (Shoemaker, 1938) 


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Key to the Species of the Order Bullomorpha 
Body Characters 


1 Shell appearing absent or internal_ 

Shell external and visable _ 

2 Parapodia well developed into wing-like lobes 
Gastropteron pacificum 

Parapodia not developed into wing-like lobes 
Aqlaja inermis , Aglaja ocelligera , Melaochlamys 
diomedea , Philinne bakeri 

3 Shell bubble shaped, aperture wide______ 

Shell elongate, aperture narrow_____ . 

4 Shell with pit at apex; shell heavy, Bulla gouldiana 

Shell cylindrical, apex flat; head with 2 round lobes 
Diaphana californica 

Shell not cylindrical; head large, broad__ 

6 Aperture 1/2 diameter of shell, Haminoea vesicula 

Aperture greater than 1/2 diameter of shell 
Haminoea virescens 

7 Shell with strong shoulder, Cylichnella harpa 


Shell with rounded shoulder. 


8 Shell with alternating narrow brown and white stripes, 
Cylichnella culcitella 

Shell without transverse striping, Cylichnella inculta 


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VOUCHER SHEET 


Aglaja inermis (Cooper, 1862) 
Aglajidae 


Synonyms: 

Strategus inermis Cooper, 1862 

Navarchus inermis (Cooper, 1862); Cooper, 1863 

Doridium purpureum Bergh, 1893 

Navanax inermis (Cooper, 1862); Pilsbry, 1895 

Aglaja bakeri MacFarland 1924; Gosliner & Williams 1972 

Chelidonura inermis (Cooper 1862); Marcus & Marcus 1970a 

Aglaj a inermis (Cooper 1862); Rudman 1974 

Important Characters: 

Its internal shell is covered with a fleshy tan to black 
notum with longitudinal yellow stripes along the edge of 
the parapodia. Variable yellow and blue spotting occurs 
over remainder of body. Two distinctive color phases have 
been noted, one having bold spots, the other having many 
smaller diffuse spots. 

Size: 75 to 225 mm. 

Radula absent. 

Comments: 


Natural History: This animal abounds in mudflats and bays 
and feeds voraciously on paper bubbles, Haminoea spp. 

Range: Monterey Bay, California to Laguna Manuela, Mexico. 

Also throughout Gulf of California; Nyarit, Mexico, Bay 
of Panama- 



Shell of Aglaja inermis (from Marcus 1961) 



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VOUCHEH SHEET 


Aqlaja ocelligera (Bergh, 1893) 
Aglajidae 


Date Examined and Code: March 13, 1983, 0C16 


Synonyms: 

Doridium ocelligerum Bergh, 1893: Figs. 2, 14 
Aglaja ocelligera (Bergh, 1893)? Pilsbry, 1896 
Doridium adellae Dali, 1894; Gosliner, 1980 
Chelidonura phocae Marcus 1961; Gosliner, 1980 
Aglaj a phocae (Marcus, 1961); Rudman, 1974 

Important Characters: 

The head of this Agla j a is short with lateral lobes. The 
tails are long conspicuous and equal to unequal in length. 
The body color is brown-black with yellow and white spots. 
A white mark is usually found on the lateral head lobe. 
Very similar in general appearance to Diomede's aglajid. 

Size: To 20 mm. 

Radula absent. 

Comments: 

Natural History: Lives on mud bottoms to 60 feet in oceanic 
and estuarine habitats. 

Range; Sitka, Alaska to San Diego, California- 






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Melanochlamys diomedea (Bergh, 1893) 
Aglajidae 


Date Examined and Code: March 13, 1983, MBC 11 


Synonmys: 

Doridium diomedeum Bergh, 1893 

Aglaja diomedea (Bergh, 1893); Pilsbry, 1896 

Aglaj a nana Steinberg & Jones, 1960; Gosliner & Williams, 
1975 

Melanochlamys diomedea (Bergh, 1893); Rudman, 1972 
Melanochlamys nana (Steinberg & Jones, 1960); Rudman, 1972 

Important Characters: 

Its head is rounded and is without lateral processes. The 
lobes of the tail are short and of equal length. The body 
is light cream colored with brown to black mottling which, 
when dense, can give a very dark appearance. Brownish-yellow 
internal organs may show through body wall. Sometimes con¬ 
fused with the spotted aglaja. 

Size: Reaches 15 mm. 

Radula absent. 

Comments: 

Natural History: Occurs on mud surfaces in bays and offshore 
to 370 feet. Feeds on nematode worms. 


Range: Alaska to San Diego, California. 




Melanochlamys diomedia and shell (from Steinberg & Jones, 
1960) 




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Rictaxis punctocaelatus (Carpenter, 1864) 
Acteonidae 


Date Examined and Code: March 13, 1983, MBC 7 


Synonyms: 

Acteon punctocaelatus Carpenter, 1864 
Rictaxis punctocaelatus (Carpenter, 1864) 

Important Characters: 

Very often confused for a prosobranch snail, the solid spiral 
sculptured shell has two revolving bands of white and black 
alternating stripes. 

The animal has an operculum and is opaque white in color. 

Size: To 20 mm. 

Comments; 


Natural History: Common on shallow sand and mud bottoms 
gliding just under the surface of the sediment. 


Range; Ketchikan, Alaska to Magdalena Bay, Baja California, 
Mexico. 




VOUCHER SHEET 


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Diaphana californica Dali, 1919 


Diaphanidae 


Important Characters: 

The shell is similar in shape to the bubbles, transparent 
white, with a wide aperture* It differs from the others 
by being flat at the apex; barely calcified* 

A small shelled bullomorphid, the only part of the body visible 
from above is the head which is made up of two round lobes. 
The body and foot are white. 

Size: Shell to 5 mm in length. 

Comments: 


Natural History: Found in the rocky intertidal and in shallow 
subtidal holdfasts of kelp. 

Range: Santa Barbara, California to Coronados Islands, Baja 

California- 


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Haminoea vesicula (Gould^ 1355) 
Haminoeidae 


Important Characters: 

The thin oval shell of this snail is exposed. Translucent, 
the shell has a sunken spire and the opening is half or less 
of the shell length- The shell surface is covered with a 
thin brown to yellow-orange speckled periostracum. 

The body is tan to brown, partially enveloping the shell- 
Similar to the green paper bubble . 

Comments: 


Natural History: Restricted to bays, and seasonally abundant 
on mudflats and in eel grass beds, this snail is heavily 
preyed upon by navanax. 

Range: Ketchikan, Alaska to Magdalena Bay, Gulf of California 



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Haminoea virescens (Sowerby, 1833) 
Haminoediae 


Important Characters: 

The exposed shell is opaque white to pale green* Differs 
from Gould's paper bubble in that the aperture is larger 
than half the length of the shell and the spire is sunken. 

The body is green, and there are yellow dots on the head 
shield and yellow and white mottlings on the parapodia. 

Size: To 18 mm. 

Comments: 

Natural- History: A rocky open coast species, it sometimes 

occurs in bays. 

Range: Alaska to Panama, 



Shell of Haminoea virescens 


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Cylichnella culcitella (Gould, 1852) 
Scaphandridae 


Synonyms: 

Bulla culcitella Gould, 1852:375 
Bulliuna eximia Baird, 1863 

Tornatina culcitella (Gould, 1853); Pilsbry 1895:188, 
pi- 50, fig. 38 

Acteocina culcitella (Gould, 1852); Oldroyd, 1927:217, 
pi. 2, fig. la-c. 

Ultriculastra culcitella (Gould, 1852); Marcus, 1977 
Ultriculastra eximia (Gould, 1852); Marcus, 1977 
Cylichnella culcitella (Gould, 1852); Gosliner, 1979:87 

Important Characters: 

The shell is oblong, whitish, with a brown periostracum show¬ 
ing fine spiral lines or striae. The apex is high and the 
suture or crease between spirals is deep. 

This animal has an opaque white notum with white spots . 
The head is rounded with a central cleft* 

Size: The shell reaches 22 mm in length. 

Comments: 


Natural History; Lives subtidally on sand and mud bottoms 
to 950 feet. 

Range: Kodiak Island Alaska to San Ignacio Lagoon, central 

Baja California. 



Cylichnella culcitella 




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Cylichnella harpa {Dali, 1871) 
Scaphandridae 


Synonyms: 

Retusa harpa {Dali, 1871) 

Acteocina harpa (Dali, 1871) 

Cylichnella harpa (Dali, 1871) 

Important Characters: 

This shelled opisthobranch has a small white shell with a 
strong keeled shoulder and axial, or length-wise, striations 
on its upper half. The shell is shorter in dimensions than 
that of the western barrel-bubble- 

Size: Shell length is 6 mm. 

Comments: 


Natural History: Common in gravel and mud at low tide to 

subtidal. 

Range: Forrester Island, Alaska to San Geronimo Island, 

northern Baja California. 



Cylichnella harpa 




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Cylichnella rolleri (Marcus^ 1977) 
Scaphandridae 


Synonyms; 

Utriculastra rolleri Marcus, 1977:29, Figs. 82-84 
Cylichnella rolleri (Marcus, 1977); Gosliner, 1979:92 

Important Characters; 

The photographed shell (Fig. 82) is 8,5 mm high and 3,5 mm 
wide. It is ovoid, tapering gradually towards both ends. 
The protoconch is broken. There are about three whorls, 
separated by the deep suture. The periostracum shows about 
50 wavy brown spiral lines, disposed rather equally over 
the whole shell, but leaving a white band under the suture. 

The head shield is notched in front and bilobed behind. 
The radula has 17 rows of 1.0.1. teeth. On the inner border 
of the laterals stands a dense row of about 70 long denticles, 
as in the other species of Tornastra . The gizzard plates 
are opaque white with a narrow brown line around the cap. 
They are nearly semicircular, 1.6 mm long and 0,7 mm broad. 
The unpaired plate is round, 0-4 mm in diameter. The diges¬ 
tive tract contained prosoranchs, still with their soft parts, 
classified as Litiopa, 

Comments; 


Of the known species of ’^ Tornatina " this is the only Pacific 
one with narrow, mirror image paired plates. The three 
gizzard plates resemble those of the Atlantic U. { Tornastra ) 
bullata (Thiele, 1925, pi, 34, fig. 8), whose radula is not 
known- The species is named for the collector, Mr. Richard 
A. Roller. 




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Cylichnella cerealis (Gould, 1852) 
Scaphandridae 


Synonyms: 

Acteocina cerealis Gould, 1852 
Bulla cerealis (Gould, 1852) 

Utriculastra cerealis (Gould, 1852); Gosliner 1979:92 
Cylichnella cerealis (Gould, 1853); Gosliner 1979:88 

Important Characters: 

The six present specimens measure from 5.5 to 8.0 mm in length 
and 2.6 to 3.5 mm in greatest width, which lies in front 
of the middle (Fig. 77). The ratio of width to length is 
44-47%, independent from the size of the shell. The spire 
is of different height, the apex and the outer lip are damaged 
in all specimens. The periostracum is light cream with fine 
light brown spiral lines on the outer half of the body whorl. 
These correspond to interrupted wavy grooves of the shell. 
The aperture widens forward gradually to the second third, 
where the concave columella bends to the left. It forms 
a strong fold covered by a thin, broad callus on the inner 
lip (Fig. 80). The height of the aperture is 90% of the 
total. Of the soft parts only the short and broad head shield 
was recognizable, a well developed cloacal tentacle (Fig, 
79, c), and the infrapallial lobe (i). The radulae of 3 

specimens were 340 urn long. There are 22-24 rows of lateral 
teeth 68 urn long, with 20-35 slender denticles on their inner 
side (Fig. 78). I did not find any traces of rhachidian 
teeth. 

The three gizzard plates are of different shape (Fig. 81). 
The roundest measures 1.8 x 1.2 ram, the narrowest 2.02 x 
0.8 mm, and the unpaired smallest one 1.08 x 0.57 mm. The 
smallest is flat, 0-35 mm high, and not pinched together 
as that of A. eximia . The narrower of the paired plates 
is variable in shape, in two specimens it is pointed at one 
end, in one narrowed towards the end, and in three it is 
round at both ends. 

Comments: 


Natural History: Depth 11-15 m. 

Range: Kodiak Island, Alaska to San Diego (Marcus, 1977). 







Next Scheduled Meeting: 
Place: 


Specimen Exchange Group: 


Topic Taxonomic Group: 


f4^ C 

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION 
OF 

MARINE INVERTEBRATE TAXONOMISTS 


Vol. 2, No. 2 


June 13, 1983 

Marine Biological Consultants 
947 Newhall Street 
Costa Mesa, CA 92627 

Eusiroides (Eusiridae, Pleustidae, 
Bateidae, Paramphithoidae, Stillipedidae, 
Iphimedidae, Stegocephalidae) 

Arabellidae, Lysaretidae, Iphitimidae, 
Dorvilleidae 


MINUTES FROM MAY 11, 1983 

Video System : We are slowly but surely progressing toward our goal of 

purchasing the microscope video viewing system by summer. Contributions 
from members have helped substantially. To date $206.05 has been 
raised from members’ contributions. The treasury can afford $200.00 
for the system. Thus only $200.00 more is needed. Thank you for your 
support I 

The video system is a camera that mounts onto a photo-tube of either a 
stereo or compound scope. The image is transferred to a TV which allows 
a group of people to see characters of organisms all at once. The 
video system will greatly enhance the topic taxonomic group discussions. 

A suggestion from members from San Francisco Bureau of Water Pollution 
Control was quite intriguing and is being pursued. Their idea was to 
develop a video tape exchange of taxonomic groups. This would be very 
helpful for people who cannot regularly attend the meetings. Hopefully 
this idea will work out. 

SCAMIT Mugs: In addition to the T-shirts, SCAMIT now has coffee mugs to 
sell. The mugs are white with the blue SCAMIT logo on front. Sale 
of these mugs will help fund the video system. The mugs are priced 
at $6.00 apiece, $22.00 for a set of four, and $33.00 for a set of 
six. They will be available at the June meeting. 



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Dr. William C. Austin 

Janet Haig 

Thomas Parker 

Bonnie A, Bain 

Susan Hamilton 

Tony Phillips 

David W, Behrens 

Leslie Harris 

Dr. Donald J. Reish 

Russell J. Bellmer 

Dr. Irwin Haydock 

Dr. Gordon A. Robilliard 

Mary Bergen 

Dr. Eric Hochberg 

Marsha Rodby 

Thomas Biksey 

Dan Ituarte 

George Rooney 

Dr. Charles E. Bower 

Dr. Ernie Iverson 

Jim Rooney 

Don Cadien 

Carol Jones 

Mark Rossi 

Michael Carlin 

Karen Kelley 

Rick Rowe 

James T. Carlton 

Kathleen King 

David E. Russell 

Philip Chang 

Jim Laughlin 

Paul Scott 

John Chapman 

Larry Lovell 

John Shisko 

Catherine Crouch 

John LJubenkov 

Jay Shrake 

Ray deWitt 

Ann Martin 

Peter Slattery 

Doug Diener 

Mike Martin 

Jan Stohl 

Fco. Eduardo Donath H. 

Dr. Don Mauer 

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Partial list of 

Literature Pertaining to the Identification 
or taxonomic placement of N.E.P. holothuroids 


Clark, H. L. 1922(FEB), The holothurians of the genus Stichopus . 

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard; 65(3), 
pp. 39-74, 2 pits. 

Clark, H.L. 1924(MAR). Some holothurians from British Columbia. 

The Canadian Field Naturalist; 38, pp. 54-57. 

Clark, H.L. 1924(JUN). The holothurians of the Museum of Comparative 
Zoology. The Synaptidae. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative 
Zoology, Harvard; 65(13), pp. 459-501, 12 pits. 

Clark, H.L. 1935(FEB). The holothurian genus Caudina . Annals and 
Magazine of Natural History, series 10; 15, pp. 267-284. 

Deichmann, E. 1938(MAR). New holothurians from the western coast of 
North America and some remarks on the genus Caudina. Proceedings 
of the New England Zoological Club; 16, pp. 103-115 

Heding, S.G. 1928. Synaptidae. No 46 in Papers from Th. Mortensen's 
Pacific Expedition, 1914-1916. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra 
Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening; 85, pp. 105-323, 

Heding, S.G. 1931, On the classification of the molpadids. Prelimin¬ 
ary notice, Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk 
Forening; 92, pp. 275-284. 

Heding, S.G. & A. Panning. 1954. Phyl1ophoridae, eine bearbeitung 
der polytentaculaten dendrochiroten holothurien des Zoologischen 
Museums in Kopenhagen. Spolia Zoologica Musei Hauniensis; Skrifter 
#13, 209pp., 102 figs. 

Panning, A. 1949, Versuch einer neuordnung der familie Cucumariidae, 
Zoologischer Jahrbucher, Abteilung fuer Systematic; 78, pp, 404-470. 

Panning, A. 1951. Ueber Pseudocnus leoninus (Semper) und verwandte 
Arten. Zoologischer Anzeiger; 146(3/4), pp. 73-80. 

Panning, A. 1962. Bemerkungen ueber die hoiothurienfamilie Cucumariidae 
(Ordnung Dendrochirota). Mittheilungen der Hamburg Zoologisches 
Museum und Institut; 60, pp. 57-80. 

Pawson, D.L. 1967. The psolid holothurian genus Lissothuria . 

Proceedings of the U.S. National Museum; 122, 17pp. 

Pawson, D.L. & H.B. Fell. 1965. A revised classification ofthe 
dendrochirote holothurians. Breviora; #214, 7pp. 

Rowe, F.W.E. 1970. A note on the British species of cucumarians, 

involving the erection of two nominal genera. Journal of the Marine 
Biological Association ofthe United Kingdom; 50, pp. 683-687. 

Rowe, F.W.E. & D.L. Pawson. 1967. A new genus in the holothurian 
family Synaptidae, with a new species from Tasmania. Proceedings 
of the Royal Society of Tasmania; 101, pp. 31-35. 

Yingst, J.Y. 1972. A new species of rock dwelling dendrochirote 
holothurian from Catalina Island, Bulletin of the Southern 
California Academy of Sciences; 71(3), pp. 145-150. 



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VOUCHER SHEET 


Leptosynapta sp. 
Synaptidae 


Specimen Code and Date Examined: 0C20, May 9, 1983 

Keys Used: Hading, S.G. 1928. Synaptidae. No. 46 in papers from Th. 

Mortensen’s Pacific Expedition, 1914-1916. Vidensk. Medd. 
fra Dansk Naturh. Foren. 85: 105-323. 

Other Texts Consulted: Clark, H.L. 1907. The apodus holothurians. A 
monograph of the Synaptidae and Molpadiidae. Smithsonian 
Contributions to Knowledge 35: 1-231. 

Important Characters: Spicules as anchors with a smooth vertex and anchor 
plates shown: 



Related Species and Character Differences: Other genera have granules on 
the vertex of the anchor or anchor plates that are either 
reduced or more complicated than shown above. 




VOUCHER SHEET 


Chiridota sp. 


Chiridotidae 


Specimen Code and Date Examined: May 9, 1983 

Keys Used: Clark, H.L. 1907. The apodus holothurians, A monograph of 

the Synaptidae and Molpadiidae. Smithsonian Contributions to 
Knowledge 35: 1-231. 

Other Texts Consulted: Heding, S.G. 1928. Synaptidae. No, 46 in papers 
from Th. Mortensen^s Pacific Expedtion, 1914-1916. Vidensk. 
Medd. fra Dansk Naturh, Foren. 85: 105-323. 

Important Characters: Spicules wheels with six spokes: no sigmoid or 
curved rods present; 10 tol4 tentacles. 






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Lumbrineriopsis end Lumbrineridae; Some people were having difficulty with the genera presented 
in the Orensanz key by Fauchald in the 1977 The Polychaete Uorms (Natural History Museum 
of Los Angeles County, Science Series No. 23). Drawing from Leslie Harris* experience 
consensus was reached that (as mentioned in the text on page 109) Lumbrineriopsis and 
Lumbrineridae function as valid genera, but the other genera must be approached with 
caution. 

Literature Committee; John Ljubenkov is working on simplifying Cnidarian literature list by 
organizing it by class. As soon as he finishes, it will be distributed- 

New references that were mentioned are: 

F.R. Bernard* Catalogue of the living bivalvia of the Eastern Pacific Ocean: Bering 
Straight to Cape Horn. Canadian Government Publishing Centre, Ottawa, Canada, 
(Order form enclosed.) 

Steele, D.H. 1982. The genus Anonys (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in the North Pacific ana 
the Artie Oceans: Anonyx nuqax group. Can. J. Zoology 60 (7); 1754-1775, 

Also enclosed in this Newsletter is a checklist of Arabellidae, Iphitimidae, Lysaretioae 
and Dorvilleidae compliments of Leslie Harris, SCCWRP, and descriptions of four provi¬ 
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List of June 15, 19S3 Topic Species (with Play 9, 1383 Cnidarians)? 


SCCWRP 13 Pennatula phosphorea var. 
OC 19 Order Ceriantharia 
PL 21 Edwardsiidae, juvenile 
SCCWRP 18 Edwardsia sp. A 
LACO 13 Isoedwardsia sp. A 
nc 24 Notocirrus californiensis 
SCCWRP 21 Arabella semimaculata 


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HYP 22 Protodorvillea gracilis 
PL 22, OC 23, Drilonereis sp- 
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CntBloiue of the Living DlvaUla of the Eastern Pacific Ocean: 
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de descriptions originelles el ks noms de rcnrplacement sculemeni au niveau specifique. Aucune nouvelle 
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CHECKLIST OF WEST COAST ARAfiELLIDAE, IPHITIPHDAE, 
LYSARETIDAE i DORVILLEIDAE (Af««LIDA:POLYCHAETA) 
BY LESLIE HARRIS 

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F. Arabellidae Hartman, 1944 

Arabella Grube, 1B50 
= Aracoda Schmarda, 1861 
= Placlouia Grube, 1072 
= Cenothrix Chamberlin, 1919 

Arabella endonata Emerson, 1974 

Parasitic in Diopatra ornata , off Port Hueneme, 

California, 50-60 ft. (Emerson, 1974) 

? Arabella qeniculata (Claparede, 1860) 

= Notocirrus qeniculatus Claparede, 1860 
Corono del Mar, intertidal in roots of Phyllospadix ; 
southern Europe, intertidal, in coralline zones 
(Hartman, 1968). 

Arabella iricolor (Montagu, 1804) 

= Nereis iricolor Montagu, 1004 
= Arabella laqunae Chamberlin, 1919 
Western Canada to luestern Mexico, intertidal 
and shelf depths, mixed sediments (Hartman, 196B). 

Arabella mimetica Chamberlin, 1919 
(? synonym of ^ iricolor ) 

Laguna Beach, intertidal, in kelps (Hartman, 1968). 

* Arabella mutans (Chamberlin, 1919) 

= Cenothrix mutans Chamberlin, 1919 

? western Mexico to Panama (Fauchald, 1970) 

* Arabella pectinata Fauchald, 1970 

El Descanso, Baja California, intertidal (Fauchald, 1970); 
Santa Barbara Channel (Emerson, 1971). 

Arabella semimaculata (Moore, 1911) 

- Aracoda semimaculata Moore, 1911 
= Arabella munda Chamberlin, 1919 
s Arabella pacifica Treaduell, 1941 
Central California to southern part of western Mexico, 
shallow water (Fauchald, 1970) 

Biorin Chantierlin, 1919 

Biborin ecbola Chamberlin, 1919 

Laguna Beach, in Phyllospadix , intertidal (Hartman, 1960) 



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Drilonereis Claparede, 1870 

Labidoqnathus Caullery, 1914 
= Arabes Ehlers, 1920 

Drilonereis falcata Floors, 1911 

Central California to western Mexico, shallnuj subtidai (Fauchald, 1970) 

Drilonereis filun (Claparede, 1060) 

= Lumbriconereis filum Claparede, 1868 
Southern California, in shelf depths, sandy mud; 

Mediterranean Sea (Hartman, 1960). 

”D. filum is considered casmopolitan; 

in view of the unsettled state of the taxonomy in this 

genus, the species is here considered known from the Mediterranean Sea 

from which it was originally described. It may be present in western 

Mexico” (Fauchald, 1970). 

Drilonereis forcipes (Hartman, 1944) 

= Labidoqnathus forcipes Hartman, 1944 

Southern California and western Mexico, shelf depths, coarse gray 
sand (Hartman, 1968); known only from original record from Eunice 
? antennata from Baja (Fauchald, 1970), 

Drilonereis lonqa Webster, 1079 

San Pedro channel and adjacent areas, intertidal and 

shelf depths, silt and sand; Virginia, intertidal in silt (Hartman, 1968), 
Drilonereis “lonqa” of Montagne 

This is an endoparasitic form found in Tharyx sp., from off 
Palos Verdes and Point Loma, and morphologically similar to east coast 
specimens of lonqa , differing only in its smaller size; identical 
to Hartmanns 1968 description. 

Drilonereis mexicana Fauchald, 1970 (pers. com,, 0, Montagne) 

== Drilonereis nuda of Hartman, 1944, 1968, in part 
Northern Pacific Baja (Fauchald, 1970); Santa Monica Bay, 

Orange County, San Diego (pers. records, LH). 

Drilonereis nuda Moore, 1909 

Central and southern California to Cedrcs Island, 

Baja, intertidal and shallow subtidai (Fauchald, 1970). 

Notocirrus Schmarda, 1861 

Notocirrus attenuatus (Treadwell, 1906) 

- Arabella attenuata Treadwell, 1906 

Central and southern California, shelf depths (Hartman, 1968) 

Notocirrus californiensis Hartman, 1944 
Southern California, shelf and slope depths, mixed 
sediments (Hartman, 1960), 




F. Iphitimidae Fauchald, 1970 


I phi time Ftarenzeller, 1902 

Iphitime holobranchiata Pilger, 1971 
Southern California, in branchial cauities of 
Cancer antennarius (Stirapson) (Pilger, 1371). 

Iphitime loxorhynchi Hartman, 1952 
Southern California and near Cedros Island, 

Baja, in branchial cauities of Loxorhynchus qrandis 
Stimpson (Fauchald, 1970). 

F. Lysaretidae Kinberg, 1865 

Oenone Sauigny, 1818 
= Aqlaura Sauigny, 1818 
= Aqlaurides Ehlers, 1868 
- Andromache Kinberg, 1865 

Oenone fulqida (Sauigny, 1810) 

= Aqlaura fulqida Sauigny, 1018 
= Aqlaurides fulqida (Sauigny, 1018) Ehlers, 1868 
= Qgnone dyphillidia Rioja, 1941 

Circumtropical and colder waters of Japan (Fauchald, 1970) 

F. Ooruilleidae Chamberlin, 1919 

Ooruillea Parfitt, 1866 
= Staurocephalus Grube, 1055, preoccupied 
= Teleonereis Merrill, 1900 
= Stauroceps Uerrill, 1900 
= Papilliodoruillea Pettibone, 1361 

Doruillea taatia . Jumars, 1974’ 

Coronado Sea Fan region of the San Diego Trough, 
silty mud, 1223-1229m (Jumars, 1974); off Yaquina Bay, 
central Oregon, ISDOm. (Fauchald & Hancock, 1981). 

Doruillea cerasina (Ehlers, 1901) 

= Staurocephalus cerasinus Ehlers, 1901 
= Stauronereis cerasina Ehlers, 1901 
= Doruillea cerasina (Ehlers, 1901), in Hartman, 1944 
Coronado Islands, Baja California, intertidal sponge; 
western Mexico (Fauchald, 1970). 

Doruillea moniloceras (Hoore, 1309) 

= Stauronereis moniloceras Moore, 1909 

Central and southern California, shelf depths, silty mud; 

Hawaiian Islands, intertidal (Hartman, 1968); cited 
without locality in British Columbia and Washington listing 
(Banse & Hobson, 1974), 

Doruillea pseudorubrouittata Berkeley, 1927 

Cited without locality in British Columbia and Washington listing 
(Banse & Hobson, 1974). 




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Exallopus Jumars, 1974 

Exallopus cropion Jumars» 1974 

Coronado Sea Fan region of the San Diego Trough, silty mud, 

1224m (Jumars, 1974). 

rieiodorvillea Jumars, 1974 

l%iodor\/illea apalpata Jumars, 1974 

Coronado Sea Fan region of the San Diego Trough, silty mud, 

1223-1224m (Jumars, 1974). 

Qphryotrocha Claparede & I'lecznikou, 1869 
= Paractius Levinsen, 1879 
= Eteonopsis Esmark, 1874 

Dphryotrocha diadema Akesson, 1976 
Los Angeles Harbor (Akesoon, 1976) 

Qphryotrocha labronica La Greca & Bacci, 1962 
Los Angeles Harbor (Akesson, 1976) 

? Qphryotrocha puerilis Claparede & Plcznikow, 1869 

Southern California, intertidal and contaminant in aquaria, in 
detrital massesj cosmopolitan (Hartman, 1968) 

"This species has been considered cosmopolitan in tropical and temperate 
intertidal regimes (Day, 1967). In light of the experimental evidence by 
Bacci and La Greca (1953) demonstrating the lack of successful interbreeding 
in populations from as close as Naples and Plymouth, it is considered 
unlikely that even more distantly separated polulations are conspecific. 
Furthermore, Banse (1963) has noted radical differences in the mating behaviors 
in populations from western North America and Europe" (Jumars, 1974), 

* Ophryotrocha vivipara Banse, 1963 

Lopez Sound, west of Decatur Island, San Juan Archipelago, 

Uashington, 22m (Banse, 1963); cited without locality in British Columbia 
and Uashington listing (Banse & Hobson, 1974). 

Dorvilleidae sp. A Montagne 
Dorvilleidae sp. 0 Plontagne 
Dorvilleidae sp. C PTontagne 

* Dorvilleidae sp. D f^ontagne 

Species A, 0 and C sympatrically occur in areas of high H^S 
concentrations; in southern California especially near the end of the 
Los Angeles City (Hyperion) sludge line; further north (through British 
Columbia) they occur in areas of pulp mill wastes. Species D occurs 
in British Columbia, (Dave Montagne, pers, com.). Also in areas of pulp mill 
wastes, along with sp. A. All occur with Solemya . 

Pettiboneia Orensanz, 1973 

Pettiboneia sanmatiensis Orensanz, 1973 

Tamales Bay, California, intertidal, sand-mud; Argentina; 

British Columbia (Blake, 1979). 




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Protodorvillea Pettibone, 1961 

Protodorvillea dibranchiata Armstrong & Jumars, 1978 

Santa Catalina Basin, California, bathyal depths (Armstrong & Jumars, 1978)* 

Protodorvillea gracilis (Hartman, 1938) Pettibone, 1968 
= Stauronereis gracilis Hartman, 1938 
= Dorvillea kefersteini of Berkeley & Berkeley, 1960 
(not Staurocephalus kefersteini McIntosh, 1869) 

= Protodor\/illea recuperata Banse & Nichols, 1960 

Central and southern California, in intertidal and shelf depths, sand 
or muddy sand (Hartman, 1959); British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and 
California, intertidal zone and shelf depths (Hobson, 1971) 

* Protodorvillea puqettensis Armstrong & Jumars, 1978 
Seattle, Washington, intertidal, mixed sand-grauei-cobble substrates 
(Armstrong & Jumars, 1978). 

Schistomerinqos Jumars, 1974 
- Stauronereis Verrill, 1900, invalid 
^ Prionoqnathus Keferstein, 1862, preoccupied 

Schistomerinqos annulata (Moore, 1906) 

= Stauronereis annulatus Moore, 1906 
= Stauronereis rudolphi of Pettibone, 1963, in part 
Washington; tu/o localities in uestern Mexico (Fauchald, 1970) 

^ Schistomerinqos caeca (Webster & Benedict, 1884) 

= Staurocephalus caecus Webster & Benedict, 1884 
= Stauronereis caecus (Webster & Benedict, 1804) in Pettibone, 1963 
= Dorvillea caeca (Webster & Benedict, 1884) in Banse & Hobson, 1974 
Puget Sound, Washington, 15-40m (Hobson, 1971); 

-Cited without locality inBritish Columbia-Washington listing (Banse & Hobson, 1974) 

Schistomerinqos .laponica (Annenkova, 1937) 

= Staurocephalus japonica Annenkova, 1937 

= Stauronereis .japonica (Annenkova, 1937) in Banse & Nichols, 1968; 

= Dorvillea .japonica (Annenkova, 1937) in Banse & Hobson, 1974 

Southern Puget Sound, 1D-21m, medium sand (Banse & Nichols, 1968); Cited 

without locality in British Columbia-Washington listing (Banse & Hobson, 1974)* 

Schistomerinqos lonqicornis (Ehlers, 1901) 

= Stauronereis lonqicornis Ehlers, 1901 
= Stauronereis articulates Hartman, 1938 
= Dorvillea articulata (Hartman, 1938) 

- Dorvillea rudolphi of Berkeley & Berkeley, 1948 

- Dorvillea rudolphi of Fauchald, 1970, in part 

= Stauronereis rudolphi of Pettibone, 1963, in part 
= Dorvillea atlantica of Hartman, 1963, 1968 

Chile; Baja California to British Columbia, low tide mark to 575m (Jumars, 1974). 
Schistomerinqos mediofurca Jumars, 1974 

Coronado Sea Fan region of the San Diego Trough, silty mud, 1224-1250m 
(Jumars, 1974), 







TABLE OF WEST COAST 

gy 

LESLIE HARRIS 
S C C W R P 


Species 

Pbxilla * 

Mandibles^ 

Acicular Spines^ 

/j 

Maxillary Formula 

5 

Pre and Post Setal Lobe Shape 

faicata 

dentate 

present, 

large 

projecting 

4(7)=4{7)-6(9)+6(a)- 

1(5)+1(5)-1(2)+1(2)- 

0(1)+0(1) 

orig. description: 

pre-short, rounded 
post-thick, digitate 

filum 

smooth 

present, 
large 

projecting 

D+0-5+5-3+3-1+1 

no max. \J 

?filLjm Fauchild, 1970: 
0+0—Q+Q—B+B— 

3+3-1+1 

pre-rounded 
post-digitate, 2x pre 
distinct notopodial rudiments 

f orcipes 

smooth 

absent 

subcuticular 

0+0-0+0-1+1-1+1 

no max. U 

pre-rounded 

Tonga 

dentate 

present, 
inconspicuous 
or absent 

projecting 

3(5)+3(5)-6(a)+6(8)- 
1(2)+1{2)-U1 
no max. M 

pre-both prolonged in posterior 
post-both prolonged in posterior 

mexicana 

dentate 

absent 

projecting 

5+5-4+4-2+2-1+1 

no max. 5 

pre-none 

post-short, button-shape 

nuda 

smooth 

absent 

projecting 

0+0-5(6)+5(B)- 

1{2K1(2)-U1- 

0+0 

pre-lou, truncate 
post-digitate, 2x pre 
distinct notopodial rudiments 


1• Waxilla I proximally dentate or smooth 

2, Mandibles absent, present and large, or present and inconspicuous 

3, Acicular spines projecting through skin or subcuticular 

4, Maxillary formula 

5, Shape of presetal and postsetal lobes in median and/or posterior segments* 



FOUR PROVISIONAL SPECIES OF DORVILLEID POLYCHAETE 
FROM THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC 



David E * Montagne 
Marine Biology Laboratory 
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts 
24501 S. Figueroa St. 

Carson, Ca. 90745 
(213) 775-2351 ext. 396 

The following are preliminary descriptions of four provisional species 
of dorvilleid polychaetes that are commonly taken in anoxic, hydrogen 
sulfide-rich sediments near marine outfalls dicharging wastes with high 
organic loads. Their generic status is yet to be determined; they are 
most closely related to Ophryotrocha . A formal paper describing them, 
as well as providing discussion of their ecology, is in preparation. 

Any information on, or specimens of, these or similar species would be 
greatly appreciated* 


dorvilleidae sp* A 


A typical complete specimen has 34 setigers. It is 4.9 mm long and 

• 0.8 mm wide excluding the parapodia. Segments are widest in the anter¬ 
ior and median regions and become narrower in posterior region, tapering 
evenly to the pygidium. All specimens examined are unpigmented. 


The eyeless prostomium is shorter than wide and broadly rounded 
anteriorly. The prostomial tentacles are short, tumid cirri mounted 
on elevated bases located on the posterior half of the prostomium. 

The palps are articulated and insert ventro-laterally. The digitate 
palpostyle is short, approximately one-half the length of the 
palpophore. The peristomium is composed of two apodous rings. 

Mandibles are well chitinized throughout and lie in contact with 
one another though they do not appear fused. Distally each mandible 
flares into a lateral wing. The anterior margin bears a strongly 
toothed ridge separated from a single, large medial tooth by a broad 
notch. 


All setigerous segments bear well developed parapodia and large 
dorsal and ventral lateral lobes. These lobes are structures arising 
from the body wall rather than the parapodia and are here referred to as 
segmental lobes. The dorsal segmental lobes reach full development in 
the median segments. They are large, flat, disc-shaped structures, and 
in median segments, extend slightly beyond the origin of the dorsal 
cirri. The ventral segmental lobes are tumid, conical structures and 
are fully developed by the second or third setiger. They extend to 
one-half the length of the parapodia. A narrow ciliary band encircles 
bach segment, including the segmental lobes and parapodia. 

Parapodia are uniramous, two and one-half to three times as long as 


1 



wide. The distal end bears four well developed parapodial lobes; a 
dorsal cirrus, an acicular lobe, a setal lobe, and a ventral cirrus. 

Each parapodium has two acicula. One supports the parapodium itself 
ending in the acicular lobe; the other more slender aciculum supports 
the setal lobe and is drawn out into a fine point. As the setal lobe is 
often truncated as a result of damage, this slender aciculum may 
protrude beyond the end of the lobe appearing as an interiorly placed 
capillary seta. The setal fascicle superior to the acicular lobe is 
composed of several long simple falcigers, very finely denticulate along 
one edge. Inferior to the the acicular lobe is a fascicle of hetero- 
gomph compound falcigers. The appendage is denticulate along one edge. 
The nature and appearance of the setae are the same in all setigers. 

The pygidium is wider than long, with two digitiform anal cirri. A 
medial palpode is not evident. 

DISTRIBUTION: Species A is known from two sites in Southern California, 

where it occurs sympatrically with spp. B and C in 60m depths around 
the termini of the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts* Whites 
Point outfalls, and in 95m depths around the terminus of the city of Los 
Angeles* 7 mile sludge line, discharging at the head of Santa Monica 
Canyon. It has also been collected in Howe Sound, British Columbia at a 
site receiving pulp mill wastes in 20m of water where it co-occurs with 
species D. 


dorvilleidae sp. B 

A typical complete specimen has 41 setigers. It is 5.9 mm long and 
0,7 mm wide, excluding parapodia. Segments are widest in the anterior 
and become increasingly narrow in the posterior end, tapering evenly to 
the pygidium. All specimens examined have been unpigmented. 

The eyeless prostomium is short, broad with a truncated anterior 
margin. The prostomial tentacles are mounted on an elevated base 
running across the posterior half of the prostomium. The tentacles are 
cirriform, reaching back to the second apodous peristomial ring. The 
articulated palps are inserted ventro-laterally, The palpostyle is 
cirriform and the same length as the prostomial tentacles. The peri- 
stomium is composed of two apodous rings. 

Mandibles are well chitinized and lie in contact with one another 
though they are not fused. The distal ends bow out, terminating in two 
blunt teeth. The distally flared ends are buttressed by laterally 
placed wings. 

All setigerous segments bear well developed parapodia and dorsal 
and ventral lateral lobes. These lobes are structures arising from the 
body wall rather than the parapodia and are here referred to as segment¬ 
al lobes. The dorsal segmental lobes are digitiform. In the median 
segments they develop a subdistal swelling with an acuminate tip. The 
ventral segmental lobes reach full development by the fifth or sixth 
setiger where they appear as flat discoid lappets overhanging the para- 




podial bases. A narrow ciliary band encircles each segment, 
the segmental lobes and parapodia. 


including 


Parapodia are uniramous, two and one-half to three times as long as 
wide. The distal end bears four well developed lobes; a dorsal cirrus, 
an acicular lobe, a setal lobe, and a ventral cirrus. Each parapodium 
has one large aciculum ending in the acicular lobe. The setal lobe is 
supported by a fine acicular seta which is drawn out into a fine slender 
point. This acicular seta may extend beyond the end of the lobe, 
appearing as an interiorly placed capillary seta. The setal fascicle 
superior to the acicular lobe is composed of long, slender falcigers; 
finely denticulate along one edge. The inferior setal fascicle is com¬ 
posed of heterogomph compound falcigers. The appendage is denticulate 
along one edge. The nature and appearance of the setae are the same in 
all setigers. 

The pygidium is wider than long, with two laterally inserted digit- 
iform anal cirri and a medially inserted palpode. 

DISTRIBUTION: Species B is known only from Southern California, where 

it occurs sympatrically with spp. A and C around L.A. County's and L.A. 
City's sewage outfalls. 


dorvilleidae sp. 


C 


A typical complete specimen has 33 setigers. It is 5.2 mm long and 
0.9 mm wide excluding the parapodia. Segments are widest in the anter¬ 
ior and median regions and become narrower in posterior region, tapering 
evenly to the pygidium. All specimens examined are unpigmented. 

The prostomium is broad, truncated, and without eyes. Both 
prostomial tentacles and palps are well developed. The prostomial 
tentacles are psuedo-articulated and mounted on an elevated base running 
across the posterior half of the prostomium. The tentacles equal or 
exceed the length of the prostomium. The articulated palps are inserted 
ventro-laterally. The palpophores are short and broad; the palpostyles 
are cirriform, approximately three times the length of the palpophore. 
The palps extend back to the anterior edge of the first setigerous 
segment. The peristoraium is composed of two apodous rings. 

The mandibles are drawn out into lateral wings distally. The an¬ 
terior margin is without teeth except for a single medial tooth. The 
lateral wings appear more weakly chitinized than the shafts of the man¬ 
dibles. Mandibles are fused medially for a short length just proximal 
to the anterior margin. 


All setigers bear well developed parapodia and dorsal and ventral 
'lateral lobes. These lobes are structures arising from the body wall 
rather than the parapodia and are here referred to as segmental lobes. 
The dorsal segmental lobes are poorly developed in the first few set- 


3 



igers reaching full development in median setigers where they are ovate 
in lateral view and one-quarter to one-third the length of the para- 
podia. The ventral segmental lobes reach full development by the fifth 
or sixth setiger. They are ovate in lateral view and approximately 
one-half the length of the parapodia. A narrow ciliary band encircles 
each segment, including the segmental lobes and parapodia. 

Parapodia are uniramous, two and one-half to three times as long as ' 
wide. Each par apod ium bears two acicula. One supports the parapodium 
itself? the other, more slender, aciculum supports a slender pointed 
setal lobe which extends beyond the end of the parapodium. The ventral 
cirrus is reduced to a short process not exceeding the end of the para¬ 
podium. There is no dorsal cirrus. The setal fascicle superior to the 
acicular lobe are long, simple falcigers, denticulate along one edge and 
terminating in a small falcate tooth. The inferior setal fascicle is 
composed of heterogomph compound falcigers. Both the basal shaft and 
appendage are denticulate along one edge. The appendage terminates in a 
small falcate tooth similar to that on the simple falcigers. The nature 
and appearance of the setae are the same in all setigers. 


The pygidium is wider than long, with two laterally inserted cirri- 
form anal cirri and a medially inserted palpode. 

DISTRIBUTION: Species C is known only from Southern California, where it 
occurs sympatrically with spp. A and B around L.A. County's and L.A, 
City’s sewage outfalls. 


dorvilleidae sp. D 


A typical complete specimen has 56 setigers. It is 4.0 mm long and 
0.6 mm wide excluding the parapodia. Segments are widest in the anter¬ 
ior and median regions, becoming increasingly narrow in the posterior 
region, tapering evenly to the pygidium. All specimens examined are 
unpigmented. 

The eyeless prostomium is shorter than wide and broadly rounded. 

The prostomial tentacles are mounted on a poorly defined elevation 
running across the posterior half of the prostomium. The tentacles are 
cirriform, reaching no further than the first apodous peristomial ring. 
The articulated palps are inserted ventro-laterally. The palpostyle is 
cirriform and slightly shorter than the prostomial tentacles. The 
peristomium is composed of two apodous rings. 

The mandibles are drawn out into lateral wings distally. The 
anterior margin is without teeth, and runs at a right angle to the axis 
of the shafts. The lateral wings are more weakly chitinized than the 
shafts. The mandibles are fused medially for a short length just prox¬ 
imal to the anterior margin. 

The setigerous segments are closely placed, each less than one-half 



the length of the apodous peristomial rings. All the setigers bear well 
developed parapodia and dorsal and ventral lateral lobes. These lobes 
are structures arising from the body wall rather than the parapodia and 
are here referred to as segmental lobes. Both lobes are cone-shaped in 
lateral view, the ventral being slightly larger, extending approximately 
one-half the length of the parapodium. Both dorsal and ventral segmen¬ 
tal lobes reach full development by the sixth setiger, A narrow ciliary 
band encircles each segment, including the segmental lobes and parapodia 

Parapodia are uniramous, two and one-half times as long as wide. 
Each parapodium bears two acicula. One supports the parapodium itself, 
ending in the acicular lobe; the other, more slender, aciculum supports 
a slender, pointed setal lobe which extends beyond the end of the para¬ 
podium. The dorsal cirrus is reduced to a short, truncated tubercle 
located one-third the length of the parapodium from the distal end. 

There is no ventral cirrus. The setal fascicle superior to the acicular 
lobe is composed of several long, simple falcigers, distally blunt and 
spatulate, and terminating in a small falcate tooth. Some setae appear 
to have an additional very small denticle surmounting the falcate tooth. 
The simple setae are denticulate along one edge of the spatulate blade. 
The inferior setal fascicle is composed of heterogomph compound fal¬ 
cigers. Both the basal shaft and appendage are denticulate along one 
edge. The appendage terminates in small falcate tooth similar to that 
on the simple spatulate setae. The nature and appearance of the setae 
are the same in all setigers. 

The pygidium is wider than long, with two laterally inserted cirri- 
form anal cirri. A medial palpode is not evident. 

DISTRIBUTION: Species D is known only from Howe Sound, British Columbia, 
where it co-occurs with species A in 20m depth around a pulp mill dis¬ 
charge. 









O -S mm 


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Vol. 2, No. 3 


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Pennatula phosphorea var. galifornica 
Pennatulidae 


Specimen Code and Data Examined: SCCWRP 19, May 9, 1983 

Keys Used: Kukenthal, W. 1915. Pennatularia, Dastierreich, Kukenthal, 
1913, No. 43, I-XV: 1-132. 

Other Texts Consulted: Kukenthal, W. 1913. Uber die Alcyonarien Fauna 
Californiens und Ihre Tiergeographischen Beziehungen, Zool. Jahrbuch. 
Abt. fur Syst., Geog., Biol., Tiere. 35:219-270, 2 pis. 

Important Characters: (1) Leaves (which contain polyps) are fairly straight 
(2) Spicules are bring red (3) lower slope, basin species. 

Related Species and Character Differences: P^ phosphorea is well known 
from deep water areas around the world. 

Station Data: Probably all basins and deep water areas in California. 


Comments: 


Common 




Vol. 2 No. 3 


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Isoedwardsia sp A 
Edwardsiidae 


Specimen Code and Date Examined: LACo 13, PL 20; May 9, 1983 

Keys Used: 0. Carlgren (1949). A Survey of the Pthchodactiaria, 

Corallimorpharia and Actiniaria. Kungl, Svenska Vetensk. Handl. F.S, 
Band 1 No. 1. 

Other Texts Consulted: Stephenson (1928), The British Sea Anemones Vol. 
I Ray Soc. #113 for 1927, London, 

Carlgren & Stephenson 1928, The British Edwardsiidae. J, Mr, Biol. 
Assoc. V.K., V. 25, Nr. 1- 

Important Characters: Nemathybomes (nematocyst "blisters") scattered on 

upper column and present on physa. Physana rounded base, not a rosette 
and in general not tapering. Outer surface a distinct rusty-brown 
color, even after preservation. 

Related Species and'Character Differences: (1) Edwardsia ( Edwardsiella) 

californica McMurrich 1913 - a bay and estuary form (Mission Bay, San 
Pedro back bay before harbor development) - possibly in very shallow 
open ocean e.g. off San Onofre); rarely encountered; (2) Edwardsia 
sp. A - see other sheets. 

Variability: Color of ten grades to greyish in some specimens. Some speci¬ 
mens have a "cuticle" over the physal nemathybomes. 

Common Synonyms: Often mistaken for a holothuroid. 

Aids to Identification: 8 bands running length of body, (=mesenterial inser¬ 
tions) scattered nemathybomes; physa not delineated from body. 

Station data: First occurs in deeper parts of harbors and bays, continues 
out to cbout 100 - 120 m. 


Comments: The most common infaunal anemone on the shelf. 




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Edwardsia sp. A 
Edwardsiidae 


Specimen Code and Date Examined: SCCWRP 18, May 9, 1983 

Keys Used: Carlgren (1949). A Survey of the Pthchodactiaria, 

Coralliraorpharia and Actiniaria. Kungl. Svenska Vetensk. Handl. F.S. 
Band 1 No. 1. 

Important Characters: (1) Nemathybomes in rows, which give the animal a 
distinct octagonal appearance. (2) Physa, well delineated from column, 
forms an octagonal ’Vosette". (3) A '^large" edwardsiid, darker body 
color. 

Related Species and Character Differences: Isoedwarsia sp A - See other 
sheets. 

Variabilitv; Characters usually distinct. 

Aids to Identification: The ’Vosette’^ physa is a dead give-away. 

Station Data: Only below 400 ra, usually at the base of slopes where organics 
tend to accumulate, low 0^ and 5-6% TOC, 



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Order Ceriantharia 


Specimen Code and Date Examined: OC 19, May 9, 1983 

Keys Used: Very little literature that helps with our small cerianthid 
specimens. 

Important Characters: (1) Red-brown dots at base of tentacles (which remain 
on margin even if marginal tentacles fall off). (2) Skin like a 
Nemertine-mottled purple, translucent. 

Related Species and Character Differences: Cerianthids are poorly known 
and the number of species is indeterminable at the present time. 

Variability: It is impossible to assess most cerianthids collected by 

boxcores, etc. - Large specimens may often have some characters if 
collected whole. 

Aids to Identification: The tubes these animals manufacture * can become 
entangled with everything else in the core. Many other phyla inhabit 
these tubes (amphipods, sipuncs, molluscs, etc.). 

Station Data: Cerianthids of this size are frequently found in all benthic 
samples. 

Comments: A poorly known group. Many new taxa occur in the borderlands 

and until someone can work them up they will continue to be one of 
the most confusing cnidarian groups. 




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VOUCHER SHEET 

Isoedwardsia sp A 
Edwardsiidae 


Specimen Code and Date Examined: PL 21, May 9, 1983. 

Keys Used: See Isoedwardsia sp A 

Important Characters: 8-way syminetry small, few characters pill-shaped. 

Related Species and Character Differences: Could be juveniles of 
Isoedwardsia sp A. 

Station Data: Shelf 

Comment s: Common 




July 1903 





SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION 
OF 

mRINE INVERTEBRATE TAXDNGPIISTS 


Vol* 2, No- 4 


Next neeting: 


Place: 


Specimen Exchange Group: 


AUGUST 15, 1983 

Note: This is the third nonday in August- 

marine Bioiogical Consultants 

947 Newhall Street 

Costa nesa, California 92627 

Drbiniidae and Paraonidae 


Topic Taxonomic Group; 


Cumacea and Ostracoda 


^^INUTES FROn JULY 11, 1903 

Video Systems Ue finally purchased the video system. It yorked great! Ue uiere able to do tujice as much 
york in half the time. 


li)ith the video system everyone is able to look at the organism on the monitor together. The person 
at the scope (where the camera is mounted) can then point out pertinent characters of that particular 
species. Questions and answers are heard (and seen) by everyone, which speeds the process of 
examining the specimens. 

When we were finished with the topic taxonomic group, so much time was left, we had a demonstration 
on how to dissect an amphipod. The demonstration showed us again what a great teaching tool the 
video 3 ,'stern is. lile were able to watch how to tackle the dissection of an amphipod and study all the 
parts, especially mouthparts. The demonstration was such a success that it stimulated the interest 
of some polychaete people, and one is actually looking forward to his first amphipod dissection. 

The video system will play an important role in future SCAniT meetings. The meetings will oe shorter 
more cohesive and will be more informative using the video system. In addition to looking at the 
specimens from the exchange, related species and genera can be viewed for comparison. Also, guest 
speakers will be able to use the system for their demonstrations. 


Qnuphid Uorkshop; The first SCAMIT-sponsored workshop will be held in August on Qnuphid polychaetes. The 
workshop will deal with all species of Qnuphids and attempt to resolve or define problems with the 
group. Pack all your Onuphids and mark your calender for: 

Qnuphid Workshop 
August 24, 1983 at 9;3G a-m. 

PTarine Biological Consultants 
FOR nORE INFORmATIDN CALL: JOHN SHISKO (213) 322-3131 






MoU 2, No, 4 



Picnic: By the time you receive this newsletter, the picnic will be underway. Hope you were able to 
make it. 


Literature Conmittee; Leslie Harris, from SCCiJRP, produced another great annotated literature list. A copy 
is enclosed. 


Free-Lance Referral List; Some of you wondered what that meant on your membership application. The information 
was used to make a list of members who take on work on the side. This list is available on request. 
The idea was prompted by people asking for referrals. With the list, SCAPIIT can give referrals of 
SCAniT members unbiasedly. 

List of July 11, 19B3 Topic Species; 

SCCWRP 23, PL24, 0C26 Pleusymtes subqlaber 

LACQ14 Parapleustes puqettensis 
0C25 Rhachotropis oculata 
nBC13 Batea lobata 
M0C1A Pleusirus secorrus 
TOC15 Eusiroides monocuioides 




ANNOTATED LITERATURE LIST 
FOR 

ARABELLIDAE, LYSARETIDAE, IPHITIMIDAE 
AND 

DORVILLEIDAE 


Compiled 

By 


Leslie Harris 



Akesson, Bertil, 1976, Morphology and life cycle of Qphryotrocha diadema, 
a new polychaete species from California, Ophelia, 15(l):23-25. 

Describes and illustrates diadema , with a discussion of reproduc¬ 
tion and larval development. 


Annenkova, N, 1937, The polychaete fauna of the northern part of the 

Japan Sea. (In Russian). Explor. Mers U.S.S.R., fasc, 23:139-216. 

Original description and figures of Schistomeringos japonica (as 
Staurocephalus), 


Armstrong, J.W., & Jumars, P.A. 1978. Branchiate dorvilleidae (Polychaeta) 
from the North Pacific. Bull. So. Ca. Acad. Sci., 77(3):133-138. 

Original descriptions and illustrations of Protodorvillea pugettensis 
and Protodorvillea dibranchiata . Changes the definition of the family 
Dorvilleidae by the inclusion of branchiae and suggests that the 
family Iphitimidae be merged into it. 


Banse, K. 1963, Polychaetous annelids from Puget Sound and the San Juan 
Archipelago, Washington, Proc. Biol, Soc. Wash., 76:197-208. 

Original description and illustration of Ophrvotrocha vivipara n* 
sp., and suggests a need for a new study of Pacific 0. puerilis, 


Banse, K, &. K.D. Hobson. 1974. Benthic errantiate polychaetes from British 
Columbia and Washington. Fish. Res. Bd. Canada. Bull. 185:11Ip, 

Has good keys for the northern arabellids and dorvilleids, many of 
which also belong to the southern California fauna, Schistomeringos 
caeca & laponica are included in Dorvillea , as is S_. longicornis 
under rudolphi . 


Banse, K. & F,H. Nichols. 1968, Two new species and three new records 
of benthic polychaetes from Puget Sound (Washington), Proc. Biol. 
Soc. Wash., 81:223-230, 

Protodorvillea recuperata n, sp. is described and figured. 


Berkeley, E. 1927. Polychaetous annelids from the Nanaimo District. 
Part 3. Leodicidae to Spionidae. Contri. Can. Biol. Fish., 3(17): 
407-422, 1 plate. 


Original description of Dorvillea pseudorubrovittata . Records for 
1 Arabella and 4 other dorvilleids, most of which are now synonyms. 



Blake, J.A. 1979. A redescription of Pettiboneia- saninatiensis Orensanz 
(Polychaeta:Dorvilleidae) and a revised key to the genera of the 
Dorvilleidae. Bull. S. Ca. Acad. Sci., 78(2):136-140. 

Supplements the original description and provides new illustrations. 
The revised generic key includes Pettiboneia and omits Apophryotrocha 
Jumars, actually a post-juvenile onuphid. Jumars’ 1974 generic 
arrangement is otherwise accepted. 


Chamberlin, R.V. 1918. Polychaetes from Monterey Bay. Proc. Biol. Soc, 
Wash,, 31:173-180. 

Original description of Arabella munda , now a junior synonym of 
semimaculata. 


Chamberlin, R.V. 1919. New polychaetous annelids from Laguna Beach, 
California. J. Entomol. Zool. Pomona, 11:1-23. 

Original descriptions of Arabella lacunae (junior synonym of 
iricolor ), Arabella mimetica and Biborin ecbola n.g., n. sp.. No 
illustrations were provided and mimetica and Biborin ecbola remain 
poorly known. 


Chamberlin, R.V. 1919. The Annelida Polychaeta, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., 
Harvard Coll., 48:1-514, 80 pis, (2 vols). 

Original description and figures of Cenothrlx mutans , now Arabella 
mutans , Qenone telura , now a junior synonym of 0. fulgida . Also 
establishes Dorvillea as the replacement name for Staurocephalus 
(preoccupied) and Dorvilleidae for Staurocephalidae, 


Claparede, E. 1868. Les Annelides Chetopodes du Golfe de Naples. Mem. Soc. 
Phys. Geneve, 19(2):313-584, 16 pis. 

Original descriptions and illustrations of Arabella genicu l ata (as 
Notocirrus geniculatus ) & Drilonereis filum (as Lumbriconereis filum ). 


Claparede, E. 1870. Les ANNELIDES CHETOPODES du Golfe de Naples. Mem. 
Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat., Geneve, 20(2):365-542. 

Original description of the genus Drilonereis . 


Claparede, E. & E. Metschnikow. 1869. Beitrage zur kenntniss der Entwick- 

elugsgeschichte der Chaetopoden. Zeits. wiss, Zool. Leipzig, 19:163-205, 

Original description of Ophryotrocha puerilis n.g., n.sp. 



Ebbs, N,K., Jr. 1966. The coral-inhabiting polychaetes of the northern 
Florida reef tract. Part I. Aphroditidae, Polynoidae, Amphinomidae, 
Eunicidae, and Lysaretidae. Bull. Mar. Sci., 16(3):485-555. 

Provides extensive synonymy list, description, illustrations and 
discussion for Oenone fulgida . 


Ehlers, E. 1901a. Die Polychaeten des magellanischen und chilenischen 
Strandes- Ein faunistischer Versuch, Festschrift zur Feier des 
Hundertfiinfzigjahrigen Bestehens der kdniglichen Gesellschaft der 
Wissenschaften zu Gottingen, (Abh, Math, - Phys,) Berlin, Wiedmannsche 
Buchhandlung, pp. 1-232. 

Original description and figures of Schistomeringos longicornis (as 
Stauronereis), 


Ehlers, E. 1901b, Die Anneliden der Sammlung Plate. Fauna Chilens, 
Zool. Jahrb. Jena, Suppl., 5:251-272. 

Original description of Dorvillea cerasina (as Staurocephalus 
cerasinus ). 

Emerson, R.R. 1974. A new species of polychaetous annelid (Arabellidae) 
parasitic in Diooatra ornata (Onuphidae) from Southern California. 
Bull. So. Ca. Acad. Sci., 73(1):l-4. 

Original description and illustrations of Arabella endonata . 


Fauchald, K. 1970, Polychaetous annelids of the families Eunicidae 

Lumbrineridae, Iphitimidae, Arabellidae, Lysaretidae, and Dorvilleidae 
from Western Mexico. AH Monogr . Mar. Biol., #5, 335p, 27 pi. 

Along with Hartman, 1968, this is the most valuable reference for 
this area. Many of the species in Hartman are included, with detailed 
descriptions and figures, plus a number of new species, 2 of which 
( Arabella pectinata and Drilonereis mexicana ) are found in southern 
California, The genus Iphitime is taken out of the Lysaretidae and 
put into its own family, the Iphitimidae. The generic subdivision 
of the Arabellide is discussed, as are the Dorvilleidae and Lysaretidae 
Appendices listing all species in the above families include references 
to original descriptions, some synonyms, revisions of type material 
and type areas. 


Fauchald, K. & D.R. Hancock. 1981. Deep-water polychaetes from a transect 
off Central Oregon, Allan Hancock Foundation Mono. Mar. Biol., 
ll:73pp, 8 pis. 

Extends the range of Dorvillea batia from its type locality off San 
Diego to Yaquina Bay, central Oregon. 



Grube, A.-E, 1850. Die Familien der Anneliden. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, 

Berlin, 16(1):249»364, 

Original description of Arabella . 


Hartman, 0. 1938. Descriptions of new species and new generic records 

of polychaetous annelids from California of the families Glyceridae, 
Eunicidae, Stauronereidae, and Opheliidae. UC Pub. Zool., 43(6): 
93-112. 

Original descriptions and illustrations of Stauronereis gracilis 
(now Protodorvillea ) and articulatus (now a junior synonym of 

Schistomeringos longicornis ). 


Hartman, 0. 1944. Eunices. AHPE, 10(l):l-238, pi. 1-18. 

Discusses the west coast representatives of Arabellidae, Lysaretidae 
and Dorvilleidae. Contains the original descriptions and figures 
of Notocirrus californiensis and Labidognathus forcipes . The name 
Arabellidae is herein proposed, and Arabella attenuata Treadwell 
is transferred into Notocirrus, 


Hartman, 0. 1952. Iphitime and Ceratocephala (Polychaetous Annelids) 

from California. Bull, So. Ca. Acad. Sci,, 51(l):9-20. 

Original description and figures of Iphltime loxorhynchi, 


Hartman, 0. 1963. Submarine Canyons of Southern California. Systematics: 

Polychaeta AHPE, 27(3):93p, 4 figs. 

Brief description and first record of Dorvillea atlantica from Southern 
California. This account was later synonymized with Schistomeringos 
longicornis by Jumars, 1974. 


Hartman, 0. 1968, Atlas of errantiate polychaetous annelids from California. 

Allan Hancock Foundation, Univ. So. Calif., Los Angeles, 828 pp. 


Hobson, K.D. 1971. Some polychaetes of the superfamily Eunicea from the 
North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 
83(47):527-544. 

Reports on the first occurrences in the northeastern Pacific of 
Drilonereis longa and Dorvillea caeca , places Dorvillea kefersteini 
of Berkeley and Berkeley and Protodorvillea recuperata into the synonymy 
Z- gracilis . Also discusses the probable cospecifity of _P. 
gracilis and kefersteini McIntosh, although they’re left separate, 

A description and pictures of £. kefersteini are provided. 



Iraajima, M, 1967. Errant polychaetous annelids from Tsukumo Bay and 
vicinity of Noto Peninsula, Japan. Bull. Nat, Sci. Mus. Tokyo, 
10(4):403-441. 

Descriptions and figures of Qenone fulgida and Schistomeringos 
laponica (as Dorvillea ). 


Jumars, P.A. 1974. A generic revision of the Dorvilleidae (Polychaeta), 
with six new species from the deep North Pacific. Zool. J. Linn. 
Soc., 54(2):101-135. 

The major reclassification of this family, now commonly followed 
(for changes since this paper, see Blake, 1979). Of particular 
interest to southern California taxonomists is the establishment 
of Schistomeringos and the separation of S^. rudolphi and longi- 
cornis . New species described from this area are Dorvillea batia , 
Exallopus cropion n.g., n. sp., Meiodorvillea apalpata n.g., and 
Schistomerlngos meiofurca , 


Kinberg, J.G.H. 1865, Annulata nova, Ofv, Kongl. Vetensk. - Akad, Forh. , 
1864 (v.21):559-574. 

Establishes the family Lysaretidae, which has page priority over 
the family name Oenonidae erected in the same paper. 


La 


Greca, M. & G, Bacci. 1962, Una nuova specie de Qphryotrocha delle 
coste tirreniche (Annelida Polychaeta), Boll, Zool, Torino, 29: 


13-24. 


Original description and illustrations of Ophryotrocha labronica . 


Marenzeller, E.V. 1902, Slidjapanische Anneliden. 3. Aphroditea, Eunicea* 
Akad. Wiss, Wien, Denkschr,, 72:563-582, 

Original description of the genus Iphitime . 


Montagu, G. 1804. Descriptions of several marine animals found on the 
south coast of Devonshire. Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond., 7:80-84, 

Original description of Arabella iricolor (as Nereis iricolor ). 


Moore, J.P. 1906, Additional new species of polychaeta from the North 
Pacific. Proc. Acad, Nat. Sci. Phil., 58:217-260, 

Original description of Stauronereis annulatus (now Schistomeringos ) . 



Moore, J.P. 1909. Polychaetous annelids from Monterey Bay and San Diego, 
California. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., 61:235*295 3 pi. 

Original descriptions and illustrations of Drilonereis noda and 
Dorvillea moniloceras (as Stauronereis ), 


Moore, J.P. 1911. ' The polychaetous annelids dredged by the U.S.S. 

'’Albatross” off the coast of southern California in 1904:111. 
Euphrosynidae to Goniadidae. Proc. Acad, Nat, Sci. Phil., 63:234- 
318. 

Original descriptions and illustrations of Arabella semimaculata 
(as Aracoda) and Drilonereis falcata , plus a questionable record of 
Arabella attenuata (now Notocirrus). 


Orensanz, J,M. 1973. Los Anelidos poliquetos de la provincia Argentina. 
III. Dorvilleidae. Physis (Sect. A), 32(n,85);325-342. 

Descriptions and illustrations of 6 species in 4 genera, following 
the taxonomic revision of Pettibone (1961). Agrees with Pettibone 
(1963) in placing Stauronereis annulatus as a junior synonym of 
Stauronereis rudolphi . The description of rudolphi includes a 
good discussion of variability in the maxillae. Original description 
and figures of Pettiboneia sanmatiensis n,g., n. sp. 


Orensanz, J.M. 1974. Los Anelidos Poliquetos de la provincia biogeografica 
Argentina. VI. Arabellidae* Physis (Sect, A), 33(n.87):381-408. 

Provides a key to genera which includes Notopsilus Ehlers and Cenothrix 
Chamberlin as subgenera of Arabella Grube. Arabella ( Arabella ) 
iricolor (no discussion of synonymies), Drilonereis filum and 
falcata are described and figured. 


Parfitt, E. 1866. Description of a Nereis new to science. The Zoologist, 
London, ser, 2, 1:113-114. 

Original description of the genus Dorvillea , 


Pettibone, M.H. 1961. New species of polychaete worms from the Atlantic 
Ocean, with a revision of the Dorvilleidae. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 
74:167-186. 

The first, much needed revision of the family Dorvilleidae. Divides 
the genus Dorvillea sensu lata into 4 genera, Dorvillea Parfitt, 
Stauronereis Verrill (re-established as valid), Papilliodorvillea 
new genus and Protodorvillea new genus. Stauronereis gracilis Hartman, 
1938, is put into Protodorvillea . A key to genera is provided. 



Pettibone, M*H. 1963. Marine polychaete worms of the New England Region, 
1 Aphroditidae through Trochochaetidae. Bull. U.S.N.M., 227(1): 

1-356, 83 figs. 

A classic work on east coast polychaetes. Descriptions and illustra¬ 
tions of species also found on the west coast are Arabella iricolor 
(_A, semlmaculata is placed as one of its junior synonyms), Drilonereis 
longa , Drilonereis magna (D, falcata put as a junior synonym, based 
on examination of the type), Stauronereis caecus and rudolphi 

annulata and S_. articulatus put into synonymy based on examination 
of the types). The synonymies of _A. semimaculata , falcata and 

S_. annulata have not been followed by west coast authors. 


Pilger, J. 1971. A new species of Iphitime (Polychaete) from Cancer 
antennarius (CrustaceaiDecapoda). Bull. So. Calif . Acad, Sci. , 
40(2):84-87. 

Description and illustration of Ipthime holporanchiata n. sp., plus 
a table of diagnostic characters of the 5 species in the genus. 


Rioja, E. 1941. Datos para el conocimiento de la fauna de poliquetos 
de las costas del Pacifico de Mexico. Anales Inst, Biol, Mex, , 
12:669-746. 

Records of Arabella iricolor , Oenone dyphillidia (?junior synonym 
of fulgida ) and redescription of Stauronereis articulatus. 


Savigny, J.C. 1818. Les Annelides, In Lamarck, J.B.de, Histoire 
naturelle des Animaux sans Vertebres presentant les caracteres gene- 
raux et particuliers de ce animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, 
leurs families, leurs genres, et la citation des principales especes 
qui s’y rapportent; precedee d’une Introduction offrant la determina¬ 
tion des caracteres essentiels de 1’Animal, sa distinction du vegetal 
et des autres corps naturals, enfin, 1’exposition des principes fonda— 
mentaus de la zoologie. Paris, 5:1-612. 

Original descriptions of the genus Oenone and Aglaura fulgida n.g, , 
n. sp, (later made the genotype Oenone ). 


Schmarda, L.K. 1861. Neue Wirbellose Thiere beobachtet und gesammelt 
auf einer Reise urn die Erde 1853 bis 1857. 1. Turbellarian, Rotatorien 
und Anneliden, pt. 2:1-164. 


Original description of the genus Notocirrus . 



Tread^vPil, A.L. 1906. Pol ychaeto-j=, annelids of the Hawa 
coLlecnsd by the Steaiter Aibc-'rjss in 1902. Eulletin 
Eirih Comissirn, for 1903, pt. 3, po, 1145-.ll8., f-gs. i-Sj 

0 :1 gin ji ciscriptno-i and fi^ ur ; o: Hotocin ug a tten-iatus 
' ttsnunc . 


Treadwell, a,L. 1)41. Pol^'chaecous annelids fro::i " west cu 
and Central /\inerica. Zool, (NY), 26(6): 17-2-'-. 

Original description and figures of Arc : p^clr i 

syncnyir. of il. saralmacclata . 


Webster It'9. innelida Chaec ooda of the 

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Wol. 2, No. 4 


VOUCHER SHEET 


Oenone fulqida (Savigny^ 1816) 
Lysaretidae 


Date Examined and Code: 


Keys Used: 


Other Literature: 



Important Characters: 


Related Species ^ Character Differences: 


Common Synonyms: 


Variability: 



June 13, 1983? AHF 13 

Fauchald, K, 1977 p. 111 
Fauchald, K. 1970 p. 1A3 
Hartman, D. 1944 p, 184 

Imajima, f'1. 1967, Bull. Nat. Sci. Plus. Tokyo, 10(4):404- 

441. 

Rioja, E. 1941, Anales Inst. Biol. Hex, 12:669-746. 

Chamberlin, R.V. 1919. f^em. Mus, Comp. Zool. Harv,, 48:1- 
514 

Ebbs, N.K. 1966. Bull. Plar. Sci., 16(3) ;485-555, 

Treadwell, A.L, 1921- Pub, Carnegie Inst., Wash., 15:1-131. 
Monro, C.C.A. 1933. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1933(1 ):1-96 
Sauigny, J.C, 1818. Hist, Nat. Anim. Saxs. Vert., 5:1-612. 

Dne distinct peristomial segment? 3 nuchal antennae; jaws 
with one pair of mandibles, five pairs of maxillae (maxilla 
I usually distally falcate, proximal end dentate) and one 
pair of prolonged maxillary carriers with an elongate median 
carrier; no branchiae; notopodia represented by enlarged, 
flattened dorsal cirri supported by acicula. Setae simple, 
capillary to geniculate and simple or bidentate hooks present. 

None along eastern Pacific coast of North America. 

Aqlaura fulqida Savigny, 1818 
Denone lucida Savigny, 1818 

Aqlaurides fulqida (Savigny, 1818) in Fauvel, 1917; Hartman, 
1944. 

□enone diphyllida Schmarda, 1861; Treadwell, 1921 
Oenone dyphyllida Rioja, 1941 
□enone teluri Chamberlin, 1919 

NOT Halla parthenopeia of Okuda, 1933 or Cenone fulqida of 
Imajuma & Hartman, 1964 ( Halla okudai Imajuma, 1967) 

Shape of simple setae from capillary to geniculate, with or 
without wings outside curve; start of bidentate subacicular 
hooks present from setigers 14-24 or setigers 40-60; arrange¬ 
ment and number of teeth on the different jaw pieces, forceps 
symmetrical or asymmetrical, shape and size of paired and 
median maxillary carriers; form and distribution of acicula. 




Vol. 2* No, 4 


□enone fulqida (continued) 
Lysaretidae 


Aids to Identification: 


Comments: 


The upright dorsal cirri, the arabellid-like head with three 
minute nuchal antennae and the jam arrangement are distincti\/e 
characters. 

The present large differences between the \/arious descriptions 
□f the pharyngeal apparatus and other variable characters 
may be caused by the presence of several different species, 
possibly as many as 5 or 6... The name and concept of 0. 
fulqida is retained here until such a study can be completed, 
Fauchald, 1970 {only species in genus). 

Fauchald, 1977, lists 4 species in Denone. 

Knox, G.A, and K.M, Green. 1972. The poiychaetes of New 
Zealand. Part 3. Lysaretidae. J, Royal Society Neu Zealand, 
2:431-434. ? New Species of Oenone ? 




\}ol. 2, Wo. 4 


VOUCHER SHEET 


ProtQdoryillea gracilis (Harbman, 1938) 
Doruilleidae 


Date Examined and Code: 


Keys Used; 


Other Literature: 


Important Characters: 


Related Species & Character Differences: 


Common Synonyms; 


Aids to Identification: 



Comments: 


June 13, 1983; HYP 22 

Hartman, 0, 1968 (Atlas) P, 815, 825 

Hartman, 0. 1944 p. 188 

Banse and Hobson, 1974 p, 90, 92 

Pettibone, 1961 p. 180 

Blake, J. 1979 p. 14Q 

Fauchald, K. 1977 p. 112 

Hartman, 0. 1938 Uniw. Calif. Publ. Zool., 43;93-112 

Hobson, K.O. 1971 Proc. Biol. Soc. UJash., 83:527-544 
Jumars, P. 1974 Zool. J, Linn. Soc., 54(2);101-135 

Parapodia uniramous, uiithout elongate dorsal cirrophores 
and natoacicula;neura5etae include simple capillaries, 
compound heterogomphs and simple furcate setae; palps 

long, with distal palpostyles; short, clauate antennae; 
4 rows of denticuled plates as maxillae present, plus 
maxillary, carriers and elongated mandibles flared and 
denticuled anteriorly; dorsal cirri short, ouoid; present 
on first setiger; bidentate, hooked tips of compound 
neurosetas; tuo eyes. 

P. kefersteini (riclntosh, 1B69), P, biarticulata Day, 
1963 and P. gracilis all have antennae present, urell- 

developed palpi and dorsal cirri on the first setiger. 
The antennae are articled in P. articulata and smooth or 
indistinctly articled in the other two species. P. 

gracilis has prominent subterminal spines on compound 
setae, while only the superiormost compound setae of P. 
kefersteini have at most indistinct spines. 

Stauronereis gracilis Hartman, 1938 
Dorvillea gracilis (Hartman, 1938) of Hartman, 1944 
Protodorvillea gracilis (Hartman, 1938) Pettibone, 19G1 
Protodorvillea recuperata Banse & Nicols, 1968 
Dorvillea kefersfeini auctt. (Refers to northeastern 

Pacific records.) 

General appearance is distinctive among common dorvilleids: 
long palpi, short antennae and short, clavate dorsal cirri 
without acicula. 

The presence or absence of parapodial setal lips and the 
prolongation of the parapodial lobe has often been used 
as a specific character. See Hobson 1971 for a discussion 
□f the lobes's variability. 



VOUCHER SHEET 


Voi. 2, Mo, 4 


Oaruilleidae sp, B 
Ooruilleidse 


Date Examined and Code: 


June 13, 1983; HYP 23 


Comments; Undescribed genus and species. See SCATIIT IMeu/sletter 

2(3): Four prouisional species of doruilleid polychaete 
from the northeastern Pacific^ by David E. Rontagne (LA 
Co,). 




UOUCHER SHEET 


Doruilleidae sp. C 
Dorvilleidae 


Date Examined and Code: June 13, 1983; HYP 24 

Undescribed genus and species. See SCAMIT Wemsletter 
2(3): Four provisional species of dorvilleid polychaete 
from the northeastern Pacific, by David E, Montagne (LA 
Co.). 


Comnients: 




Uol. 2, Na, 4 


VaiCHER SHEET 


Drilonereis lonqa Webster, 1879 
Arabellidae 


Date Examined and Code: 


Keys Used: 


Other Literature: 


Important Characters: 



elated Species & Character Differences: 


Variability; 


Aids to Identification; 


Comments; 


June 13, 1983s OCSO 23 

Hartman, 0. 1968 (Atlas) p* 796, 801 

Banse and Hobson, 1974 p* 89 
Harris, L, in SCATIIT 2(3) 

Pettibone, PI. 1963 Bull. U.S. Wat. Mus,, 227(1): 1-356. 
Hobson, K. 1971 Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 83:527-544 
Hartman, 0. 1944 Allan Hancock Pac. Exped. 10:1-238 

Webster and Bedict, 1984 

Mandibles missing (or very small and inconspicuous); 
maxillae I and II dentate; both pre- and poat-setal lobes 
of posterior parapodia prolonged, noticeably bilabiate; 
very slender tody and threadlike. 

No other described species on this coast has prolonged 

pre- and post-setal lobes. For other characters, see 

Drilonereis mexicana voucher or Drilonereis table (Harris 
in SCAMIT 2(3). 

In the original description Webster noted that one or both 
mandibles might be missing; when present, they are variable 
in shape and size. East coast specimens usually have 

mandibles (Pettibone, 1963); uest coast specimens appear 

to always lack them. 

The worm’s general appearance - very long and extremely 
slender (filiform) - is immeidately distinctive. 

Dave Montagne (LA Co. San.) is currently studying a worm 
that is superficially identical to the Drilonereis lonqa 
described in Hartman, 1960 that occurs as an endoparasite 
in Tharyx spp. 





Drilonereis mexicana Fauchaid* 1970 
Arabeilidae 


Date Examined and Code: 



Other Literature; 




ommon Synonyms: 


Uol, 2, No, A 


VOUCHER SHEET 


June 13, 1983; SCCliIRP 22 

Fauchald, K. 1970 p. 135, 13B 
Harris, L. in SCAPIIT 2(3) 

Hartman, 0. 1944 Allan Hancock Pac. Exped., 10:1-238 

Hartman, 0. 1968 Atlas, 828 pp* 

Banse and Hobson, 1974 Fish, Res. 8d., Canada, Bull, 
185:1-111 

Plaxilla I are falcate, proximally dentate; mandibles are 
absent; acicular spines projecting; presetal lobes absent; 
maxilla II dentate. 

The three species likely to be confused uith 0. mexicana 
in southern California are D. falcata Woore, 1911, 0. 
lonqa Webster, 1879, and 0. nuda f^oore, 1909. 0. falcata 

and 0. mexicana are superficially alike, and since D. 
falcata is so common, undissected specimens are apt to 
be lumped under that name, D, falcata , hou^ever, has con¬ 
spicuous large, black mandibles; it has short, rounded 
pre-setal lobes and thick, digitate-conical post-setal 
lobes. 0. mexicana has neither mandibles nor pre-setal 
lobes. D. nuda has no mandibles, uhile D. lonqa , reported 
to have rudimentary mandibles or none, also has no man¬ 
dibles in west coast specimens. D, lonqa is distinguished 
from D. mexicana by the former's possession of elongate 
pre- and post-setal lobes; 0. mexicana has only v/ery short, 
button-shaped post-setal lobes. D, longa is also very 

slender and threadlik, and can be identified on sight 
by this character. 0, nuda lacks mandibles but is distin¬ 
guished from D. mexicana by its proximally smooth maxilla 
I and its possession of lap, truncate pre-setal and digitate 
post-setal lobes. 

No observations on variation in the description; none 
noted in specimens, 

Drilonereis nuda of Hartman 1944, 1968 (in part) 

D. falcata auctt. 



Orilonereis mexicana (continued) 


Arabellidae 


Aids to Identification; Large specimens must be dissected to check for mandibles 

and if the proximal part of maxilla I is dentate or 

smooth. Also check shape of posterior post-sstal lobes. 
Small worms can be placed under a microscope to see the 
details of the jaw apparatus without dissection. 



Uol, 2, No* 4 


VOUCHER SHEET 


Notocirrus californiensis Hartman, 1944 
Arabellidae 


Date Examined and Code: 

Keys Used! 

Other Literature; 

Important Characters: 

Related Species & Character Differences; 

Variability: 

Aids to Identification: 


June 13, 1983; OCSD 24, PL23 

Hartman, 0, 1968 (Atlas) p. 807, 811 

Banse and Hobson, 1974 p. 88, 90 

Hartman, D. 1344. Allan Hancock Pac. Exped., 10:1-230 

Acicular spines present; maxilla I distally dentate; 
maxilla I uith 7 and 9 teeth; maxilla II with 7 and 13 
teeth; prostomium acute distally, longer than wide. 

N, attenuatus (Treadwell, 1906) has a distally rounded 
prostomium which is about as long as wide and maxilla 
I have 4 to 5 teeth. This species is poorly known. 

None noted in the literature or observed in specimens. 


Plust be dissected; easily confused superficially with 
Drilonereis species. 




SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION 
OF 

MARINE INVERTEBRATE TAXONOMISTS 


August 1983 Vol. 2, No. 5 


Next Meeting: 

September 19, I 983 

Place: 

Marine Biological Consultants 

947 Newhall Street 

Costa Mesa, CA 9262? 

Guest Speaker (tentative): 

John Engle, Catalina Marine 

Science Center 

Specimen Exchange Group: 

"Polydora-Boccardia" complex 

Topic Taxonomic Group: 

Orbinidae and Paraonidae 



MINUTES FROM AUGUST 15, 1983 

Picnic ; The first SCAMIT picnic was alot of fun. There was lots of 
great food and good company. Sales of t-shirts and mugs at 
the picnic made the day a successful fund raising day. 

Thanks to everyone who came. For those who couldn't make it, 
hope to see you next time. 



SCAMIT PICNIC 
July 30 , 1983 
Pt, Fermin Park 



New Committee ; An idea for a new committee was introduced. The new 
committee would expedite the decision making process for 
raising and spending SCAMIT funds. The issue was immediate¬ 
ly adopted. The new Fund Raising Committee members are 
Philip Chang, John Dorsey, John Ljubenkov, Tony Phillips, 
and John Shisko. This new committee will go into high 
gear once federal approval of SCAMIT's tax exempt status 
is granted. (The IRS says it is working on the file.) 

Guest Speakers : Three speakers took the floor and talked about 

different groups of crustaceans. The speakers and their 
talks were: 

Dr. Doug Diener on Cumacea 

Doug began by distributing a revised version of the Myers- 
Benedict key. Most of the problems encountered with 
cumaceans are due to the fact that there are many undescribed 
species and that there are few illustrations available. 

Doug estimated there is a year's worth of illustrating to be 
done. Then Dough briefly described the local fauna which is 
included in the voucher sheets. He also suggested to pick 
up cumaceans by the antennae or legs to prevent crushing 
the carapace. 

Brad Myers on Ostracoda 

Ostracods comprise an interesting group of organisms whose 
members range from swimmers to sessile formsj detrivores to 
carnivores, and marine to freshwater. VJhen ostracods were 
first discovered in I 76 O they were described as bi-valved 
insects. The fossil record of ostracods- is excellent 
(second only to forams) particularly of Podocopa. However, 
Podocopa are small and rarely seen in soft bottomed sampling, 
instead one finds Myodocopa. When dealing with ostracods 
external characters generally are sufficient for identifica¬ 
tion. Sexual dimorphism is critical as males inhabit the 
water column. The most efficient way to identify ostracods 
is to use illustrations. 

Bonnie Bain on Pycnogonida 

Bonnie began with the basics by handing out an illustration 
of Pycnogonid parts. She then explained the anatomy of 
Pycnogonids and some of the oddities of the group. For 
instance, the chelifore, is highly variable and it is not 
clear whether or not homologous to chelipeds of other 
arthropods. The oviger is an appendage that exhibits sexual 
dimorphism and can't be related to any appendage on other 
arthropods. Identifying Pycnogonids presents problems. 
Frequently juveniles cannot be identified. There is no 
single reliable key for the group. Literature is diffuse. 
Bonnie is hoping to help out. She's currently working on 
a species list, is sorting out synonyms, and has done a 
preliminary cladistic analysis on the group. ^ 




Vol. 2, No. 5 


Specimens VJanted ; The following people are interested in specimens 
for their research. If you have any, please send them on: 

Hermit crabs with commensal anenomes for 
John Ljubenkov 
La Mer 

P.O. Box 5202 

San Pedro, CA 9OO33 

Holothuroids for 

Mary Bergen 

Dept, of Biology, USC 

University Park 

Los Angeles, CA 9OO89-O37I 

Pycnogonids for 

Bonnie Bain 
603^ Malcolm Dr, 

San Diego, CA 921 15 


List of August 15, 

1983 Topic Specimens: 

LACO 15 

Diastylis pellucida 

SCCWRP 24 

Leptostylis sp. D 

PL 25 

Leptostylis sp. A 

MBC 17 

Procampylaspis sp. A 

oc 27 

Hemilamprops californica 

LACO 16 

Oxyurostylis pacifica 

MBC 16 

Leuroleberis sharpei 

PL 26 

Parasterope barnesi 

OC 28 

Bathyleberis californica 

HYP 25 

Rutiderma rostratum 

SCCWRP 25 

Scleroconcha triterburculata 

HYP 26 

Rutiderma lomae 


Job Openings ; Applications are now being taken for Water Biologist 
for the City of Los Angeles. Deadline for applications 
September 20 , 1983 ' ^or more information call John 
Shisko at (213) 772-339^ ext. 269 . Applications may be 
obtained by calling ( 213 ) 485-2468. 




VOLUME 2 CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS 


Number 1 


Corrections to "Voucher Sheet Corrections and Additions" under 
Goniada brunnea . . . fig. 2 maulata should be G_^ maculata . 

Rhepoxynius heterouspidatus should be Rhepoxynius heterocuspidatus . 

Corrections to the "Key to the Species of the Order Bullomorpha 
Body Characters". 2nd couplet of 2 Melaochlamys should be 
Melanochlamys and Philinne should be Philine . Note: The usage 
of Number 5 was omitted. 

Aglaja inermis (Cooper, 1862).1862 should be 1863 throughout 
synonomy. 

Agla.ja ocelligera (Bergh, 1893).I 893 should be 189^ throughout 
synonomy. Date examined is March l4 instead of March 13. 

Cylichnella culcitella (Gould, I 852 ). I 852 should be 1853 through¬ 
out . 

Melanochlamys diomedea (Bergh, I 893 ). I 893 should be 189^ 

throughout. Date examined is March 14 instead of March I 3 . 

Rictaxis punctocaelatus (Carpenter, 1864), Date examined is 
March 14 instead of March 13 , 

Number 2 


Molpadia intermedia . Add: (Ludwig, 1894). Molpadiida should be 
Molpadiidae, Molpadia musculus should be underlined. 

Number 3 

Under the headings 

Topic Taxonomic Group, Stillipedidae should be Stilipedidae, 

Lumbrineriopsis and Lumbri neridae: Lumbrineridae should 
be Lumbrinerides in both the heading and the text. 

Literature Committee: New references. Steele, D.H. 1982. 

The first Anonys should be Anonyx . 

Checklist of west coast Arabellidae, Iphitimidae... Biorin 
Chamberline, 1919 should be Biborin. 


Table of West Coast Drilonereis ; For Pj_ falcata under #4 
Maxillary formula 4 ( 7 ")' = 4 ( 7 ) - ... should be 4(7) + 4(7),,. 



(Number 3 continued) 


For D. longa under #5 Pre and Post Setal Lobe Shape change 
to Pre and Post-both prolonged in posterior. (If not 
changed, may lead one to believe there are two lobes for 
both pre and post setal lobes and all are prdTonged.) 


For ^ mexicana under #4 Maxillary formula no max 5 should 
be no max V 

Voucher Sheets 


Edwardsia sp. A should be Edwardsia sp. A* Isoedwarsia sp.A 
should be Isoedwardsia sp. A. 

Isoedwardsia sp, A under Related Species,,.(1) Edwardsia 
(Edwardsiella) californica Me Murrich 1913 should be (Me Murrich, 

i9Tin 

I soedwardsia sp, A should be changed to Edwardsiidae, juvenile, 

Permatula phasphorea var. californica add Kiikenthal, 1913' 

Under Important Characters! (2)... bring red... should be 
bright red... 



No . 5 


VOUCHER SHEET 

Hemilampro-ps californica Zimmer 19 36 
Lampropidae 


Vol. 2, 


Date Examined & Code ; 
Key Used ; 


August 15f 1983; OC 27 

D. Diener. Key distributed at meeting 
August 15 , 1983 


Other Literature : Carapace with cephalic shield, peduncle of 

uropod slightly longer than telson, telson 
with 5 terminal spines, 3 major spines,- 
central spine shorter, and two smaller 
spines between major spines, paired 
lateral spines 3 or U major pairs. Males 
with 3 pairs of pleopods. 


Related Species and Character Difference: 


Common Synonyms : 
Variability : 


Comments: 


Females can only be confused with Meso - 
lamprops dillonensis which have cephalic 
shield and 4 or 5 major pairs of lateral 
telsonic spines. Males with 2 pairs of 
pleopods, 

None 

Small specimens have less pronounced 
cephalic shield and fewer pairs of lateral 
telsonic spines. 

A common nearshore species found between 
8 and 100 meters on soft bottoms. Occurs 
along the entire California coast. 




VOUCHER SHEET 


Vol. 2, No. 5 


Procampylaspis sp. A 
Nannastacidae 


Date Examined Sc Code ; 
Key Used : 

Other Literature: 


August 15 , 1983 f MBC 17 

D. Diener, Key distributed at meeting 
August 15 . 1983 

Hale, H.M. 19^5- Rec. S. Aust. Mus., 8: 
145-218. 

Bonnier, J, I 896 . Ann, Univ. Lyon, 26: 

528 - 562 . 


Important Characters : Carapace generally with clinging detritus, 

shallow sulcus on lateral sides of carapace 
edged with a lateral row of papillae. 

Second maxilliped with rake-like dactylus 
and long ischium of p 1, 

Related Species and Character Differences: 


This species can easily be confused with 
one of the Campylaspis species, however 
the carapace shape and features of the 
MXP 2 easily differentiate this genus. 


Comments: 


An undescribed species common along the 
California coast between 55 and 180 meters. 




Diastylis pellucida 
Diastylidae 


Hart 1931 


VOUCHER SHEET 


Vol. 2, No, 5 


Date Examined <Ss Code: 


Key Used : 


Other Literature: 


Important Characters ; 


August 15 , 1983 ? LACO 15 

D. Diener, Key distributed at meeting 
August 15 . 1983 

Hart, J.F. I 931 . Contr. Can. Biol. Fish. 
N.S. 6:1-18. 

12:130-173* - - 

Lomakina. 1958, Opred Po Faunae 
S.S.S,R., 66:1-301. 

Telson with two terminal spines closely 
spaced, 2-7 pairs of lateral spines, 2 
faint oblique mid carapace ridges, small 
row of denticles form a lateral row from 
behind the eye onto the pseudorostrum. 


Related Species and Character Differences: 


Common Synonyms : 
Variability : 


Comments 1 


Diastylis abotti has 2 strong and 1 weak 
lateral carapace ridges, however, uropod 
peduncle subequal to length of telson. 

D. pellucida uropod peduncle about I .7 x 
length of telson. Small specimens and 
juveniles easily confused with Leptostylis 
species. 

None. 

Number of paired lateral telsonic spines 
is size dependent, small specimens with one 
pair, large adults with up to 7 pairs. 

An offshore species found between 30 to 
600 meters from southern California to 
Alaska. 




Vol. 2, No» 5 


VOUCHER SHEET 

Qxyurostylis pacifica Zimmer 1936 
Diastylidae 


Date Examined & Code: 


Key Used : 


Other Literature: 


Important Characters : 


August 15r 1983? LACO l6 

D, Diener. Key distributed at meeting 
August 15, 1983 

Zimmer, C. 1936. Proc. U.S. Nat* Mus,, 
83 : 423 - 439 * 

Zimmer, C. 191^3 • Arch. Naturgesch 

12 :130-173- 

Telson long and tapering to a point, 
carapace and thoracic somites rough covered 
with fine denticles. 


Related Species and Character Differences : 


Common Synonyms : 
Variability : 
Comments: 


0* tertia has highly sculptured carapace 
which is lacking in 0_, pacif ica . 

None 

A distinct species at all sizes. 

A common southern California species found 
in 10 to over 100 meters in sand silt 
bottoms. 




Leptostylis sp. A 
Diastylidae 


VOUCHER SHEET 


Vol. 2, No. 5 


Date Examined & Code ; 
Key Used ; 

Other Literature : 

Important Characters : 


August 15 , 1983; SCCWRP 24 

D. Diener. Key distributed at meeting 
August 15> 1983 

Sars, G.O. I 9 OO. Cumacea 3:1-114. 

Jones, N.S. 1963* N.Z. Ocean. Inst., 
Mem. No 23:1-80. 

Smooth narrow carapace, uropod penduncle 
2 X + longer than telson. 


Related Species and Character Differences : 

There are at least 4 underscribed species 
of this genus along the California coast. 

L. sp. A can be distinguished from L. sp. 

B by its narrow hairless carapace, Trom 
sp. C by lack of small teeth on tip of 
pseudorostrum and relatively equal length 
of uropodal endopods and exopods, and 
from L. sp. D by uropod penducle longer 
than X the telson length and telson not 
square when viewed from the dorsal surface. 

Comments ; A fairly common undescribed species found 

in central and southern California in water 
depths between 20 and 100 meters. 




Leptostylis sp. D 
Diastylidae 


Vol, 2, No. 5 


Date Examined & Code: 


Key Used i 


Other Literature: 


Important Characters : 


August 151 1983; PL 25 

D. Diener, Key distributed at meeting 
August 15, 1983 

Sars, G.O. I 9 OO. Cumacea 3 j1“11^» 

Jones, N.S, 1983« N.Z. Ocean, Inst,, 

Mem, No, 23!l-80, 

Uropod peduncle less than 2 X telson length. 
Anus inflated so telson appears square 
when viewed from above, 


Related Species and Character Differences : 

See comments for Leptostylis sp. A. 

An undescribed species, more work needs to 
be done on this species to determine if it 
is different from L. sp. A. 


Comments: 









KEY TO THE CALlEOnWIA OJllACEA, DOUGLAS DIEUEIl 

KEY TO GEiJEUA OF CUOAOEA 
FEMAI-ES AND IMMATUHE MALES 


1. No telson (some telGons are small) Figure I2 
Tel son present but may be small Figure 1...11 


2. Double rov/ of spines or spinules on mlcl-dorsal carapace, 
spines tetbiced on small specimens, P4 witiiout exopod ...3 


Carapace without double row of spines.......'I 

3 . Pigmented eyG-.-- ..... . . . Vaunthompson i a 

No pigmented eye, PI to r3 witli exopodites (known from 1 
Individual Caiman, 1912).. .Bathycuma 

Exopodites only on first pair of legs..Cyclaspi3 


Exopodites on more than tiie first pair of legs.. ...5 

dl.). 

5. Exopodites only on tlie first'^pair of legs (Note, exopodites 
on PI and P2 for females and on PI to P4 for males); 
carapace sulit r i angul a r in lateral view Figure 2........... 6 

Expod it L*s on the first three pairs of logs,* carapace not 
s u b t r i a ng o 1 a r.......0 


10. Eye present; 4 thoracic segments visible (Ist segment not 
visible, 3rd sogtiieat overla(>s adjacent segments) P4 witli 
small exopod? P2 with distal brush of setea on propodus and 
dactylus but no spines Figure 3...Lep tocuma 


Eye absent; 5 free tlioracic segments with the 3rd segment 
normal P2 with the s|)ines and setae Figure 3,.,. — Leucon 

11. Telson with less than three terminal spines Figure l...,12 

Telson with three or more terminal spines Figure 1.10 

12. Telson with two terminal spines posteriorly directed 

Figure I.... ..13 

Telson wi tii no terminal spines or tv/o ver y ama 11 ventrally' 
directed spines Figure 1....... ... -- 1 [i 

13. Third and foartli thoracic somites markedly elongate, 
together about one-half the length of the carapace; P2 and 


P3 separated..... . . . Piasty 1 opsi s 

Thoracic somites not markedly e legate ........ ..-.14 

14. Telson short and somewhat bulbous; antcnniile poorly 
developed, Exopodites and on P3 and P4 rudiinontary 
Figur e 1...-.... Lep toiity l i s 

Telson metllum to long, tapered distally witli numerous 
lateral spines, basal portion may be cylindrical...15 


G. Carapace bulbous and .exteiuling back over free thoracic 
segments; eye poorly developed Figure 2.. .......7 

Carapace not .so; eye well dovelope<J Figure 2, Cume 1 1a 

7. Mx|> 2 not strongly toothed forming a rake; Art. 2 of Pi 


short, 2113 or less of art- 1; Figure 3........ . . Campy 1 asp i s 

Mx'> 2 strongly toothed forming a rake; Art* 2 of I’l long, 
4()?i of art. 1; Figure 3... ■ .. Procampy laspi s 

0. Carapace truncate arjte r i o ra H y , witli ante roven t ra 1 

projection Figure 2.... .....,9 

Carapace not truncate anteriorly Figure 2...Ill 

. Uropods witli Gxopodite longer than ondopoilite; pseudorostruii 
prominent ami nearly vertical Figure 2.. Endure 1 lopsis 

Uropods with erulopodlte longer than exopod I te; psoudorostruni 
not evident Figure 2,..... ... Eudore 1 la 


15. Telson tapered; posterior anal portion of telson long; 
numerous lateral spines; anteimules an<l exopodites on P3 


and P4 well developed,. Pi as ty 1 i s 

Telson elongate; basil portion cylindrical and much longer 
than the posterior anal portion; carapace denticulate; eye 
wanting; rare....... Makrokyl i ndrus 

1A - Telson short... - -.....17 

Telson long, tapering to an acute and slightly upturned 
point. .... Oxyurostyl i s 

17. Two very small ventral ly directed spines on telson; eiidoiJod 
of uro(K>d with 2 or 3 sognent s ................ Ancli i colour us 

ho apical spines; endoporl of uropod with only 1 segment; 1 
or 2 pair.s uf rudimentary pleopods (known from I individual 
Uaker 1912).... pseudocuivia 

IB. Eye wantintj; carapace deiiressed and broad, 

PAPE. Paralamprop s 

Eye present, carapace not as above 19 


1 


2 





































J9. Carapace with "cephalic shield" figure ?...2(1 

Carapace without "cephalic shield" ....21 


20. Telsoii with S terminal spines, 3 major, 7 . minor, and 3 to 4 

pairs of lateral spines (occassionally 2 to 5). 

... Ilemi laiaprops cai i fornica 

Telson as above, 4 to S pairs of lateral spines 
(<}ccassionally 3 to . ..... . . . Mesolamprops dl llottensis 

21. No lateral tel sonic paired spines.... Lamprop s carinat a 

L. tooales1 

L. sp. C vest Inal male 
T. sp. ? Cladfelter 
L. sp. D 

Witli lateral telsonic paired spines,....22 



3 


KEY TO GHMERA OF CIJMACCA II 
ADULT AND SUB-ADULT MALLS 


1. Wo telson (some telsons are small) Figure L,, ..2 

Telson present ..,,,,.....,....,,.,-,,,.-.......,.,11 

2. No pleopods.. ....3 

Pleopods present .... 5 

3. Carapace bulbous aiui extending back over free thoracic 

seaments! eye poorly u.jve loped or if well developed 
occurring as a single ocular group Figure 2...,..,4 

Carapace not as above; eye or median ocular group well 
developed; generally small species .. . Cuniel la 

4. Mxp 2 not strongly toothed forming a rake; Art. 2 of PI 

short, 21)!, or less of art. 1; Figure 3. Campylaspis 

Mxp 2 strongly toothed forming a rake; Art, 2 of PI long, 
4 01 of art. 1; eye wanting .. Procanipylaspi s 

5. Tv;o pairs of pleopods...G 


More than two pairs of pleopods (5 [la i r of pleopods) .d 


6. Carapace truncate an teriora 11 y, Figure 2...............7 

Carapace not truncate anteriorly....... Louoon 

7- Ifropods with exopodite longer than endopod i te . . Ludorc 1 lopsl s 
Uropods with endopodite longer than exopodite ..... LudoreI la 
fl- Exopodites only on first pair of legs. . . . . . . Cyclas pis 

Exopod ites on at least the first two pairs of legs.........9 


9. 4 thoracic segments visible (1st ai.-gment not visible, 3rd 

segment overlaps adjacent segments), P2 witli distal brush of 
setae on i)orpodus and dactylus but no spines 

Figure 3.... Leptocuma 

5 thoracic segments tree and visible:, P2 without distal 
brush of setae on terminal joints, but with spines on at 
least d a c t y 1 u s .. . . . ...IB 


Id. Lye well developed 


Va untliompson i a 


Lye not well developed (known from 1 
19121....... 


individual Caiman, 


llatlivcutna 



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11. Telfion with less than three terminal spines 
Tel son with cliroe or more terminal splnss 


.. 12 


12. No pleopods ... Lamp re [ >3 

Pleopods present..13 

13. Two pairs of pienpods.... Hesolamptops 

TJ>ree pairs of pleopods.....1-1 

H. Eye present; carapace not depressed; slightly 
compressed.... Hemi lamprops 

Eye wanting; carapace depressed and broad; 

rare ........................................... Paralamprops 

15. Telson with two terminal spines posteriorly directed .,,.16 

To I Son with no terminal spines or two very sina 11 ventral 1 
directed spines. ....20 

16. Tlilrd and fourtli tlioracic somites markedly elongate, 

together about one-half the lengtli of the carapace.. 

...... Pi astylops t s 

Thoracic somites not markedly elogate......,,...17 

17. Telson short and somewliat hulbous; antennule i>oorly 

rfeve loped.. Leptostyl is 

Telson medium to long, tapered disLally with numerous 
lateral spines, hasa! portion may lie cylintrical.Ifl 

iil. Telson tapered; posterior anal portion of telson long 
. Diastylis 

'I’elson elongate; basil portion cylindrical and tnuch longer 
tl^afj tlpe posterior anal portion; carapace denticulate; eye 
wantin'); r a r e .... ilaktokyl indr us 

19. Telson siiort... 

Telson lone), tapering to an acute and slightly upturned 
[JO int......... Qxyuros ty 1 i s 

20. Two very small vcntrally directed spines on telson; endopod 

rjf uropod with 2 or 3 segments.. /me hi colour us 

No apical spines; endopod of iJro[>o(l with only 1 segment; i 
or 3 pairs of rudimentary pleopods (known from I Individual 
haker 1913).... ♦.Pseudocuma 


5 


DIASTYLIDAR SPECIES LIST 


1. Anchicolurus occidentalis (Caiman, 1912) Mearshore species 
~ in CariT^ to Oregon 5 to 40 meters 


2 . Jiasty 1is abbotti 

Northern Calif, 


Cl adfetter, 19 7 4 Offshore species 
13 to IOC meters 


3. Pi astyl 1 s call fornlca Zimrner, 19 36 Offshore spcicies 

S, Calif, to N. Calif. 25 to 12(' meters 

4. Diastyl i s p araspinulosoL Zimmer, 1926 Offshore species 

S. Calif, to hearing Sea 40 to 110 meters in Calif. 

Diastylis pelluclda Hart, 1931 Offshore species 

S. Calif, to Alaska 30 to 600 meters 


6. Pi as tyl i s a sp. n. Given, 1970 Offslioro siiecie: 

S. Calif, to N. Calif. k/DM to llO meters 

7. Piastylis sp. A Given, 1970 Canyon species 

llueneme to Monterey Canyon 450 to 750 meters 


fl. Diastylis sp, H 
S. Calif 


Given, 1970 Offshore species 

06.5 meters 


9- Diastylopsia dawsoni Smith, 1030 Offshore species 

i’t. Argue llo to Alaska raffe south of Monterey Uay 

13 to 100 motors 


10. Pi as ty lops 1 s tenuis Zimmer, 1936 Nearshore s(>ecies 

S- Ca I i r to Point Argue! lo (one record from Monterey *iuy) 

n to 36 meters 


11. 

Leptostylis sp. A 

S. & Central Calif. 

Given, 

19 70 

21 to 

no 1 

Offsijore s[jecios 
meters 

12. 

Leptostylis sp, B 

S. Calif. 

Gi v (?n, 

19 70 

1 1 to 

t dll 

Offsliore species 
meters 

13. 

Leptostyiio sp. C 

Santa Monica hay 

hi etie r 

45 meters 


14. 

LejJtostyiis sp, P 

L.A. liarijor 

D i 0 n e r 

16 meters 


15. 

Hair ok^lyl i ndi u;; s|#. 

La Jolla Canyon 

Civen, 

1970 

976 meter 

s 

16. 

Oxyurostyl i3 pacLfica 
h. “Calif. 

Zimmer, 

19 3fi 

10 to 

100 

meters 

17. 

Oxyurostyli3 tertia 

Z j mine r , 

1943 




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September 1983 


SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 
OF 

MRINE INVERTEBRATE 


ASSOCIATION 

TAXONOMISTS 


Vol. 2, No. 6 


Next Meeting! 
Place: 


Guest Speaker (for sure): 

Specimen Exchange Group: 
West Coast Shell Show 1983: 



Taxonomic Group: 


October 10, I 983 

Marine Biological Consultants 
947 Newhall Street 
Costa Mesa, CA 9262? 

Jack Engle, Catalina Marine Science 
Center on the Channel Islands Project 

Tellinidae 

Saturday and Sunday, October 22 & 23 at 
FTeischmann Auditorium, Santa Barbara Museum 
of Natural History, 2559 Puesta Del Sol Road. 

" Polydora - Boccardia ” complex 


MINUTES FROM SEPTEf/ffiER 19, 1983 

A Token of Thanks : Chuck Mitchell was presented a set of SCAMIT mugs and 
T-shirts for him and his wife for a small way of saying thanks for use of the 
MBC lab for our meetings. Chuck's generosity has been a big factor in SCAMIT's 
success. Thanks. Chuck; 


Neophyte SCAMIT Member : Tony Phillips missed performing his duties of 
distributing the exchange specimens because he was tending his new daughter, 
Kara Marie. She was born September I 5 and weighed in at 2,78 kg (6 lb, 2 oz.) 
and 48.6 cm (20") long. Congratulations I 

Good News from the IRS : SCAMIT has received recognition of tax exempt status 
from the IRS. Now we are ready to work on obtaining some major funding. The 
fund raising committee will be meeting before October to develop plans for 
raising money. 

Anenome VJorkshop : John Ljubenkov will be conducting a workshop on anenomes 
which will be on November 21, at 10:00 AM at Cabrillo Beach Marine Museum. 


Statistical Seminar : We have tentatively planned to sponsor a 
|Lctical Application of Biological statistics. This "will be 
^ing for a series of days. We will be discussing this idea in detail 


seminar 
hela in 




at the next 


meeting. 


We need suggestions for format and subjects and 


the 



recommendation of people who teaoh such seminars. We want to offer a course 

* |t will stress how to use statistics and are looking for people that have 
zh biological and statical backgrounds to teach it. Bring your ideas to 
the next meeting. Correspondent members please call John Shisko, (213) 
322 - 3131 , or Ann Martin, (714) 540-2910 x268. 

Interagency Calibration ; Members of SCAMIT want to encourage local agencies 
to communicate with each other and work toward using standardized equipment y 
and sampling techniques. Consequently we are planning a one day workshop 
to discuss equipment and sampling standardization. This will be discussed 
further at the next meeting. We need your suggestions for this project tool 

Qrbiniid Key : Leslie Harris is working on a new key for Orbiniids. She 
would like interested persons to critique it for her- Please call her at 
SCCWRP, ( 213 ) 435 - 7071 , for a copy. 


Helpful Hints ; Leslie Harris learned of Michael Ewing's technique of using 
methyl green on Capitellids at the Australian Polychaete Conference, She 
tried it on some of her worms and liked the results. Below are illustrations 
of her results. Note that the darker target stain (or Mediomastus 
ambiseta ) will be consistent for the species but that the secondary stain 
will show intraspecific variability. 


F^ediomastus 

californiensis 


Mediomastus 

ambiseta 


Notomastus 

hemipodus 




secondary target 
stain stain 



Sue Vi/illiams mentioned that a 1-2^ solution of alcin blue shows up antennal 
scars for Hesionidae. 

New Voucher Sheet Format ; This month the voucher sheets have a new format. 

It is the format we are considering for the Amphipod Atlas. 

List of September 19, 1983 Topic Specimens ! 

0C29, SCCV/RP27 Acesta catherinae 

PL27 Acesta simplex 

PL28 Leitoscoloplos elongatus 

HYP27 Allia ramosa 

OC 3 O Tauberia gracilis 

Problems with Leitoscoloplos ; VJhile looking at the PL28 specimens, it 
became apparent there may be confusion over separating Leitoscoloplos elongatus 
and L^ mexicanus . To resolve this we need large specimens of Leitoscoloplos . 
Participating members--bring them in at the October meeting. Also participants 
call Tony about your exchange species. 





T-avels with This is a new feature of the newsletter. Sue ^ 

hks aade. arrangfments for SCALTIT to run_a sejies featuring pr. Olga s 

'letters v/ritten on her 2urcpean tour. The first installment oegins rf^-th 
description of her research fellowship and her preparations -or -ne trip. 


Sarah Berliner Research Fellowship, $1,500.—Olga Hartman, research toologist, 
Allan Hancock Foundation, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. 
Birthplace, Waterloo, Illinois. A.3. 1926, University of Illinois; M.A. 1933i 
?h.D. 1936, University of California; special study at Karris Teachers College, 
St. Louis, Missouri, and Columbia University. 

Zoological laboratories throughtout this country have a direct interest in 
the problem which Dr. Hartman will pursue as Sarah Berliner Fellow. Dr, 
Hartman's subject, on which she has been specializing since she began her 
graduate work, is the polychaetous annelids, especially those of the Pacific 
waters. 

For various reasons, the annelids have proved particularly useful in all 
kinds of experimental work, and almost every zoological laboratory has 
occasion to use them. However, beiological research based on annelids has 
been handicapped, because the American forms have never been properly classi¬ 
fied and described. 

Dr. Hartman has already surveyed all the available material in this country, 
and is regarded as the authority on these forms in the western hemisphere. 

On the fellowship she proposes to study the collections and literature on 
annelids in Europe, and complete the writing of her monograph, which will be 
welcomed by zoological laboratories everywhere. Dr. Hartman has already 
published more than a dozen studies. 

In 1937 Dr. hartman was research zoologist at the Scripps Institution of 
Oceanography, where Dr. stina Gripenberg carried on research as International 
Fellow last year. 


LETTERS 

by Olga Hartman 

Los Angeles, 5 1939 

Dear Folks: There has been such a rapid succession of events during the past 
few weeks, that all thoughts of correspondence have been rather difficult. 
Foremost of all, a fellowship has been granted to me which will permit a year 
of travel through Europe, and again eastern U.S. That takes effect in June, 
and many things remain to be done before then, I am thoroughly delighted, 
of course, to have been the fortunate recipient of the grant, but realize 
that there are many responsibilities and obligations accruing thereto. 

Plans now indicate that I will sail from San Pedro, (have booked passage on 
the Amerika . (East Asiatic), sailing May 31), through the canal, and thence 
to England, where I expect to be in London for two months. Is months in 
Hamburg, Germany^ Is months in Paris, and a brief stay in Naples. With such 
plan, I would return to America from the Mediterranean, on to Yale (New Haven, 
Conn.) for 2s months, and to Washington for Is months, returning to Los 
Angeles overland. The program does sound like a lot of traveling, and there 
are, in addition, a number of side trips that should be included, thus Ply¬ 
mouth, England for the marine station, Helsingfors, Finland if possible, to 
look in on the activity of the biological station there, etc. So many people 
have interesting suggestions to make, and friends whom I must look up, etc. 
Right now I have most to be concerned about steamship companies, passports, 

methods cf transport of important baggage, etc. - 

- Our mountains are snow covered, and are beautiful and contrasting 

sight to the palms and tropical vegetation all about us. The snow covered 
hills are as close as Pasadena- 

Our little Malayan lemurs are a source of much interest to many people. They 
exist mainly on bananas and raw eggs, but relish persimmons and raw liver. 

They have a few minor personal arguments, but are never quarrelsome or 
pugnacious. 

-The Allen Hancock Foundation 
University of Southern Cal. 

To be continued next month. 






Tabular Guide To 
Southern California 
Female Cylinoroleberididae 
By Brad Myers 



Californica 

Garthi 

Hancock! 

Barnesi 

Hulingsi 

Sp. k : 

Pilosa 

Carapace Length (mm) 

2.66-2.69 

1.80-1.85 

2.17-2.59 

1.43-1.59 

1.34-1.60 

1.12-1.20 

1.3-1.9 

Bristles proximal to 
a-bristle, mandible 

2 

2 

3 

1 

2 

1 

1 

Bristles between a-and 
b bristles, mandible 

1 

1 

2 

0 

0 

0 

1 

Bristles lateral to b- 
bristle, mandible 

0 

3 

6 

0 

0 

0 

4 

Lateral bristles 7 th 
limb 

6 

6 

11 

6 

4 

6 

6 

Ant 1 d-bristle 

P 

P 

P 

A 

A 

A 

A 

Sensory bristle of 

Ant 1 with proximal 
bristle 

P 

P 

P 

A 

A 

A 

P 

Length of exopodite in 
relation to 1st 
endopodite podomere, 
mandible 

1/10 

1/2 

2/3 

2/3 

1/2 

2/3 

2/3 









Rutiderma lomae 
Rutidermatida 

Voucher #HYP 26 


Juday 1970 
August 15, 1983 


Literature Citation: Juday I907, Ostracoda of the San Diego 

Region, II Littoral Forms, Univ. of Calif, 
in Zool. 3(9)!l35-156. 


Synonomy: Philomedes lomae Juday 1907 

Not Philomedes lomae of Kornicker 1958 


Primary Diagnostic Characters: ^ Distinct rostral notch; valve 

with 2 well developed horizontal ribs with faint 
riblets radiating outward originating at major 
ribs; caudal process fairly distinct. 

Variability: 1.42-1.46 Adult 



RuLidrrma lomae adult female 


Ruiidema lomae^ adult male 






Rutiderma lomae (Juday 190 ?) 



Pertinant Literature: 

Kornicker and Myers I9SI, 
pp. 10 - 18 , figs. 5 - 10 . 

Baker 1975 (use data with caution) 


Depth Range; 31 *^- 100 in 


Distribution: 

From Kornicker and Myers 1981 » 
Catalina, Oxnard, Velero Sta. #5092 
OCSD Sta. B 3 . 

From Juday 1907 » off San Diego. 

From Baker 1975 ,off Mexican Border. 
From Myers (personal notes) off 
Zuma Beach. 






Rutiderma rostratum Juday I 907 

Rutide rmatidae 

Voucher #HYP 25 August 15, 1983 


Literature Citation: Juday 1907- Ostracoda of the San Diego 

Region, II Littoral Forms, Univ. of Calif. 
Publ. in Zool. 3(9):135-156* 


Synonomy: Rutiderma rostrata Juday I 907 

Rutiderma rostrata in part of authors (Ref. Kornicker 
Sc Myers I 98 I) 

Rutiderma rostratum Juday 1907, emendation of 
Kornicker & Myers 1981 


Primary Diagnostic Characters: Distinct Rostral Notch; valves 

weakly ornamented with two horizontal ribs (may 
be faint and difficult to see; posteroventral 
region only slightly produced). (Appears slightly 
rounder than figures indicate.) 


Variability: Size ^ .95-1.40mm 



Rutiderma rostratum, adult female 


Rutiderma rostratum^ adult male 












Rutiderma rostratum 


Juday 1907 



Pertinant Literature: 

Kornicker and Myers 1981, pp. ^-10, 
figs. 1-4. 

Baker 1975 (use data with caustion) 


Depth Range: 6 O- 3 OO’ 


Distribution: 

From Kornicker and Myers 1981, 
Oxnard, Monticeito. 

From Baker 1975f Pt. Conception 
to San Diego. 

From Myers (personal notes) 
Ensenada Mexico, Estero Bay 40' 


Scleroconcha trituberculata 
Philomedidae 


Lucas 1931 


Voucher #SCCWHP 25 August 15, 1983 


Literature Citation: Lucas 1931* Some ostracoda of the Vancouver 

Island Region. Contr. Can. Biol, Fish. 
6(17n.s.):397-^16. 


Synonomy: Philomedes trituberculatus Lucas 1931 

Scleroconcha trituberculata (Lucas) of Poulsen 1962, 
of Baker 1975* 


Primary Diagnostic Characters: Highly sculptured with three 

primary ribs longitudinally on valves, well 
defined caudal process and rostrum. (Do not 
confuse with the smaller genus Harbansus which 
has only 5-6 furcal claws). 

Variability: Size 2.3mm ^ (largest seen) 














Lucas 1931 



Depth Range: 60 O-I 698 ’ 


Distribution: 

From Lucas 1931f Puget Sound, 

From Baker 1975» (Myers noted 
discrepancies may exist in Baker’s 
data on this species). 

From Myers (personal notes) 

Santa Monica Bay 60 O’ • 

Off Orange County 6 OO* 

Coronado Island 366 m 
Newport Beach l40m 








Baker 1979 


Bathyleberis californica 
Cylindroleberididae 


Voucher #0C 28 


August 15f 1983 


Literature Citation; Baker J,H. 1979. Three species of 

Bathyleberis (Ostracoda Myodocopina) 
from southern California, U.S.A.). 
Crustaceana 36(3)^287-301. 


Synonomy; Bathyleberis sp. C - General usage for SCCV/RP and 
SCAMIT associated organizations 1975-1979» to 
Avoid Nomen Nudem usage based on Ph.D. dissertation 
by Baker 1975. 


Primary Diagnostic Characters; Basic Cylinoroleberidiae 

for southern California. Must count bristles 
on Ant. 1. (d. Bristle must be present for 
Bathyleberis see noted characters on figs, and 
refer to included tabular guide comparisons 
(also use Baker 1979)* 





















Baker 1979 


Bathyleberis californica 



Pertinant Literature: 

Sexual Dimorphism: Male more 
elongate than female, dorsoposterior 
angle indented, tufts of posterior 
hairs. 


Depth Range: 9.1-^01,4m 


Distribution: 

From Baker 1979> Pt. Conception to 
San Diego 







Baker 1978 


Parasterope barnesi 
Cylindroleberidiae 

Voucher #PL 26 August 15» 1983 


Literature Citation: Baker, J.H. 1978. Two new species of 

Parasterope (Myodocopina, Ostracoda) 
from southern California. Crustraceana 
35(2):139-151. 


Synonomy; Parasterope sp. B - General usage for SCCV/RP and 
SCAMIT associated organizations 1975-1978*. 


Primary Diagnostic Characters: For females; seven bristles 

on 7th - 8th podomere of antennal, bristle 
absent at base of basal endite on the mandible, 
and no bristles between the a and b bristles 
on the mandible. (See tabular key and Baker 1979-) 





*See Bathyleberis californica 


Baker 1978 


Parasterope ..barnesi 



Pertinant Literature: 


Depth Range: 6,1-401. 


Distribution! 

From Baker 197B, Pt. Conception to 
San Diego. 

From Myers (personal notes) 
Catalina Island 20-40' 

San Clemente Island 








Kornicker 1981 


Leuroleberis sharpei 
Cylindroleberididae 

Voucher #MBC l6 August 15,1983 


Literature and Code: Kornicker, L.S. I 98 I. Revision, Distri¬ 
bution, Ecology, and Onotogeny of the 
Ostracode Subfamily Cyclasteropinae 
(Myodocopina: Cylindroleberididae)* 

Smiths. Contr. to Zool. #319* 


Synonomy: Cylindroleberis lobiancoi - Sharp 1908 

Cycloleberis lobiancoi - of Hobson & Chess 1976 
Cycloleberis americana - of Baker 1975 

Cycloleberis so.D - In use by SCCWRP & SCAMIT 1979-1983- 

(=C. dentata manuscript name only) 


Primary Diagnostic Characters: Distinguished easily from other 

southern California Ostracods by its ovoid 
general outline, lack of sculpturing, generally 
translucent whitish valves and large size 
{often 4-6mm). 



Figure 27 


Fig. 27 from 
Kornicker 1981 


Fig. 28 from 
Kornicker 1981 



Kornicker 1981 


Leuroleberis sharpei 



Pertinant Literatures 

Sexual Dimorphism: Male slightly 
more elongate with vertical row 
of setae on posterior of valves. 


Depth Ranges 5"351ni 


Distribution: 

From Kornicker 1981, Monterey Bay 
to Baja California and Gulf of 
California. 

From Baker 1975i Point Conception 
to San Diego. 


Ecology: Sandy bottom not uncommon in 

high surf areas such as Huntington 
Beach and San Onofre (Myers personal 
data). 









WEST COAST LEITOSCOLOPLOS 




number of 

branchiae 




species 

subpodial 

thoracic 

begin in/ 

shape thoracic 

furcate 

pigmentat.ion 

lobe 

setigers 

on setiqer 

neuropodia1 lobe 

setae 

(preserved) 


ELONGATA 

absent 

15 to 21t 

1-3 usually 
transition 

thorax/ 

13 to 18 

low transverse ridge 
with small papillar 
lobe at midlength 

present 

reticulated brown an 
dorsum between bran¬ 
chial bases; branch¬ 
ial tips S foliacsDu 
flanges on ventro¬ 
lateral sides of ab¬ 
domen often dark 

KERGUELENSIS 

absent 

9 to 10 

abdomen/ 

11 to 16 

short, triangular 
lobe 

only in 
immatures, 
not adults 

none 

MEXICANUS 

absent 

13 to 14 

thorax/ 

11 to 13 

cirriform to digi¬ 
tate, ventral to 
acicular lobe in 
thorax 

absent 

either all white or 
evenly brown 

PANAMENSIS 

present 

16 to 18? 

transition 

abrupt 

thorax/ 

11 to 12 

simple lobe at mid¬ 
length in anterior? 
posterior lobes div¬ 
ided, lower one re¬ 
sembles a ventral 
cirrus* 

present 

none 

sp, A 

absent 

13 to 15 

thorax/ 

12 to 13 


?present 

transverse band on 
peristomium; pro- 
stomium w/ 2 eye¬ 
like patches & 1 
large median spot 


* »» 


A second lobe is present at segments 13 or 14 belov/ the subpodial lobe and in the 15th or last thoracic segment a 
third lobe is present which is continued back through the first 8 to 10 abdominal segments," Hartman, 1957 




KEY TO WEST COAST ORBINIIDAE 


Adapted from Hartman, 1969; Fauchald, 1972, 1977 


la. Two asetlgerous anterior segments . 2 

lb, A single asetlgerous anterior segment . 5 

2a. Branchiae present on all but a few anterior and posterior 

segments . PROTOARICIELLA . 3 

2b. Branchiae absent . 4 

3a, 1-5 furcate setae in all notopodia {may be absent in a 

few posteriormost notopodia); notopodial postsetal lobe 
begins as short digitate lobe, elongates thru setigers 
4-16, then gradually shortens to become a short conical 

papilla.PROTOARICIELLA OLIGOBRANCHIA 

3b, Furcate setae absent in first 9 notopodia, then 2 in 

tenth and succeeding notopodia; notopodial postsetal lobe 
elongate throughout body, does not change size or shape 
.PROTOARICIELLA sp. A Williams 

4a. Thoracic setae all capillaries . , . ORBINIELLA NUDA 

4b. Thoracic setae include capillaries and acicular spines 

.GENUS A SPECIES A Williams 


5a. Prostomium rounded or truncate . . , NAINERIS ..... 6 
5b, Prostomium more or less pointed. 9 


6 a. Branchiae present from setigers 20-23, small and 

inconspicuous.NAINERIS NANNOBRANCHIA 

6 b. Branchiae present from a more anterior thoracic setiger, 
large and conspicuous.7 

7a, Thoracic neuropodia with subuluncini in addition to 

regular uncini; branchiae present from setiger 7-15; post¬ 
setal lobe of thoracic neuropodia changes from a simple 
low fold to a short and fleshy lobe bearing a small 
superior papilla .... NAINERIS DENDRITICA 
7b. Thoracic neuropodia with uncini only; branchiae present 

from a more anterior setiger. 8 

8 a. Postsetal lobe of thoracic neuropodia simple; branchiae 
present from setiger 4-5. .NAINERIS QUADRICUSPIDA* 

8 b. Postsetal lobe of thoracic neuropodia bifid after setiger 

7; branchiae present from setiger 5-6 . .NAINERIS UNCINATA** 


* There are two forms of quadricus^ida found in southern 
California. The first has notopodial postsetal lobes that 
are long and cirriform instead of short and triangular, and 
its branchiae are long, slender and cirriform instead of 
simple flat lobes {Hartman, 1969). The other has posterior 
neuropodia with 2 postsetal lobes (Sue Williams, per. com.). 

** Large specimens in southern California have been found 
with 3 postsetal lobes beginning at setigers 12-15 (SW). 


9a. 


9b. 


All thoracic neuropodia with only slender, pointed 

setae.LEITOSCOLOPLOS.lo 

Some thoracic neuropodia with setae of another kind . . 13 


Oa. Subpodial lobe present on posterior thoracic neuropodia; 
thorax with 16-18 setigers; branchiae present from 
setiger 11-12 ...... .LEITOSCOLOPLOS PANAMENSIS 

Ob. No subpodial lobe . 


la. 


lb. 


2 a. 


2 b. 


3a. 

3b. 


ia. 


4b. 


Sa. 

5b, 


>a. 


>b. 


Thorax with 15-21 setigers; branchiae present from setiger! 

13-18 . ..LEITOSCOLOPLOS ELONGATUS 

Thorax with up to 15 setigers; branchiae present on 
setiger 13 or before .. 12 

Thorax with 13-15 setigers; branchiae present on at least 
one of the last thoracic setigers (setiger 12-13). , . , 

.LEITOSCOLOPLOS sp. A Williams* 

Thorax with nine or eleven segments; branchiae first 

present on the 2nd or 3rd abdominal segment . 

.LEITOSCOLOPLOS KERGUELENSIS 

Thoracic neurosetae of two abruptly different kinds . . 14 

Thoracic neurosetae not abruptly different . 18 

Anterior three thoracic neuropodia with bristle-tipped 

setae ..CALIFIA.15 

Posterior thoracic neuropodia with thick, modified 
spines associated with a glandular pouch . . PHYLO . . 16 

Branchiae from setiger 8 or 9 through remaining setigers 

.CALIFIA CALIDA 

Branchiae from setiger 8 or 9 through setigers 18-20 only 
.CALIFIA MEXICANA 

Ventral fringe absent; 4 posterior thoracic segments with 
modified spines; spines weakly hastate, dark brown . . . 

.PHYLO NUDUS 

Ventral fringe present; posterior thoracic segments 
number 6 or more. .17 


* This species is similar to L, MEXICANUS (Fauchald, 1972), 
which has 13-14 thoracic segments and branchiae present fro 
segment 11-13. It differs in having a definite color patte 
on the pro- and peristomium, and the anterior third of the 
prostomium is abruptly tapered. L. MEXICANUS is evenly whit 
or dark brown and has an acutely pointed prostomium. They 
also differ in the position of the neuropodial postsetal lo 
Found at Coal Oil Point (SW), and off Orange County and Poi 
Dume in 300-600 meters (LH). 
































17a, Modified spines sagitate, dark brown, on 6-9 posterior 
thoracic segments; interramal cirri present in some 
abdominal parapodia , , . .PHYLO FELIX 
17b, Modified spines acicular, yellow, on 13 or more posterior 

thoracic segments; interramal cirri lacking . . 

.PHYLO ORNATUS 

18a, Some thoracic segments with rows of papillae along the 
ventrum .ORBINIA JOHNSONI 

18b, Without rows of papillae on the ventrum.19 

19a. /abdominal neuropodia with thick, projecting acicula; 

10-15 large uncini in each thoracic neuropodia; branchiae 

from setiger 12.SCOLOPLOS (LEODAMAS) MA2ATLANENSIS 

19b, Thick projecting acicula absent in abdominal neuropodia, 

only pointed setae present . SCOLOPLOS (SCOLOPLOS) ... 20 

20a, Subpodiai lobe present in neuropodia from setigers 14-17 
to about setiger 32 , . , .SCOLOPLOS (S.) ARMIGER 
20b. Without subpodiai lobes , . 21 

21a. Transition from thorax to abdomen at setigers 19-26 (in 

adult worms; smaller worms change at 17/18-23); branchiae 
usually present from transitional setigers (from 14th at 

earliest).SCOLOPLOS (S.) ACMECEPS 

21b. Transition from thorax to abdomen at setiger 14-15; 

branchiae present at setiger 11-13 . 

.SCOLOPLOS (S.) ACMECEPS PROFUNDUS 


Special thanks to Sue Williams (Allan Hancock Foundation) 
for sharing her notes on new taxa and variations. 


Leslie H, Harris 

Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 
646 West Pacific Coast Highway 
Long Beach, California 90806 
(213) 439-9615 











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CHECKLIST OF WEST COAST ORBINilDAE 


Leslie H. Harris 


CALIFIA Hartman, 1957 

CALIFIA CALIDA Hartman, 1957 

Southern California to near Cedros Island, Baja; with glass 
sponges in silty bottoms, 

CALIFIA MEXICANA Fauchald, 1972 

Slope & abyssal depths. Gulf of California, Baja; central 
Oregon, 1400-2000m, 

LEITOSCOLOPLOS Day, 1977 
= HAPLOSCOLOPLOS Monro, 1933, in part 

LEITOSCOLOPLOS ELONGATUS (Johnson, 1901) 

= SCOLOPLOS ELONGATA Johnson, 1901 (not S. ELONGATUS Quatrefages) 
= S, (S.) PUGETTENSIS Pettibone, 1957 

= HAPLOSCOLOPLOS ELONGATUS (Johnson, 1901) Hartman, 1944 
= ARICIA sp. Treadwell, 1914 (in part) 

= LEITOSCOLOPLOS PUGETTENSIS of Hobson & Banse, 19B1 
Alaska to Baja, intertidal to 293 m; central Oregon, 2e00m. 

LEITOSCOLOPLOS KERGUELENSIS (McIntosh, 1885) 

= SCOLOPLOS KERGUELENSIS McIntosh, 1885 

SCOLOPLOS MAWSONI Benham, 1921, fide Monro, 1936 
= HAPLOSCOLOPLOS KERGUELENSIS (McIntosh, 1885) Fauchald, 1972 
Antarctic and sub-antarctlc; deep water Baja; central Oregon, 

1600 i 1800 m. 

LEITOSCOLOPLOS MEXICAHUS (Fauchald, 1972) 

= HAPLOSCOLOPLOS MEXICANUS Fauchald, 1972 
Gulf of California; ?San Diego, Palos Verdes, 

LEITOSCOLOPLOS PANAMENSIS (Monro, 1933) 

= HAPLOSCOLOPLOS ELONGATUS of Monro, 1933 
= HAPLOSCOLOPLOS PANAMENSIS Monro, 1933 
= HAPLOSCOLOPLOS ALASKENSIS Hartman, 1948 

Alaska to Pacific Panama, intettidal to 46 m, sandy mud or mud, 
LEITOSCOLOPLOS SP. A Williams 

Coal Oil Point, slope; Orange County and Point Dume, 300-600m, 

NAINERIS Blainville, 1828 

= ANTHOSTOMA Schmarda, 1861 
^ NAIS Fabricius, 1780 
= THEODISCA F. Muller, 1858 
= NAIDONERIS Webster 6 Benedict, 1887 

NAINERIS BICORNIS Hartman, 1957 
?3outhern California; Gulf of Mexico 


NAINERIS DENDRITICA (Kinberg, 1867) 

= ANTHOSTOMA DENDRITICUM Kinberg, 1867 
?= NAINERIS HESPERA Chamberlin, 1919 
= NAINERIS LONGA Moore, 1909 
= NAINERIS ROBUSTA Moore, 1909 

= NAINERIS LAEVIGATA of Berkeley & Berkeley, 1941, 1942; 
Hartman, 1944 

Alaska to southern California, Intertidal, in sandy mud, 

NAINERIS NANNOBRANCHIA (Chamberlin, 1919) 

= NAINEREIS NANNOBRANCHIA Chamberlin, 1919 
Northern California, intertidal. 

NAINERIS QUADRICUSPIDA (Fabricius, 1780) 

= NAIS QUADRICUSPIDA Fabricius, 1780 

ARICIA (SCOLOPLOS) QUADRICUSPIDATA Leuckart, 1849 
^ SCOLOPLOS MINOR Oersted, 1842 

THEODISCA MAMILLATA Cunningham & Ramage, 1888 
San Pedro Channel, 370 fm; King Harbor, southern California; 
Washington, intertidal; boreal North Pacific; northwestern 
Europe; intertidal to 2500 m. 

NAINERIS UNCINATA Hartman, 1957 

NAINERIS (NAINERIS) BERKELEYORUM Pettibone, 1957 
Alaska to southern California; intertidal in north, slope 
depths in south; sand and mixed sediments. 

3RBINIA Quatrefages, 1865 
ARICIA Savigny, 1820 

ORBINIA JOHNSONI (Moore, 1909) 

= ARICIA JOHNSONI Moore, 1909 

Central and southern California; Pacific Costa Rica and Panama; 
intertidal to 8 fm; sandy silt. 


ORBINIELLA Day, 1954 

ORBINIELLA NUDA Hobson, 1974 

British Columbia to Washington, intertidal. 

PHYLO Kinberg, 1866 
= ARICIA in part 
= ARCHIARICIA Czerniavsky, 1881 

PHYLO FELIX Kinberg, 1866 

= ARICIA MICHAELSENI Ehlers, 1897 

ORBINIA (PHYLO) FELIX of Pettibone, 1957 
British Columbia through western Mexico, southern South TVoerlca; 
intertidal to 55 fm. 



PHYLO NUDUS (Moore, 1911) 

= ARICIA NUDA Moore, 1911 

Southern California, slope and basin depths; central Oregon, 
1000 & 2600 m. 

PHYLO ORNATUS (Verrill, 1873) 

= ARICIA ORNATA Verrill, 1873 
= ARICIA MACGINITEI Berkeley & Berkeley, 1941 
?= ORBINIA (ORBINIA) SWANI Pettibone, 1957 
= ORBINIA ORNATA of Hartman, 1944 

Southern California; Baja; New England to Gulf of Mexico; 
littoral * 

PROTOARICIELLA Hartmann-Schroder, 1962 

PROTOARICIELLA OLIGOBRANCHIA Hobson, 1976 
British Columbia; intertidal. 

PROTOARICIELLA SP. A Williams 

Channel Islands, off Santa Rosa Island; 100-250 m. 

SCOLOPLOS Biainville, 1828 
SCOLOPLOS (SCOLOPLOS) 

SCOLOPLOS ACMECEPS Chamberlin, 1919 
= SCOLOPLOS ELONGATUS of Hilton, 1918 
Alaska to western Mexico; littoral 

SCOLOPLOS ACMECEPS PROFUNDUS Hartman, 1960 
Offshore basins of southern California. 

SCOLOPLOS ARMIGER (Muller, 1776) 

= LUMBRICUS ARMIGER Muller, 1776 
= SCOLOPLOS sp. Hartman, 1955 
= ANTHOSTOMA ACUTUM Verrill, 1873 
= ARICIA ARCTICA Hansen, 1878 
= ARICIA MULLERI Rathke, 1843 
= SCOLOPLOS CANADENSIS McIntosh, 1901 
= SCOLOPLOS ELONGATUS Quatrefages, 1865 
= SCOLOPLOS JEFFREYSI McIntosh, 1905 
= SCOLOPLOS RISERI Pettibone, 1957 

Southern California; western Europe; littoral, sand and mixed 
sediments. 

SCOLOPLOS (LEODAMAS) Kinberg, 1866 

SCOLOPLOS MAZATLANENSIS Fauchald, 1972 
Western Mexico, deep; central Oregon, 1800 m. 





i 


CHECKLIST OF WEST COAST PARAONIDAE 


Leslie H. Harris 


ACESTA Strelzov, 1973 

= ARICIDEA (ACESTA) Strelzov, 1973 

ACESTA ASSIMILIS (Tebble, 1959) 

= ARICIDEA ASSIMILIS Tebble, 1959 
= ARICIDEA (ACESTA) ASSIMILIS of Strelzov, 1973 
British Columbiar southern California; off Cape Blanco, Ca; 
Mediterranean coast of Israel, Red Sea, South Georgia and 
Caroline Islands; 53-1155in, silt or clay. 

ACESTA CATHERINAE (Laubier, 1967) 

= ARICIDEA CATHERINAE Laubier, 1967 
= ARICIDEA (ACESTA) CATHERINAE of Strelzov, 1973 
= ARICIDEA JEFFREYSII of Pettibone, 1963, 1965 
= ARICIDEA LOPEZI of Hartman, 1963 
= ARICIDEA ZELENZOVI Strelzov, 1968 

Submarine canyons of southern California, 16m to 1272ni, on 
mud, sand, clay and roclc; Atlantic coast North America, Uruguay, 
Mediterranean, Barents Sea, Kuril Islands. 

ACESTA CERRUTI (Laubier, 1966) 

= ARICIDEA CERRUTI of Guille 6 Laubier, 1966 
= ARICIDEA (ACESTA) CERRUTI of Strelzov, 1973 
= ARICIDEA JEFFREYSI (McIntosh, 1879) of auctt, 

= ARICIDEA JEFFREYSI (McIntosh, 1879) sensu Cerruti, 1909; auctt. 

^ PARAONIS (PARAONIS) PAUCIBRANCHIATA Cerruti, 1909 
= PARAONIS sp. Augener, 1931 

Southern California; ?Brltish Columbia, 36-419in; Gulf of Florida, 
Ireland, North Sea, Mediterranean, Red Sea, South Africa, Adriatic 
Sea, Scandinavian areas. 

ACESTA FINITIMA Strelzov, 1973 
= ARICIDEA (ACESTA) FINITIMA Strelzov, 1973 
= ARICIDEA NR. SUECICA Hartman, 1957 (in part); 1963 
= ARICIDEA LONGOBRANCHIATA Day, 1961 (in part) 

= ARICIDEA JEFFREYSI of Hartman, 1955 

= ARICIDEA NEOSUECICA Hartman, 1965 (in part: California record) 
San Pedro, CA, 436m; South Africa, Uruguay, Scotia Sea, Japan; 
mud to sand. 

ACESTA HORIKOSHII (Imajima, 1973) Lovell, in prep. 

= ARICIDEA HORIKOSHII Imajima, 1973 
Los Angeles Harbor to San Diego; Japan. 


ACESTA LOPEZI (Berkeley & Berkeley, 1956) 

= ARICIDEA LOPEZI Berkeley & Berkeley, 1956 
= ARICIDEA (ACESTA) LOPEZI LOPEZI of Strelzov, 1973 
= ARICIDEA FRAGILIS of auctt. 

= ARICIDEA FAUVELI Hartman, 1957 

* ARICIDEA NR. FAUVELI Hartman, 1963, 1969 

* ARICIDEA SUECICA Buzhinskaya, 1967 

?= ARICIDEA (AEDICIRA) PUNCTATA Hartmann-Schroder, 1962 
?= ARICIDEA (AEDICIRA) BREVICORNIS Hartmann-Schroder, 1962 
"May be widespread, but has been confused with similar species. 
Western Mexico and southern California in bathyal depths and in 
shelf depths in western Canada", central Oregon, 1600 - 72800 m 
(Fauchald & Hancock, 1981). 

ACESTA RUBRA (Hartman, 1963) Fauchald & Hancock, 1981 
= ARICIDEA (ACESTA) LOPEZI RUBRA of Strelzov, 1973 

* ARICIDEA LOPEZI RUBRA Hartman, 1963 

Newport, Santa Cruz and Tanner Canyons, in 500 to 1300 m, mud 
(Hartman, 1969). 

Larry Lovell has examined the type material and considers this 
to be synonymous with ACESTA FINITIMA. 

ACESTA ROSEA (Reish, 1968) Fauchald & Hancock, 1981 
= ARICIDEA (ACESTA) LOPEZI ROSEA of Strelzov, 1973 
= ARICIDEA LOPEZI ROSEA Reish, 1968 
Bahia de los Angeles, Baja, to 50 m. 

Larry considers this to be a distinct species. 

ACESTA MIRIPICA Strelzov, 1973 
= ARICIDEA (ACESTA) MIRIFICA Strelzov, 1973 
= ARICIDEA NR. SUECICA Hartman, 1957 (in part) 

Southern California, 80m; Antarctica, New Guinea- 

ACESTA NEOSUECICA (Hartman, 1965) 

= ARICIDEA NEOSUECICA Hartman, 1965 

"The systematic position of A, NEOSUECICA is not clear due to t) 
incompleteness of the original description by Hartman (1965a)" 
Strelzov, 1973. The confusion about NEOSUECICA is compounded bj 
the fact that Strelzov (1973) refers Hartman’s species into his 
FINITIMA and MIRIFICA at the same time that Hobson (1972)concluc 
that it was divided into three valid species, ARICIDEA WASSI, 
ARICIDEA PSEUDOARTICULATA, AND NEOSUECICA. Strelzov and Hobson 
apparently looked at different specimens but a comparison should 
be made to resolve the confusion, 

"British Columbia, southern California, and off New England. In 
16 - 4,749m." Hobson, 1972. 

ACESTA SIMPLEX (Day, 1963) 

>= ARICIDEA SUECICA SIMPLEX Day, 1963 
= ARICIDEA (ACESTA) SIMPLEX of Strelzov, 1973 
== ARICIDEA USCHAKOWI of Levenstein, 1966 

Southern California; Uruguay, Patagonia, Scotia Sea, Antarctica, 
Scandinavia, Davis Sea, New Zealand, Bering Sea, Sea of Japan, 
Caroline Islands; muddy to sandy bottoms. 


ACESTA SP. A Lovell 
Southern California 

AEDICIRA Hartman, 1957 

= ARICIDEA (AEDICIRA) Hartman, 1957 

AEDICIRA LONGICIRRATA Fauchald, 1972 
Central Oregon, ?1800m, 2000m; western Mexico^ 

AEDICIRA OREGONENSIS Fauchald & Hancock, 1981 
Central Oregon, 1200-2900m. 

AEDICIRA PACIFICA (Hartman, 1944) 

= ARICIDEA PACIFICA Hartman, 1944 
= ARICIDEA (AEDICIRA) PACIFICA Hartman, 1957 

Intertidal southern California; shelf depths northwest Pacific; 
central Oregon, 1400-2865m; Japan. 

ALLIA Strelzov, 1973 

= ARICIDEA (ALLIA) Strelzov, 1973 

ALLIA ANTENNATA (Annenkova, 1934) Lovell, in prep. 

=s AEDICIRA ANTENNATA of Fauchald, 1972, Fauchald s Hancock, 1981 
= ARICIDEA ANTENNATA Annenkova, 1934 

- ARICIDEA (ALLIA) QUADRILOBATA of Strelzov, 1973, in part 
= ARICIDEA USCHAKOVl of Carey, 1972 

"Cold-water areas of the northern Pacific as far south as western 
Mexico in slope depths....Strelzov (1973) combined a series of 
species that have comparatively long, slender antennae and lack 
modified setae... Without more precise data, the proposed com¬ 
binations are unacceptable," Fauchald & Hancock, 1981 

ALLIA CRASSICAPITIS (Fauchald, 1972) Fauchald & Hancock, 1981 
= ARICIDEA CRASSICAPITIS Fauchald, 1972 

Western Mexico, bathyal K abyssal depths; central Oregon, 2000- 
2900m. 

ALLIA HARTMANI (Strelzov, 1968) 

= AEDICIRA HARTMANI Strelzov, 1968 

= ARICIDEA (ALLIA) HARTMANI of Strelzov, 1973 

Barents Sea, 105-195m, muddy bottoms; central Oregon, 2200m. 

ALLIA MONICAB (Laubier, 1967) 

= ARICIDEA MONICAE Laubier, 1967 
= ARICIDEA (ALLIA) MONICAE of Strelzov, 1973 

= ARICIDEA USCHAKOWI of Hartman, 1957 (Pin part), 1963, 71967 
Southern California, 628m, muddy bottom; Mediterranean Sea. 

"The specimens from Hartman's collection (San Pedro, east of 
Six Mile Bank, 628m) which she identified as A. USCHAKOWI Zachs, 
is typical of A. (ALLIA) MONICAE. It is suggested that all the 
other specimens identified by Hartman (1957, 1963, 1967) as A. 
USCHAKOWI, are to be referred to this species” Strelzov, 1973. 
Infrequent in southern California, 60 m and deeper. 


ALLIA NOLANI (Webster & Benedict, 1887) 

= ARICIDEA NOLANI Webster & Benedict, 1887 
= ARICIDEA (ALLIA). NOLANI of Strelzov, 1973 
= ARICIDEA SUECICA Eliason, 1920; auctt; Hartman, 1969 
= ARICIDEA USCHAKOWI Zachs, 1925 
= ARICIDEA HETEROSETA Hartman, 1948 
7= ARICIDEA LONGICORNUTA Berkeley & Berkeley, 1950/ 1952 
Southern California; Atlantic North America; circumpolar; 
western Canada. Iroajima (1973) considers A. USCHAKOVl (sic) 
as a valid species, with A. LONGICORNUTA its junior synonym; 
Strelzov (1973) synonymizes Zachs' species under NOLANI, and 
places LONGICORNUTA under ALLIA QUADRILOBATA. 

ALLIA QUADRILOBATA (Webster & Benedict, 1887) 

= ARICIDEA QUADRILOBATA Webster fi Benedict, 1887 
= ARICIDEA (ALLIA) QUADRILOBATA of Strelzov, 1973 
= ARICIDEA USCHAKOWI auctt. (including ?Hartman, 1957, i960,, 
71963, 71967;?Hartman & Barnard, 1958; Reish, 1968) 

= ARICIDEA LONGICORNUTA Berkeley & Berkeley, 1950, 1952 
= ARICIDEA SUECICA auctt. 

= ARICIDEA ANNAE Laubier, 1967 
= ARICIDEA SP. Hartman, 1955 

Washington to British Columbia; circumpolar; Mediterranean; 
Japan. Hobson & Banse (1981) cite Strelzov's synonymy of 
LONGICORNUTA for this species. 

ALLIA RAMOSA (Annenkova, 1934) 

= ARICIDEA RAMOSA Annenkova, 1934 
= ARICIDEA (ALLIA) RAMOSA Strelzov, 1973 
= ARICIDEA 7(AEDICIRA) RAMOSA Hartman, 1957 
= AEDICIRA RAMOSA Hartman, 1965 

Sea of Japan to southern California; 10 to 2400 m. 

ARICIDEA Webster, 1879 

ARICIDEA CRASSICAPITIS Fauchald, 1972 

Cedros Island, Baja, to Acapulo, along the mainland coast in 
slope depths, 

ARICIDEA LONGOBRANCHIATA Day, 1961 

South Africa; northern California, Gulf of the Parallones, 10 
to 24m, mixed sand-mud sediments (Blake & Walton, 1977) . 
Strelzov (1973) refers A. LONGBRANCHIATA in part to ACESTA 
FINITIMA; Larry Lovell feels this record may belong to another 
species as well. 

ARICIDEA MINUTA Southward, 1956 

Washington to British Columbia; Northern Europe; intertidal 
to 60m, 

ARICIDEA PSEUDOARTICULATA Hobson, 1972 
= ARICIDEA n.r SUECICA Hartman, 1957 (in part) 

Near Catalina Island, southern California, 80m. (See ACESTA 
NEOSUECICA] . ^ 


ARICIDEA SIMILIS Fauchald, 1972 

Cedros Island, Baja, & off Cabo False, Mexico. 

ARICIDEA WASSI Pettibone, 1965 
= ARICIDEA nr, SUECICA Hartman, 1957 (in part) 

Southern California; Gulf of the Farallones, 10.5m; 
Massachusetts; Chesapeake Bay; Japan. 

Genus B Lovell 

Genus B species A Lovell 

CIRROPHORUS Ehlers, 1908 

= PARAONIDES Cerruti, 1909 
= PARADONEIS Hartman, 1965 

CIRROPHORUS BRANCHIATUS Ehlers, 1908 

= ARICIDEA (CIRROPHORUS) BRANCHIATA of Cerruti, 1909 
= PARAONIS(PARAONIDES) LYRIFORMIS Annenkova, 1934 
= ARICIDEA (CIRROPHORUS) LYRIFORMIS of Annenkova, 1937 

- ARICIDEA SP. Hartman, 1955 

= ARICIDEA ? PACIFICA Hartman, 1955 
= ARICIDEA (CIRROPHORUS) ACICULATUS Hartman, 1957 
= CIRROPHORUS ACICULATUS of Hartman, 1965, 1969 
= CIRROPHORUS LYRIFORMIS of Strelzov, 1968 
Southern California, 85-976m);Japan to Washington; Cabo 
Corrientes, Mexico, deep water; northern Atlantic; Red Sea; 
South Africa; Mediterranean. 

CIRROPHORUS FORTICIRRATUS Strelzov, 1973 

- PARADONEIS LYRA Gallardo, 1967 

California, Cape of San Pedro (sic), 3260m; South Vietnam; 
Japan; Kuril Islands. 

CIRROPHORUS FURCATUS (Hartman, 1957 
= ARICIDEA (CIRROPHORUS) FURCATA Hartman, 1957 
= PARAONIS (PARAONIDES) LYRA Hartman, 1957 
= 7PARADONEIS LYRA Reish, 1968 
San Pedro, 20’-420m; ?Gulf of California. 

CIRROPHORUS LYRA (Southern, 1914) 

= PARAONIS (PARAONIDES) LYRA Southern, 1914 
= PARAONIS LYRA auett; Banse & Hobson, 1968 
= PARAONIDES LYRA Hartman, 1969 

= PARADONEIS LYRA of Hartman, 1965; Fauchald, 1972 
San Pedro Channel, 11-220 fm; Baja California; Washington- 
British Columbia; Ireland; South Africa; Japan; Massachusetts 
Denmark. 

PARAONELLA Strelzov, 1973 

=* PARAONIDES Cerruti, 1909, sensu Hartman, 1965 


PARAONELLA ABRANCHIATA Fauchald & Hancock, 1981 
Yaquina Bay, central Oregon, 1400-I800m. 

PARAONELLA CEDROENSIS (Fauchald, 1972) 

= PARAONIDES CEDROENSIS Fauchald, 1972 

Western Mexico, bathyal depths; Yaquina Bay, central Oregon, 
2000IO. 

PARAONELLA PLATYBRANCHIA (Hartman, 1961) 

= PARAONIDES PLATYBRANCHIA of Hartman, 1969 
= PARAONIS PLATYBRANCHIA Hartman, 1961 
Southern California; Pacific Panama; British Columbia; 
intertidal to 5.5m. 

PARAONELLA SPINIFERA (Hobson, 1972) 

= PARAONIS SPINIFERA Hobson, 1972 
San Juan Island, Washington, 27-40m. 

FAUBERIA Strelzov, 1973 

= LEVENSENIA Mesnil, 1897 (in part) 

= PARAONIS Greube, 1873 sensu Cerruti, 1909 (in part) 

TAUBERIA GRACILIS (Tauber, 1879) 

= AONIDES GRACILIS Gauber, 1879 
= LEVINSENIA GRACILIS of Mesnil, 1897 
= PARAONIS (PARAONIS) GRACILIS Cerruti, 1909 
= PARAONIS GRACILIS Eliason, 1920 

= PARAONIS GRACILIS MINUTA Hartman-Schroder, 1962 
= PARAONIS (PARAONIDES) GRACILIS Monro, 1930 
= PARAONIS FILIFORMIS Hartman, 1953 
= PARAONIS IVANOI Annenkova, 1934 

= PARAONIS (PARAONIS) IVANOI Banse & Hobson, 1968 
Southern California, 16-i298m; western Mexico, 220-3751m; 
nearly world-wide in colder waters. 

TAUBERIA OCULATA (Hartman, 1957) 

= PARAONIS GRACILIS OCULATA Hartman, 1957 
= PARAONIS n. sp. Hartman, 195,5 

Southern California, 12-1272m; Baja and western Mexico; 
?South Africa; ?Black Sea; North Sea. 

TAUBERIA MULTIBRANCHIATA (Hartman, 1957) 

= PARAONIS MULTIBRANCHIATA Hartman, 1957 
Santa Monica Basin, 260-305 fm. 

TAUBERIA PYCNOBRANCHIATA (Fauchald, 1972) 

= PARAONIS PYCNOBRANCHIATA Fauchald, 1972 

Gulf of California, 2449m. 




PHYLO FELIX Kinberg, 1866 Orbinii.dae 

SCAMIT voucher: AHF 14 Examined: 19 September 1983 

Keys used: Hartman, 1957; Hartman, 1969 

Other texts consulted: Hartman, 1948; Hobson ^ Banse, 1981; 

Pettibone, 1957, 1963; Kudenov (in Brusca), 1980;Banse, Nichols 
and Hobson, 1968. 

Synonymy: ARICIA MICHAELSENI Ehlers, 1897; ORBINIA (PHYLO) FELIX 

(Kinberg, 1866). Some authors place PHYLO as a subgenus of 
ORBINIA (see Pettibone, 1957; Hobson & Banse, 1981) while others 
consider it a valid genus (Hartman, 1969; Fauchald & Hancock, 
1981). 

Primary diagnostic characters; Thoracic segments 13 to 20 with 
conspicuous ventral fringe; an interramal cirrus in last two 
thoracic and many abdominal parapodia; 16 to 20 thoracic seg¬ 
ments; dark sagittate spines in some posterior thoracic neuro¬ 
podia (from setiger 11 on); branchiae present from 4th or 5th 
setiger. 

Related species and character differences; Southern California 

PHYLO include P. FELIX (genotype), P. NUDUS (Moore, 1909) , and 
P. ORNATUS (Verrill, 1873). The most apparent differences are: 
P. NUDUS lacks both the ventral fringe and interramal cirri of 
FELIX; P. ORNATUS has a ventral fringe, lacks interramal cirri 
and has conspicuous yellow acicular spines in its posterior 
thoracic segments, while FELIX has dark brown sagittate spines. 
Other differences are shown below. 


Name of 
species 

Ventral 

fringe 

Shape of 
modified 
spine 

Color of 
modified 
spine 

Setigerous 
segment 
with first 
branchiae 

Inter¬ 

ramal 

cirrus 

Anterior 

thoracic 

segments 

number 

Posterior 

thoracic 

segments 

from 

Posterior 

thoracic 

segments 

number 

P.felix 

present 

sagittate 

dark 


present 

10 

j 11-16 
) to 19 

6 to 9 

P,nudus 

absent i 

weakly 

hastate 

dark 


absent 

11 

12*15 

4 

P, omatus 

present 1 

acicular 

yellow 

fifth 

absent 

14*11 

) 15-27 or 
/ 12-29 

)l3or 

)17-1S 


- ^aken from Hartman, 1957 


Variability: The number of posterior thoracic segments, the number 

of setigers with modified spines, the number of segments with 
ventral fringe, the'first setigerous segment with branchiae, and 
the number of lobes" rtrr-the neuropodial fringe are characters that 
have been observed to v^ry within populations and also with the 
size of the specimens. 










PHYLO FELIX Kinberg, 1866 


Kinberg^ 1866. Annulata nova. (3rd part), 

Ofv. Svenska Vetensk. Akad. Forh., 22; 239-258. 

Hartman, 0. 1948. The marine annelids erected by 
Kinberg with notes on some other types in the 
Swedish State Museum. Ark, Zool, Stockholm, 

42A (1): 1-137. 

Hartman, 0. 1957. Orbiniidae, Apistobranchidae, 
Paraonidae and Longosomidae. Allan Hancock Pac. 
Exped., 15; 211-393. 

Hartman, 0. 1969. Atlas of sedentariate poly- 
chaetous annelids from California. Allan Han¬ 
cock Foundation, USC, Los Angeles, 812 pp. 


Depth range; Intertidal to 55 fm. 

Distribution; British Columbia, Washington^ 
•■^central and southern California to western Mexic^ 
southern South America, Atlantic side of the m 
Americas. ^ 



LEITOSCOLOPLOS ELONGATUS {Johnson, 1901) 


Orbiniidae 


SCAMIT voucher: Point Loma 28 Examined: .19 September 1983 

Keys used; Hartman, 1957, 1969; Fauchald, 1972 

Other texts consulted; Johnson, 1901; Hartman, 1944, 1948 

Synonymy; SCOLOPLOS ELONGATA Johnson, 1901; HAPLOSCOLOPLOS 

ELONGATUS (Johnson, 1901) Hartman, 1944; SCOLOPLOS (SCOLOPLOS) 
PUGETTENSIS Pettibone, 1957; LEITOSCOLOPLOS PUGETTENSIS 
Pettibone of Hobson & Banse, 1981. 

Related species and character differences: see attached table 

Variability: The number of thoracic segments, the number of 

segments transitional from thorax to abdomen, and the first 
setiger with branchia vary with specimen size and within 
populations of similar sizes. 

Primary diagnostic characters; One asetigerous segment; prostomium 
pointed; only capillary setae present in thoracic parapodia; 
no subpodial lobes, ventral cirri or interramal cirri; thorax 
with 15 to 21 setigers; branchiae present from setigers 13 to 18, 

Comments; This is the commonest orbiniid of soft bottom shelf 
communities. 


LEITOSCOLOPLOS ELONGATUS (Johnson, 1901) 




Johnson, H.P. 1901. The Polychaeta of the 
Puget Sound region. Proc. Host. Soc. Nat. 
Hist., 29: 381-437. 


Fauchald, K. 1972. Benthic polychaetous annelids 
from deep water off western Mexico and adjacent 
areas in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Allan Hancock 
Monofr. Mar. Biol. no. 7: 575 pp. 

Hartman, 0. 1944. Polychaetous annelids from 
California, including the description of two 
new genera and nine new species. Allan Hancock 
Pac. Exped., 10(2): 239-310, 

Hartman, 0. The polychaetous annelids of 
Alaska. Pac. Sci., 8(1): 1-58. 1948. 


Hartman, 0. Orbiniidae, Apistobranchidae, 
Paraonidae and Longosomidae. Allan Hancock 
Pac. Exped., 15; 211-393. 1957. 


Hartman, 0. 1969. Atlas of sedentariate poly¬ 
chaetous annelids from California. Allan 
Hancock Foundation, USC, Los Angeles, 812 pp. 


Pettibone, M.H. 1957. North American genera 
of the family Orbiniidae (Annelida Polychaeta) 
with descriptions of new species. J. Wash. 
Acad, Sci., 47: 159-167. 


Depth range: Intertidal to 293 fm, sand and 
sandy mud; one record at 2800 m. 

Distribution: Alaska to western Mexico. 







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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION 
OF 

MARINE INVERTEBRATE TAXONOMISTS 


October I 983 _^_ Vol. 2^ Nc« 7 


Next Meeting! 

November 14, I 983 

Place: 

Marine Biological Consultants 

947 Newhall Street 

Costa Mesa, CA 9262? 

Specimen Exchange Group: 

Thyasiridae, Ungulinidae, Leptonidae, 
Montacutidae, and Kellidae 

Topic Taxonomic Group: 

Tellinidae 


FLUTES FROM OCTOBER 10, 1983 

^nd Raising Gor.inittee ; The fund raising committee met a week before the 
general meeting to discuss goals and means of obtaining funds. The committee 
developed five goals that were approved at the meeting. They are: 

expand the video system to include color, taping, 
and editing abilities 

purchase computer and software to store the information 
generated by SCAMIT 
conduct workshops 

purchase permanent space for the voucher collection, 
equipment, and meetings 
money for publications 

Members of the committee will be gathering more detailed information on the 
five goals to have a better idea how much money is needed. 

The committee will also put together a slide show that tells about SCAMIT, 
its purpose, goals, and accomplishments. To do that we need two things: 
everyone is welcome to contribute their slides next 
month. Copies will be made so you can get them back 
photos v/ili be taken at the next meeting, so, participate 
members and dress professionally at the November meeting 1 


CVJPCA Conference ; The slide show is already scheduled to be presented at 
the California Water Pollution Control Association annual meeting next year, 
r^^teel Carlin has agreed to add it to his ocean disposal section. More■ 
this next spring. 






Guest Speaker ; Jack Engle who manages the Channel Island Research Program 

• ded by the Tatman foundation, gave a delightful talk and slide presentation 
ut the program. The program focuses on the shallow subtidal area of 
Southern California's eight channel islands. Diving surveys at the islands 
cover kelp bed, shifting sand, and stable sand habitats. Over J,000 photos 
have been compiled on the various stations and species at the eight islands. 
Some of the highlights so far are the detection of warm water effects, 
monitoring urchin invasion of kelp beds and echinoderm disease, and the 
"rediscovery" of rarer species such as the orange-throat pikeblenny 
( Chaenopsis alepidota ). 


Jack mentioned the program is able to offer ship time for people to work on 
projects and can also accept grant work. Anyone interested can contact him, at 


Jack Engle 

Channel Island Research Project 
Catalina Marine Science Center 
P.O. Box 398 
Avalon, CA 907 OJ 


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New Literature ; SCAMIT has received surplus issues of the SCCWRP Keys to 
Invertebrates Vol. I and II thanks to SCCWRP. These are now available 
through SCAMIT at $6.00 each plus postage. 

List of October 10, 1983 Topic Specimens ; 

Boccardia basilaria 
Caraziella citrona 
Polydora brachycephala 
Po1ydor a sp. 

Caraziolla cl^rona 


AHF 15 
AKF 16 
HYP 28 
PL 30 
?L 2P 


Travels with Olga : Los Angeles, 23 Fsb. 1939 - Purchasing books abroad: 

Perhaps you know that is you purchase books from Germany you are 
entitled to tourist marks instead of Reichs-marks. This means a difference 
of 25^^-270 as against 40^ or more. The french franc is at present at its 
greatest buying power. We have been getting it at 2:54^^; the dutch guilder, 
on the other hand, around 55?^-60?J, and the danish crown runs around 2^<t-27i» 

One simply has to watch the monetary market to capitalize on these differences. 
The market fluctuates constantly. I am debating now whether I should buy 
a round trip ticket or wait to purchase return ticket at Naples. If the 
Italian lira should drop in value during coming years I might make somie 
money,- 

Los Angeles, 4 March 1939 

Dear Frieda: I have very much enjoyed your letters, and thrilled in the 

delights you must have had during all the festivities,-During the past 

fev/ days, I have been examing tourist folders, comparing prices, visiting 
bureaus, and after first reserving on the East Asiatic lines, finally can¬ 
celled that and got one on the Knutsen Lines- the Margarethe Bakke, The cost 

• Isteamer tickets is terribly high, and that is only the beginning. Then 
5 , the fellowhsip does not take effect until July 1st, and hence I will 
have to wait until London to receive the first installment. The tici^a^rom 







Los Angeles to Manchester, and from Naples to New York is $^00, and as you 

see, that is only a small part of the expense.--I should say that my boat 

sails June 6th, and arrives in Manchester about July 1st.- Another 

« ter I should like to ask you about. I have to get a passport and it calls 
a witness who has known me personally for at least two years. There is 
no such person in or near L,A,, and I am at a loss as how to proceed. The 
post office is open only from 9-'^- 

Los Angele-s, 30 March 1939 

My plans for the European trip are gradually, though slowly, crystallizing 
themselves, Monro of the British Museum is to be there through July (vaca¬ 
tion in August), hence I shall plan to be there as near as July 1st, as is 
feasible. During August I expect to continue there, but will perhaps be 
able to manage by that time with Monro’s assistant. Dr. McCulloch's sister 
is now in Europe, and we expect to arrange a meeting sometime during July, 
in the vicinity of London. By that time she will be through the continent, 
and looking toward India. She is on a trip around the world. Professor Bok, 
of the Swedish Rijksmuseum, Stockholm, has assured me of excellent facilities 
while at Stockholm. I should be there during September and October,* that 
sounds pretty late in the year, for by that time the nights are long, the 
weather not very agreeable, and conditions perhaps not optimum. However, 
the short summer may be unusually prolonged. Everyone that I have heard 
speak of Stockholm, from first hand information, speaks of it with glov/ing^ 
terms, that it is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, and that living 
conditions are ideal. After that, my plans are rather sketchy, but there is 
sufficient time to give them more thought later. 


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Literature for l^est Coast ?olydora - Boocardia complex 
L, Harris 

So, Calif. Coastal A'ater Research Project 
6^6 W. Pacific Coast Kwy 
Long Beach, CA 90806 

( 213 ) i^35-7071 

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synonyinies. 

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Polydora comniensalis 

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Bering-Insel (Komnandor-Insel) nebst Beschreibung neuer Arten. Zooi< 
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Polv ciliata limicola 


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Washington, USA, in 1963-64. 

Pisheridir. Skr. 3er, Kavunders. 1-:321-5^8. 

Berkeley, S. 1927. Polychaetous annelids from the Nanaimo District. Part 3 . 

Leodicidae to Spionidae. Contri, Can. Biol. Fish., 3 (17):407-^22, 1 plate 

Boccardia columbiana , 5. uncata , Polvdora caeca maana , ?■ cardalia 

Berkeley, Z. and C. Berkeley. 193^* Notes on Polychasta from the ccas" of 

western Canada. I. Spionidae. Ann. Mag, Nat, Hist., Ser. 10, lB;d63_L77, 

Polydora socialis clena 


Berkeley, r., and C. Berkeley. 1950. Notes on polychasta from the ccast of 

v/estern Canada. IV, Polychasta Sedentaria. Ann. Mag. !,'at. Hist,, Ser, 12 
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Blake, J.A. 1966. On Boccardia hamata (Webster). 
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Blake, J.A. 1971* Revision of the genus Polvdora from the east ccast of 

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Blake, J.A. 1975- Phylum Annelida;Class Poiychaeta, pp. I 5 I- 243 . In : 

Smith, R.I. and J.T. Carlton, eds. 1975. Light's Manual:Intentidal 
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Blake, J.A. 1979. Four new species of Carazziella (Poiychaeta:Spionidae} 
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Blake, J.A. and K.H. 'Joodv/ick. I9?6. A new species of Bcccardia (Polychaeta: 
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'■ Aust. Mus., 30 ( 7 ) :i23-12S. 

Blake, J.A. and K.H. V/oodwick. I 9 SI. The morphology of Trioolydora soincsa 

Vt/oodwick (Polyc.haeta: Spionidae) : an application of the scanning electron 
microscooe to Polychaete systematics. Proc. Biel. Soc, Jash., : 

352 - 362 , 

Bose, A.G. 1302. Histoire Naturelle dss Vers, contenant leur description ec 

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Carazzi, D. 1895* Revisione del genere Polvdora Bose, e cenni su due specie 
che vivono sulle ostriche. I’^itteilungen aus der Zcologischen Station 
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Polydora ( ioccardia ) 

Zhiers, P. 1905* Neuseelandischs Anneliien, K. Ges. 'Viss, Gottingen, Math- 
Phys. K., Abh,, neue Polge, 3(1):1-30, 

Polydora mcnilaris 

Pauchaid, F, 1977* The polychaete worms - definitions and keys to orders, 
families and genera, LA Co. Mus. of Nat. Hist. Sci. Ser. 26, IX and 
138 pp. 

Ferroniere, C-. 1398. Contribution a i’etude de la faune of the Loire- 

inferieure (Polygordiens, Spionidrens, Memertien). Bull. Sci. Nat. 
Qvest France, 3*101—11^. 


Boccardia liaerica 


Foster, N.M. 1971* Spionidae (Polychaeta) of the Gulf of Mexico and the 
Caribbean Sea. Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and other Caribbean 
Islands, no, 129:133 pp. 

Polvdora plena 


Hartman, 0. 1936. New species of Spionidae (Annelida Pclychaeta) from 

the coast of California. Uni. Calif. Publ. Zool,, 4l(6):45-52, 22 fig. 

Boccardia trur.cata , Polydera amarincola , P. brachyceohala 

Hartman, 0. 1939- Ihe pclychaetous annelids collected by the Presidential 
Cruise of 19J8. Smithsen. Misc. Coll., 93:1-22. 

Polvdora tricusoa 


Hartman, 0, IpdO, Bcccardia trebos 
California. J, b'ash. Acad. 5c 

Bcccardia troboscidea 


a. A new scecies of soionid worm from 
10:332-387.' 





Hartman, 0. 19^1* Some contributions to the biology and lide history of 

Spionidae from California, with keys to species and genera - descriptions 
of two nev/ forms. AHPE, 7 (239-324, ol. 45-^3. 
f 

Polydora citrona 

Hartman, 0. 1943' Description of Polydora wetasteri Hartman, pp. 70-?2. In : 
Loosanoff, V.L, and J.B, Engle. 19^3- Polydora in oysters suspended in 
the water. Biol. Bull., 85:69-78* 

Polydora websteri 

Hartman, 0. 1961. Polychaetcus annelids from California. AHPE, 25:266 p., 

34 pi. 

Boccardia basilaria , Polydora neocardalia 

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California. Allan Hancock Foundation, USC, Los Angeles, CA. 312 p, 

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Polydora euryhalina 

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Polydora ( leucodore ) oolybranchia 

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British Columbia and Washington, Syesis, 9=135-242. 

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Polydora redeki 


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AH Occ. Pap., = 26 , 2 vol, 38 pis. 

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Polydora armata 

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calif crnica , new subspecies, two new spionids (Annelids: Polychaeta 
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Polydora narica, Pseudocolydora kemol 


der Polydoren der 


of Polydora liAni 
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Zeitschr. Wissensch. 


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Polydora allonoris 

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Polydora aiardi 


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Polydora uncatiformis 

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Webster, H.Z. 1379* 
Albany Inst. N. 

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Y,, 9:202-269. 

Polydora lisni 



Webster, H.E. 1879- 
State iMus. Nat. 

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Ann. Rept, N.Y, 

Polydora caeca, 

Polydora hamata 


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from California 

Polydora nuchalis, a new soecies of c 
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iolychaetous annelid 

Pclydora nuchal 

is 


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Early larval development of Polydora 

nuchalis Woodwick, 

a spionid polychaste, Pac. Sci., 11:122-123, 


V/oodwick, K.H. 1961. Polydora rickettsi, a new soecies of 
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spionid polychaete 

Polydora rickettsi 



V/oodv/ick, K.H, 1963* Comparison of Soccardia Columbiana Berkeley and 

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Woodv/ick, K.H. 1961. Polydora and related genera(Annelida, Poiychaeta) from 
Eriwetok, Majuro, and Bikini Atolls, Marshall Islands, ?ac. 3ci., IS: 
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Polydora ciliata brevioaloa 


These taoles were conpilsd from the irforTxatior given in the references below 

and the original species description when available. V/hen 2 or more authors 

disagreed on a characT:sr (such as the setiger the caruncle extended to), the 

majority view or that of the author who looked at type material was used. 

31ake, J,A. 1966. On Eoccardia hamata (>/ebster) new combination (Polychasta, 
Spionidas), 3uli. So. Ga. Acad. Sci., 65:176-18^. 

_ 1977. Revision of the genus Polydora from the east coast of North 

America (PolychaetasSpionidae), Smithson. Contri. Zool., 75:32 p. 

_ 1979a. Four new species of Carazziella (Polychaeta:Spionidas) 

from North and South America, with a redescription oi two previously 
described forms, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 92 :^ 66 -h 3 x. 

_ 1979b. Revision of some polydorids (Polychaeta:Spionidae) described 

and recorded from British Columbia by Edith and Cyril Berkeley, Proc. 
Biol, Soc. Wash., 92!606-6l7- 

Blake, J.A. and J.D. nudenov. 1978. The Spionidae (Polychaeoa) from south¬ 
eastern Australia and adjacent areas with a revision ox the genera. 

Natl. '/lus. Victoria, Melbourne, 39:171-280. 

Blake, J.A. and K.H. Woodwick, 1971a. A review of the genus Boccardia 

Carazzi (Polychaeta;Spionidae) with descriptions of two new species. Bull. 
So. Ca. Acad. Sci., 70:31-^2. 

Foster, M.M. 1971. Spionidae (Polychaeta) of the Gulf of Mexico and the 

Caribbean Sea. Stud. Pauna Curacao Other Caribb. Isl., 36 (12():lS3pp. 

Harcman, 0. 1969 * Atlas of the sedentariate polychaetous annelids from 
California. Allan Hancock Foundation, Los Angeles, CA., 912 pp. 

Hobscn, K.D. 1?76. Notes on benthic sedentariate Polychaeta (Annelida) from 
British Columbia and Washington. Syesis, 5:135-1-2. 

Hobson, H.D. and K. Banse. 1951. Sedentariate and archiannelid polychaetes 
of British Columbia and ’.Washington. Can. Bull. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 

205; lid , 

light, V/.J. 1575 . Spionidae. Pclyohae-a Annelida. Boxwood Press, Pacific 
Grove, CA,, 211 pp. 


■.Vcodv/ick, K.H. I5633.. Comparison of Boccardia cclumbiana Berkeley and 

Boccardia oroccscidea Hartman (Annelida, PolychaetaJ. Bull. So. Ca, 
Acad. Sci., d2:131-i:-5. 

_ 1963b. Taxcncmio revision of two polydorid species (Annelida, 

Polychaeta, Spionidae), Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 76:209-216. 





CHECKLIST OF WEST COAST POLYDORA-BOCCARDIA COMPLEX 


Leslie H. Harris 


BOCCARDIA Carazzi, 1895 

= PARABOCCARDIA Rainer, 1973 

BOCCARDIA ANOPHTHALMA (Rioja, 1962) Blake, 1981 
= POLYDORA ANOPHTHALMA Rioja, 1962 
Near Puerto Penasco, Gulf of California; Asuncion Island; boring 
into mollusk shells (Blake, 1981). 

BOCCARDIA BASILARIA Hartman, 1961 

Santa Barbara, Palos Verdes and San Pedro areas, in shelf depths, 
in"silt and fine sand (Hartman, 1969). 

BOCCARDIA BERKELEYORUM Blake & Woodwick, 1971 

Fort Bragg & Trinidad Head, northern California; Morro Bay, Cayucos 
Si San Simeon Beach State Park, southern California. Burrows into 
TEGULA BRUNNEA shells with hermit crabs, shells of PODODESMUS 
MACHROSCHIMA, and in LITHOTHAMNIUM (Blake & Woodwick, 1971) . 

BOCCARDIA CHILENSIS Blake & Woodwick, 1971 
= BOCCARDIA SP. Hartman, 1948 

= POLYDORA POLYBRANCHIA of Fauvel, 1916 (not Haswell, 1885) 

= BOCCARDIA JUBATA Rainer, 1973 

Australia; New Zealand; Chile; Falkland Islands; Macquarie Island 
(Blake & Kudenov, 1978). PSouthern California. 

BOCCARDIA COLUMBIANA E, Berkeley, 1927 

Central California and western Canada, in intertidal sands, and 
boring in hard shells and wood (Hartman, 1969). Sandy material 
in or on wood pilings, sand between barnacles, sand in holdfasts, 
sponge, rock, coralline algae, in TEGULA, PURPUREA, OLIVELLA, 
ACANTHINA, JATON & DIODORA (Woodwick, 1963). 

BOCCARDIA POLYBRANCHIA (Haswell, 1885) Carazzi, 1895 
= POLYDORA POLYBRANCHIA Haswell, 1885 
= POLYDORA (LEUCODORE) POLYBRANCHIA Haswell, 1885 
= POLYDORA EURYHALINA Hartmann-Schroder, 1960 
Morro Bay, estuarine; western Canada; in cosmopolitan areas, 
especially in estuarine and tidal streams; in silt and mud 
(Hartman, 1969), Also: Australia; Atlantic Ocean; Japan; Mediter¬ 
ranean Sea. 

BOCCARDIA PROBOSCIDEA Hartman, 1940 

= POLYDORA CALIFORNICA Treadwell, 1914, 1922 
British Columbia; Oregon; California; Humboldt Bay, Fort Bragg, 
Cayucos, Goleta, Santa Barbara, Morro Bay, Ballona Creek; on rocks 
among corallines, holdfasts, piling material, MYTILUS growth, 
TEGULA, JATON, ACANTHINA, OLIVELLA, MYTILUS (Woodwick, 19 63) . 

Also: Japan; Panama; Australia. 



BOCCARDIA PUGETTENSIS Blake, 1979 

= POLYDORA (BOCCARDIA) NATRIX of Berkeley & Berkeley, 1936, 

1952; Banse, Hobson & Nichols, 1968. 

British Columbia; Washington; in shallow subtidal and intertidal 
sand substrata (Blake, 1979). 

BOCCARDIA TRICUSPA (Hartman, 1939) Woodwick, 1963 
= POLYDORA TRICUSPA Hartman, 1939 
Morro Bay south to La Jolla; western Mexico; Galapagos Islands; 
intertidal among encrusting organisms; boring in shells and 
algae (Hartman, 1969). Morro Bay; Cayucos; Santa Barbara; La Jolla; 
Galapagos Islands; in LITHOPHYLLUM, among serpulids, PHRAGMATOPOMA, 
sponges, TEGULA, CERATOSTOMA, OLIVELLA, THAIS (Woodwick, 1963) . 


BOCCARDIELLA Blake & Kudenov, 1978 

BOCCARDIELLA HAMATA (Webster, 1879) Blake & Kudenov, 1978 
= POLYDORA HAMATA Webster, 1879 
= BOCCARDIA HAMATA (Webster, 1879} Blake, 1966 
= BOCCARDIA UNCATA E. Berkeley, 1927 

= POLYDORA (BOCCARDIA) UNCATA of Berkeley & Berkeley, 1952 
Mission Bay and Tomales Point, intertidal, in oyster clumps, 
burrowing in outer shells, causing crescentic runways; western 
Canada (Hartman, 1969). British Columbia to Bahia de San Quintin, 
Baja; oyster beds, estuarine mud; DODECACERIA sp. masses; east and 
Gulf coasts of North America, oyster and gastropod shells; Uruguay; 
algal holdfasts; TEGULA (Blake, 1966). 

BOCCARDIELLA LIGERICA (Ferroniere, 1879 { Blake & Kudenov, 1978 
= BOCCARDIA LIGERICA Ferroniere, 1879 
= POLYDORA REDEKI Horst, 1920 
= BOCCARDIA REDEKI (Horst, 1920) 

= POLYDORA UNCATIFORMIS Monro, 1938, fide Blake & Kudenov, 1978 
Mugu Lagoon and Mission Bay, in intertidal mud flats; Holland and 
western France (Hartman, 1969). "Hartman (1941; 1961; 1969) 
referred some posteriorly incomplete California specimens to B. 
REDEKI. BOCCARDIA LIGERICA is closely related to B. HAMATA... 
Because B. HAMATA is common in California waters, it is possible 
that the incomplete specimens described by Hartman are B, HAMATA," 
Brackish waters of mud flats of western Europe... Holland, France, 
Germany; S, Africa (Blake & Woodv;ick. 1971). San Francisco Bay 
vicinity, Psouthern California, Alamitos Bay (Light, 1978). 

BOCCARDIELLA TRUNCATA (Hartman, 1936) Blake & Kudenov, 1978 
= POLYDORA TRUNCATA Hartman, 1936 
= BOCCARDIA TRUNCATA Hartman, 1936 

(The 1936 description is entitled "POLYDORA TRUNCATA sp. nov.", 
but it is clearly of a BOCCARDIA and in the discussion the name 
B. TRUNCATA is used.) 

Moss Beach, San Mateo County, intertidal in sandstone reefs (Hart¬ 
man, 1969) , 



CARAZZIELLA Blake & Kudenov, 1978 

CARAZZIELLA CITRONA (Hartman, 1941) Blake & Kudenov, 1978 
= POLYDORA CIRTONA Hartman, 1941 

Mission Bay, intertidal in sandy mud areas with UPOGEBIA (Blake, 
1979). Also: Point Loma, 60 m, and King Harbor, 'southern Calif- 
ornia. 

CARAZZIELLA CALAFIA Blake, 1979 

= PSEUDOPOLYDORA REISHI of Reish, 1968 (not Woodwick, 1964) 
Monterey Bay (37m); Los Angeles Harbor (6-12 m) ; Catalina (12 m) ; 
Bahia de los Angeles (Blake, 1979). Also: Santa Monica Bay, 60 m. 


POLYDORA Bose, 1902 emended 
= DIPLOTIS Montagu, 1813 
= LEUCODORE Johnston, 1838 
= LEIPOCERAS Mobius, 1874 
= DIPOLYDORA Verrill, 1881 
= PROTOPOLYDORA Czerniavsky, 1881 
= PSEUDOLEUCODORE Czerniavsky, 1881 

POLYDORA ALLOPORIS Light, 1970 

British Columbia to central California? in ALLOPORA CALIFORNICA & 
A. VENUSTA in central California, and A. nr. A. PETROGRAPTA off 
Vancouver Island (Light, 1970). 

POLYDORA ARMATA Langerhans, 1880 

= POLYDORA MONILARIS Ehlers, 1905 
Western Canada to western Mexico, in intertidal coralline or 
calcareous growths; cosmopolitan (Hartman, 1969), 

POLYDORA BARBILLA Blake, 1981 

Near Puerto Penasco, Gulf of California; boring into gastropod 
shells (Blake, 1981). 

POLYDORA BIFURCATA Blake, 1981 

Vicinity of Tomales Point, northern California; LITHOPHYLLUM 
crusts (Blake, 1981), 

POLYDORA BIOCCIPITALIS Blake & Woodwick, 1971 

Malibu Beach St Santa Barbara; OCENEBRA, OLIVELLA, MUREX, and 
POLINICES shells (Blake & Woodwick, 1971) . 

POLYDORA BRACHYCEPHALA Hartman, 1936 

= POLYDORA CAULLERYI auett., not Mesnil, 1897 
Central and southern California, intertidal in shallow littoral 
silts and clayey mud (Hartman, 1969). 

POLYDORA CARDALIA E. Berkeley, 1927 

British Columbia; ?southern California (Blake, 1979). 

POLYDORA CIRROSA Rioja, 1962 

Bays and estuaries, Pacific coast of Mexico; Oceanside, San Diego 
County (Light, 19 78) . 



POLYDORA COMMENSALIS Andrews, 1891 

= POLYDORA CILIATA BREVIPALPA Zachs, 1933 
= POLYDORA sp. E. Berkeley, 1927 
Southern California, in intertidal mud flats; western Canada to 
western Mexico; eastern United States (Hartman, 1969)* Also: 
Curacao; North Japan Sea. 

POLYDORA CONVEXA Blake & Woodwick, 1971 
Santa Barbara, Avila, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Bodega Harbor and Trinidad 
Head; in TEGULA, OLIVELLA, PODODESMUS and DIODORA shells; rock 
scrappings, holdfasts, sponges, DODECACERIA sp., bryozoa; intertidal 
to 18 m (Blake & Woodwick, 1971) . Near Puerto Penasco, Gulf of 
California (Blake, 1981). 

POLYDORA ELEGANTISSIMA Blake & Woodwick, 1971 

Tomales Bay, Morro Bay, Malibu Beach; in TIVELA, OLIVELLA, hermit 
crab shells (Blake & Woodwick, 1971). 

POLYDORA GIARDI Mesnil, 1896 

Alaska south to western Mexico; intertidal to 20 fms, in coralline 
zones; boring into calcareous growths; cosmopolitan (Hartman, 1969). 
Also: Northeast Atlantic; Australia; New Zealand; Sonora, Mexico. 

POLYDORA HETEROCHAETA Rioja, 1939 

Mexico: Acapulco and Bahia de los Angeles, Gulf of California 
(Blake, 1981). 

POLYDORA LIGNI Webster, 1879 

= POLYDORA AMARINCOLA Hartman, 1936 

= POLYDORA CILIATUM of Agassiz, 1867 (not Johnston, 1838) 

= POLYDORA LITTOREA Verrill, 1881 
British Columbia to western Mexico; Northern Europe; Mev; England 
to Florida; Gylf of Mexico; euryhaline, shallow water of estuaries; 
thin tubes in tidal flats or attached to rocks, shells and wharf 
pilings (Light, 1978). Also: Caribbean Sea (Foster, 1971). 

POLYDORA LIMICOLA Annenkova, 1934 

= POLYDORA CILIATA LIMICOLA Annenkova, 1934 
Los Angeles vicinity, intertidal, along breakwaters, in MYTILUS 
colonies, massed in crevices and forming muddy sheaths over rocks 
and other hard surfaces(Hartman, 1969). 

POLYDORA NARICA Light, 1969 

Carmel, California; 100-200' in association with an ampharetid 
(Light, 1969). 

POLYDORA NEOCARDALIA Hartman, 1961 

Santa Barbara south to San Pedro channel, in shelf depths, in mud, 
shale, and mixed sediments (Hartman, 1969). 

POLYDORA NUCHALI3 Woodwick, 1953 

Estuaries and bays, southern and central California (Light, 1978). 
Near Puerto Penasco, Gulf of California (Blake, 1981) . 



POLYDORA PYGIDIALIS Blake & Woodwick, 1971 

= POLYDORA CILIATA of Berkeley & Berkeley, 1936, 1952 (not 
Johnston, 1838). 

Santa Barbara, Avila Beach, Morro Bay, Cayucos, California; 
British Columbia; in hermit crab shells, TEGULA, piling material, 
bryozoa; intertidal to 18 m {Blake & Woodwick, 1971). 


POLYDORA QUADRILOBATA Jacobi, 1883 
= POLYDORA TUBIFEX Verrill, 1885 

= POLYDORA LITTOREA of Hartman, 1944 (not Verrill, 1881) 
Southern California; eastern and western Canada; Europe; New 
England; Sea of Japan; Sea of Okhotsk; Bering Sea; ?San Francisco 
Bay; intertidal to shallow subtidal (to 210 m in Sea of Japan); 
in sandy and silty mud; forms dense interconnecting galleries of 
rust-colored tubes (Light, 1978), 

POLYDORA RICKETTSI Woodwick, 1961 

Cabo San Lucas, Baja California; in tube of SPIROBRANCHUS IN^ 
CRASSATUS (Woodwick, 1961) 


POLYDORA SOCIALIS (Schmarda, 1861) 

= LEUCODORE SOCIALIS Schmarda, 1861 
= POLYDORA CAECA VAR. MAGNA E, Berkeley, 1927 
= POLYDORA MAGNA of Berkeley & Berkeley, 1936, 1952 
= POLYDORA SOCIALIS PLENA Berkeley & Berkeley, 1936, 1952 
= POLYDORA CAECA of Berkeley & Berkeley, 1936, 1952 (not 


Orsted, 1843) 

= POLYDORA PLENA of Foster, 1971 
?= POLYDORA GRACILIS Verrill, 1880 
British Columbia; San Francisco Bay to Oceanside, California; Gulf 
of California; Gulf of Mexico; east coast of North America; Chile; 
Falkland Islands; Australia; in lagoons and depths to 68 m, in mud 
and silt; often forming large beds or boring in shells (Light, 1978) 


POLYDORA SPONGICOLA Berkeley & Berkeley, 1950 

= POLYDORA CILIATA SPONGICOLA Berkeley & Berkeley, 1950 
Western Canada south to San Pedro, in intertidal depths northward 
and in slope depths at southern end; associated with sponges and 
in mixed sediments (Hartman, 1969) 


POLYDORA WEBSTERI Hartman, 1943 

= POLYDORA CAECA Webster, 1879 (not Orsted, 1843) 

= POLYDORA CILIATA auctt. (not Johnston, 1838) 

East coast of North America from Quebec and Newfoundland to 
Florida; Gulf of Mexico; California; Oregon and Hawaii; 
intertidal and shallow; boring into calcareous substrates, 
oysters, scallops, clams, gastropods (Blake, 1979), 


POLYDORA WOBBERI Light, 1970 

Baja California; burrowing in LOPHOGORGIA sp. (Light, 1970). 


PSEUDOPOLYDORA Czerniavsky, 1881 
= CARAZ2IA Mesnil, 1896 
- POLYDORELLA Augener, 1914 
= NEOPYGOSPIO Berkeley & Berkeley, 1954 



PSEUDOPOLYDORA KEMPI (Southern, 1921) 

= POLYDORA (CARA2ZIA) KEMPI Southern, 1921 
= NEOPYGOSPIO LAMINIFERA Berkeley & Berkeley, 1954 
= POLYDORA (PSEUDOPOLYDORA) KEMPI JAPONICA of Banse, 1972 
= PSEUDOPOLYDORA KEMPI JAPONICA Imajima & Hartman, 1964 
= PSEUDOPOLYDORA KEMPI CALIFORNICA Light, 1969 
British Columbia and Puget Sound; California: Morro Bay, San 
Francisco Bay, Bolinas Lagoon, Bodega Harbor, Tomales Bay; India; 
South Africa; Japan; Korean Archipelago; in mud, sand, or sand 
and mud; intertidal to shallow subtidal (Light, 1978). Also: 
Australia (Blake & Kudenov, 1978). 

PSEUDOPOLYDORA PAUCIBRANCHIATA (Okuda, 1937) 

= POLYDORA (CARAZZIA) PAUCIBRANCHIATA Okuda, 1937 
- = POLYDORA (CARASSIA)(sic) PAUCIBRANCHIATA of Reish, 1954 
= POLYDORA PAUCHIBRANCHIATA of Reish, 1961 
California: Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, Newport Bay, Alamitos 
Bay, Elkhorn Slough, San Francisco Bay, Tomales, Bay; Japan; New 
Zealand; in sand; lower littoral to shallow subtidal (Light, 1978) . 
Also: Australia; King Harbor, southern California. 


ADDENDUM 

Blake, J.A, 1981, Polydora & Boccardia species (Polychaeta: 
Spionidae) from western Mexico, chiefly from calcareous 
habitats- Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 93(4): 947-962. 

Okuda, S. 1937. Spioniform polychaetes from Japan, Fac, Sci, 
Hokkaido Imp. Univ., Jour., ser.6 , 5 (3) : 217-254 . 

Banse, K., K.D. Hobson & F.H. Nichols. 1968. Annotated list 
of polychaetes, pp. 521-548, U.Lie. 1968, A 

quantitative study of benthic infauna in Puget Sound. 
Fisheridir. Skr., Ser. Havunders, 14(5): 229-556. 

Reish, D.J. 1959. An ecological study of pollution in Los 
Angeles-Long Beach Harbors, California. 

Allan Hancock Found. Publ. Occ. Pap. 22-1-119. 

__ 1964. A quantitative study of the benthic polychaetous 

annelids of Catalina Harbor, Santa Catalina Harbor, 
California, Bull, So. Calif. Acad. Sci., 63:86-96. 



BOCCARDIA BASILARIA Hartman, 1961 

Spiom’dae 

Voucher #AHF 15 10 October 1983 

Literature citation: Hartman, 0. 1961. Polychaetous annelids from California. 

Allan Hancock Pac. Exped., 25: 226 pp. 

Synonymy: none 

Primary diagnostic characters: Bifid prostomium; lacks notosetae on setiger 1; 

caruncle to end of setiger 3; branchiae on first half of body only; posterior 
notopodia with acicular spines; spines of modified 5th setiger include 
gently falcate ones and some bristle-topped with constricted neck; hooded hooks 
gradually change from bidentate to unidentate; pygidium a thin disk with two 
ventral lappets. 

Related species and character differences: In southern California, B. BASILARIA 
is unique with its posterior unidentate hooks and notopodial acicular spines, 
however, it is closely related to B. PUGETTENSIS Blake, 1979, which also has 
these characters. B. PUGETTENSIS has thinner notopodial spines, its hooded 
hooks are nearly straight in the posterior and only sometimes unidentate, 
has notosetae on setiger 1, the pygidium has 4 lobes, and anterior branchiae 
reaching nearly to the midline of the dorsum. The branchiae of BASILARIA are 
short and reach no more than L of the body width to the midline. B. BERKELEY- 
ORUM Blake and Woodwick, 1971, is similar to BASILARIA in lacking notosetae 
on setiger 1, possesion of posterior acicular spines and very short anterior 
branchiae, but it has bidentate hooded hooks throughout its body, 4 small lobes 
on the pygidium, and a rounded prostomium. 


ProstOiTi(urn incised; posterior 
hooded hooks unidencatej pygl" 
dium a thin disk with two ven¬ 
tral lappets; notosetae absent 
on setiger one; short anterior 
branchiae 



■•"I. ri .1 h.. i j 

Boccarjia bostiofia 


Prostomium rounded; posterior 
hooded hooks bidentate; PYQi" 
dium with four very small pap¬ 
illae; notosetae absent on 
setiger one; short anterior 
branchiae 



Smcafuia SerkeUvorum 


from tighr >978 


Prostomium incised; posterior hooded hooks 
nearly straight, occasionally unidentate; 
pygidium with four lotes, dorsal pair smaller; 
notosetae present on setiger one; long anterior 
branchiae 



guccafij i j puqei (gfis i 5, 


from BJjke 1979 






CARAZZIELLA CITRONA {Hartman, 1941) Blake & Kudenov, 1978 
Spionidae 

Voucher #PL 29, AHF 16 10 October 1983 

Literature citation: Hartman, 0. 1941. Some contributions to the 
biology and life history of Spionidae from California, with 
keys to species and genera and descriptions of two new forms. 
Allan Hancock Pac. Exped,, 7(4): 289-324. 


Synonymy: POLYDORA CITRONA Hartman, 1941 

Primary diagnostic characters: Branchiae from setiger 7? 2 types 
of spines in setiger 5; ventral row with expanded bristled 
ends, dorsal row falcate with bristles and bare tip; biden- 
tate hooded hooks in neurosetae from setiger 10; bidentate 
hooks gradually lose secondary tooth, become unidentate in 
posterior setigers. 


Related species and character differences: Unique in genus in 
having unidentate posterior hooded hooks, with the hooks 
starting on setiger 10. CARAZZIELLA CALAFIA Blake, 1979 
has bidentate hooded hooks throughout its body, the dorsal 
spines of setiger 5 have bristles covering their falcate 
tips, the ventral bristle-tipped spines have a terminal 
depression, and there is a "gizzard" in the digestive tract. 


Variability: The prostomium may be entire anteriorly or slightly 
incised. The caruncle may stop at setiger 1 and then have 
an additional ridge on setiger 2, or the two may be fused 
into a single unit. The falcates spines of setiger appear 
to vary in shape, possibly due to the angle of observation 
and light refraction (see Blake, 1979): spines may look 
like those shown below, like those of POLYDORA■BRACHYCEPHALA, 
or as in Hartman, 1969. 


cU. D.r.al .-na^or fron, A E. H00..J hoo. fro. 

lenor -.ef.itsr-. F. from ookienor «-..ssr:, G. P-.iUium. m v.ew 



from 9Uke 1579 



Tiajor spl.nes of setiger five of 
CARAZZIELLA CALAFIA 

from Blake 1373 


12, '3f3 4 0 

i darker, Jinferiar jpictei rrem .v'tt js Ftc 

13, . ar tic iraail^r, poverjar ipi'nes rrsfii iiftc s^rticcr 

t 243 : Fig. lA 30 Jflbroker hcKWed j«3c f-jtn 1 joi.irjQr ncjra 
x iro; Fic 3 jimilar 5«ta rr.d, ontta lis. *is-j«Tvni. 
hooded esp «.tier«iing rse sevonj lsc irrttn (io. r JT3; 


from Hartfnan 


L. Harris 





CARAZZIELLA CITRONA (Hartman, 1941) 

Pertinent literature: Hartman, 1941, 19B9; 
Blake & Kudenov, 1978; Blake, 1979. 

Depth range: intertidal & 60 m. 

Distribution: Sandy mud beds of UPOGEBIA in 
Mission Bay; silt/sand benthic communities 
off Point Loma, in 60 m. 


T, * Harris 


POLYDORA BRACHYCEPHALA Hartman, 1936 
Spionidae 

Voucher #HYP 28 10 October 1983 


Literature citation: Hartman, 0. 1936. New species of Spionidae 
(Annelida Polychaeta) from the coast of California. .Univ, 
Calif. Publ. Zool., 41(6); 45-52. 

Synonymy: POLYDORA CAULLERYI of auctt., not Mesnil, 1897 


Primary diagnostic characters: Bifid prostomium; notosetae on 

first setiger; branchiae and hooded hooks begin on setiger 
7; caruncle extends to setiger 7 (incorrectly noted as to 
setiger 2 in description: Light, 1978); spines of modified 
fifth setiger stout, sharply falcate, topped by dense fringe 
of bristles; notosetae in posteriormost segments form conical 
fascicles of spines, usually completely retracted within 
notopodia. 


Related species & character differences: P. CAULLERYI Mesniel, 1897, 
P. ARMATA Langerhans, 1880, P, QUADRILOBATA Jacobi, 1883, and 
P. ACICULATA Blake & Kudenov, 1978, form a group of species 
with acicular spines in posterior segments, hooded hooks lack¬ 
ing a shaft constriction, and spines of the modified 5th with 
a flange on the convex side and/or a crest of bristles. P. 
CAULLERYI & P. BRACHYCEPHALA are often synonymized because the 
adult forms appear identical. The larval forms show consider¬ 
able differences in pigmentation, however, enough that P. 
BRACHYCEPHALA is now thought to be a distinct species (see 
Light, 1978) . 

The major spines of P. ARMATA & P, QUADRILOBATA have a flange 
on the convex side, P. CAULLERYI & P. ACICULATA have spines 
similar to those of P. BRACHYCEPHALA, but those of ACICULATA 
also have a definite lateral flange. The posterior acicular 
spines of BRACHYCEPAHALA (and CAULLERYI) barely protrude from 
the notopodial lobe, while those of QUADRILOBATA protrude 
prominently when contracted, ARMATA's spines are usually not 
emergent except in two posterior setigers where they form 
highly conspicuous stellate fascicles (in southern California 
specimens). The stout acicular spines of ACICULATA begin in 
midbody, and there are only 2-3 per fascicle throughout the 
rest of the body. 


Variability: The pygidium has been described as 4 fleshy lobes and 
also as a disk with a middorsal notch. The notosetae of the 
first setiger may be abundant & obvious to sparse & nearly 
invisible. Hooded hooks may rarely start on setiger 6. 





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Pertinent literature; Hartman, 1936 , 19*69; 

Reish; 1959, 1964; Blake, 1971 (in part, as P. 
CAULLERYI), 1975; Banse, Hobson & Nichols, 

1968 (in part, as P. CAULLERYI). 

Depth range; Intertidal through shallow sub- 
tidal; one record at 150 m. 

Distribution; Puget Sound, Washington; Yaquina 
Bay, Oregon (150 m); central and southern 
California, in bays & harbors (Los Angeles- 
Long Beach Harbor, King Harbor, Catalina Harbor) 

Ecology; In soft bottom comir.uni ties, on littoral 
silts, clayey mud, and silt/ooze mixtures. 



POLYDORA nr. ARMATA Langerhans, 1880 

Spionidae 

Literature citation: Langerhans, P- 1880. Die Wurmfauna von 
Madeira, III. Zeitschr. Wissensch. Zool., 34:-87“143. 

*■ 

Synonymy: POLYDORA MONILARIS Ehlers, 1905 

Primary diagnostic characters: Bifid prostomium; eyes absent; 

2-3 capillary notosetae present on first setiger; dorsal 
fascicles o£ 2-3(4) geniculata spines on modified 5th 
setiger, each spine bidentate, distally curved, with teeth 
connected by transverse flange; no companion setae; neuro- 
podial hooded hooks begin setiger 7, each bidentate, 3-4 per 
fascicle; branchiae begin setiger 7, continue to setiger 12 
at most; caruncle extends to end setiger 2; pygidium disk- 
shape, with dorsal gap, occasionally ventral gap as well; 
last 8-12 notopodia with 8-12(13) thick, acicular spines in 
cone-shaped bundles. 

Related species & character differences: P. BRACHYCEPHALA Hart¬ 
man, 1936; P. CAULLERYI Mesnil, 1897; P. QUADRILOBATA Jacobi, 
1883; P. ACICULATA Blake & Kudenov, 1978. See discussion 
under P. BRACHYCEPHALA. 

Variability: The spines of the modified 5th setiger may vary 

considerably in appearance due to the angle of observation 
and degree of erosion (see Woodwick, 1964 and Blake & 

Kudenov, 1978, for discussion; illustrations below). 

There also appears to be several variations found in the 
arrangement of the posterior notopodia with spines as 
stated in the literature. The number of such notopodia 
ranges from 6 (Hartman, 1941), 8 (Okuda, 1937) to 8-12 
(Fauvel, 1927). Acicular spines per fascicle are 8-12 
(Fauvel, 1927) or 10-13 (Okuda, 1937). The fascicles are 
usually said to be cone-shaped (Fauvel, 1927; Hartman, 

1969; Day, 1967; Blake & Kudenov, 1978), but in Japanese 
specimens are arranged in a half-moon (Okuda, 1937; Imajima 
and Hartman, 1964), The fascicles can be almost completely 
retracted within the notopodial lobes (Fauvel, 1927; Blake S 
Kudenov, 1978: small specimens) or emergent (Okuda, 1937; 
Hartman, 1969); if emergent, the spines may be capable of 
extension into stellate or funnel-shaped fascicles (Hart¬ 
man, 1969; Day, 1967). 

Comments: The specimens brought to the SCAMIT meeting came from 
the Allan Hancock Foundation collections, courtesy of Sue 
Williams, were originally identifed by Olga Hartman. Concern¬ 
ing the posterior notopodia, her 1941 description states: 
"Fascicles of heavy spines are present in notopodia of the 
last 6 segments; those in the fifth and sixth last segments 
are unusually conspicuous bundles; those in the last four 
segments are much smaller". Despite the wide range of 
variation noted world-wide, the differences in the southern 
California material seem enough to place it in a new taxa. 
Confirmation of this would require examination of type mat¬ 
erial and other specimens. 





POLYDORA ARMATA Langerhans, 1880 


Pertinent literature: Hartman, 1941, 1969; 
Imajima & Hartman, 1964; Blake & Kudenov, 1978; 
Woodwick, 1964; Light, 1978; Okuda, 1937. 

Depth range: Intertidal - shallow subtidal. 

Distribution; Western Canada to western Mexico 
(southern end of ,range unstated) . Considered 
cosmopolitan but may represent several confused 
species, 

Ecology: Boring into coralline &c calcareous 
growths, limestone substrates, shells, sponges 
and coral; forms galleries covered with tubes 
of fine mud (Fauvel, 1927) . 



major spines of setiger five 
rron Woodwick 1364 


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major spines of Setiger five 
from eiaka and Kudanov 1973 



half-T!00n arrangemenc of posterior 
notoDod-ial spinet 


from Okuda t 937 











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Contaminating Organisms ; What to do when pelagic organisms end up in your 
benthic sample (eg. chaetognaths, copepods, pelagic fish) was discussed. 
Generally, a note is made on the worksheet indicating their presence but they 
aj|^omitted from the data stream* 

Helpful Hints ; While working with juvenile Diopatra sp. John Shisko noticed 
that those without peristomial cirri also lacked pectinate setae. This is help¬ 
ful in distinguishing juvenile Diopatra sp. from Epidiopatra sp. 

Methyl green staining can be used to distinguish Axiothella rubrocincta from 
Praxillella complex when only anterior fragments are available. 


List of November 14, 1933 Topic Specimens: 


SCCV;RP 29, LACO 13 
OC 31 
PL 32 
SCCV/RP 28 
LACO 17, 0C30, PL 31 


’^Macoma acolasta or yoldiformis 
Macoma sp, Cjuv^nilel 
Tellina idae 
^ Macoma ? carlottensis 
Tellina carpenter! 


^These specimens will be taken by Paul Scott to Eugene Coan for identification 
ind hopefully a means of distinguishing M, acolasta from M, yoldiformis . Eugene 
:)oan is the author of "The Northwest American Tellinidae", Veliger, Vol. l4. 

L971. 


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ELS WITH OLGA: 


Los Angeles, 15 April 1939 


)ear Albert:-Tomorrow, if plans materialize, I may take a run to Lost 

nils to see Frieda and Chauncey. This is the season for the wild flowers in 
he deserts and valleys of southern California, and there are reputedly many 

■cres, (or as it square miles?), under blankets of brilliant blooms.-Since 

generally work at least until Saturday noon, I shall not leave here until then, 
nd may stop enroute to take as many plankton tows as the watering places 
ermit, before proceeding on to the Eelridge area, where Frieda’s home is 
ocated.-- Visitors from England,- Van der Horst by name (a g'ood dutch name) 
oth are typical Englishmen. They had just arrived fom Cuba, the Everglades 
n Fla., across New Orleans, Texas, Tuscan, etc., to San Diego, and were most 
nthusiastic about Am.erican, but like all Europeans found it extraordinarily 

arge.- I believe the Indians attracted them most of all. They have had 

irst had encounter with the Semincles, the Kopi and Navajos.-- Almost every- 

here they go they collect lizards, or reptiles of some sort-. News from the 

elero (foundation's ship): They stopped off to visit the white Indians of 
arien, a curious race of Indians that are practically albinos. W^hence they come, 
0 one seems to know, and they have baffled the besi: of the ethnologists. Both 
en and women are very reticent, usually fleeing upon the approach of strangers, 
ut our boys have been successful in learning a good many interesting things 
bout them. The men go naked, but the women wear beautiful adornments, in 
ome instances. They are much attracted by tiie most casual, and gaudy articles 


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possibilities. I have received, only a fev/ days ago, a recent bulletin froiri 
the American Association of University Women (the organization sponsoring my 
fellowship), and I find in the list of 10 people who were granted the fellow- 
only one zoologist (myself), listed with poets, philosophers, mathema- 
t^Bans, astronomers, etc., etc. The Dorothy Davis from E. St. Louis is an 
astronomer. Five of the ten have had v/ork at the Uni. Calif, at Berkeley, but 
all of them have had a very diversified scholastic career. One is from Trondhjem 
'Jorway, another from Sao Pauls, Brazil. 


Los Angeles, 22 April 1939 

Dear Folks: Most of my time these days is concentrated on requirements of the 
iioming year. The most important thing is that I have completed an accurate 
iata on the problems that are to be done. These alone are very extensive, and 
nany of them may remain unanswered. Cur newspaper accounts of the European 
situation are none too rosy, but many people who have had first hand information 
;laim that it is largely screaming American headlines, and that we tend to 
lagnamize the situation, I asked the travel bureau what arrangement might be 
lade if I had to have a ticket refunded, and they are willing to refund it 
entirely. Hence, I was much relieved. 

♦ 

ly passport has come through without any difficulty, and it is now being vise- 
id by the various foreign ministers in Los Angeles, to permit entrance to 
European countries. At present, this is required only of England, France and 
rermany. With these permits, one may enter almost any of the^other countries, 
;ave Rumania, and a few of the Balkan states. Since these vises are expensive, 
•hat is a great help. Perhaps I have already told you that I am going on a 
Icandinavian line, the Knudsen, via the "Elisabeth Bakke", leaving here June 
•th. The passenger list is small, only 12, limited by the space available on 
j^^hip, but selected by virtue of the numerous requests to go on these boats, 
^^pect to be nearly a month on the water, and shall have opportunity to stop, 
•ossibly in Panama, Glasgow, Liverpool, and must go to London overland from 
Manchester. Monro, of the British Museum, with whom I shall be working, said 

hat no one in his right mind ever goes to Manchester except to get money. It 

.ust be a rather disagreeable city, if it is sc advertised by an Englishman, 
s yet, this whole trip seems mere or less like a dream, and I am not yet able 

o visualize it. I know that it is going to be alot of hard work, and perhaps 

uite strenuous, however, it should be decidedly worth while, and I certainly 
0 appreciate the opportunity tremendously. 




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Dali 1891 


Vol.2 No,8 


Tellina idae 
Tellinidae 


Voucher #PL 32 November 14, 1983 


Literature Citation! Dali, l891i pp 183“185» 191; plate 6, 

figure 3, plate ?, figures 1,4, 


Primary Diagnostic Characters: Medium-sized (to 60 mni)jelongatej 

flattened; thin; approximately equilateral; rounded 
anteriorly; pointed posteriorly, with a strong 
fold and escutcheon; sculpture of well-spaced 
concentric lamellae; white inside and outside. 
(Coan, 1971 ) 




from Abbott 1974 




Tfi/ind idae, internal %new of valves 


from Coan 1971 


P. Chang 



Tellina idae 


Dali 1891 


Vol.2 No*8 



Pertinent Literature: 

1, Oldroyd, 1925t pp,164-165; 
plate 14, figure 4, 

Coan,197l! PP- 11-12; plate 

2, figure 6 


Depth Range: 0-91in 


Distribution: 

Burch 1945 » Santa Barbara Island 
and San Pedro, California. 

Abbott 1974 , Santa Monica to Newport 
Bay, California. 

McLean 1969 p Santa Barbara to San 
Diego, California. 


Ecology; 

Bottom type: sandy sediment, usually 
in protected bays and offshore; 
moderately common. 


Dali, 1900 


Vol*2 No.8 


Tollina caripenteri 
Tellinidae 


Voucher #PL 31 November 14 , 1983 

Literature Citation: Dali 1900a 303»320. 

Synonomy: Ang^ulus varie^atus Carpenter, 1864 

Tellina arenica Hertlein and Strong, 1949 


Primary Diagnostic Characters: Small (to 20mm); elongate, more 

so than in Tellina modesta ; moderately inflated, 
somewhat more so than in T. modesta ; almost 
equilateral to longer anteriorly; rounded anteriorly; 
characterized by its pink color with some specimens 
showing white rays. 


Variability: This species may have two forms in southern 

California, a large, flat, light-colored, offshore 
one and a smaller, more inflated, more brightly 
colored one in bays (coan, 1971)« 



Figure 6 

Tellina carpenteri, intcmil \i*w of vaivcj 


from Coan 1971 


P. Chang 





Tellina carrienteri 


Dali 1900 


V0I.2 No.8 




Pertinent Literatures 

I. Oldroyd, 1925J pg* I 66 j plate 
291 figure 2, plate 44, figures 
10 a, 10 b. 

Keen, 1958b; pp. 170-I 7 I; figure 
393 

Coan,1971; pp. 15 -I 6 , plate 2 , 
figures 12, 13 , 


Depth Range I 0-44lm 


Distribution; 


Burch 1945 » Forrester Island, Alaska 
to Panama, 


Abbott 1974 , Forrester Island, 
to California. 


Mask 



McLean 1969 p Ketchican, Alaska, to 
Panama. 


Ecology: 


Various sediment type from mud to 
sand, usually in protected, bays 
and offshore, very abundant. 



Tellina bodegensis 
Tellinidae 


Kinds,18^5 


Vol.2 No.8 


Voucher # November l4, I983 

Literature Citation: Hinds,1845; pg 6?; plate 21, figure 2 

Synonomy; Tellina santarosae Dali, I9OO 


Primary Diagnostic Characters: Medium-sized (to 60mTn) , elongate; 

flattened; adults thick; longer, rounded anteriorly; 
pointed, slightly truncate posteriorly; sculpture 
of heavy, closely spaced concentric ribs; white, 
sometimes with a slight yellow or pink hue internally 
(Coan, 1971). 


Variability: Southern specimens of this species differ, on an 

average, from northern material, generally flatter 
shape, thinner shell, and minor sculptural differences 
(Burch, 1945a) . 



from Fitch 1953 




from Coan 1971 


P. C hang 




Tellina bod^ensis 


Hind 1845 


Vol .2 No.8 



Pertinent Literature? 

I. Oldroyd, 1925: pg. 
44,figure 5* 

Keen, 1966b: pg. 26? 

Goan, 1971: pp. 10-11 
figures 4,5 



168| plate 


plate 1, 


Depth Range: 0-96Tn 


Distribution: 


Burch 1945 j Queen Charlotte Island, 
B,C. to Gulf of California. Japan? 

Abbott 1974 , Graham Island, British 
Columbia, to the Gulf of California. 


Fitch 1953i 
B.C. to Cape 


Queen Charlotte Island, 
San Lucas, Baja Califor 



Ecology: 

Bottom type: sandy sediment on exposed 
beaches, moderately common 



(Carpenter, 1864) 


Vol.2 No.8 


Tellina modesta 
Tellinidae 


Voucher # 


November 14, I 983 


Literature Citition: 


Carpenter, 1864a: 602, 639 ^ 681 


Synonomy: Tellina button! Dali, I 900 

Annulus modestus obtusus Carpenter, 1864 
Angulus modestus Carpenter, 1864 


Primary Diagnostic Characters: Small (to 20mm); elongate, 

moderately inflated; longer, rounded anteriorly; 
pointed, fairly truncate posteriorly, unworn 
shells smooth, shiny; with an internal radial 
strengthening rib; white externally and internally 
(Coan, 1971 ) 





Tellina modesta, internal view of valves 


from Coan 1971 


P. Chang 



Tellina modesta (Carpenter, 1864) 


Vol.2 No ,8 



Pertinent Literature: 

Oldroyd, 1924: pp.51-52,214j plate 
41, figures 7 a, 7 b 

I, Oldroyd, 1925* PP* I 67 -I 68 ; plate 

44, figures 7 a, 7 b 

Coan, 1971 : PP« 16-17; plate 3, 

figures 14, 15 , I 6 


Depth Range: 0-91ni 


Distribution: 

Burch 19 ^ 5 » Vancouver Island to 
lower California 

Abbott 1974 , Alaska to the Gulf of 
California 

McLean 1969 * Alaska to San Bart dome 
Bay, central Baja California 


Ecology: 

Bottom type: silty-sand to sandy 
sediment in protected, bays and 
offshore; common. 



31 


■ytf ^ (3 ); M . ; 

contain lower clay content (<2% by mass) than troughs p>5% by 
mass) so that there is no direct relationship between the amount 
of clay and the amount of trace metai present on the inner shelf 
foi w'inter or summer samples. One possible explanation is that 
the clay content of crestal sediments is predominantly a modern 
deposit of Delaware Bay-derived clays with their assodated pollu* 
lant metals. Clays in troughs, however, consist not only of 
modern clays (and their trace metals originating from Delaware 
Bay), but also may include older, exposed, underlying clay 
deposits (Swift et al., 1977) and/or clays from offshore 
sources—both of which may contain very low trace metal con¬ 
tent. 

In addition to completing analysis of grab samples south and 
west of Cape May Point, studies in progress are investigating 
trace metal content with increasing depth in core samples taken 
from troughs and ridges in the area. 

Mary Jo Hall 
Dept, of Geosciences 
Rider College 
Lawrenceville,-NJ 08648 
609-896-5314 

References 

Bumpus, D.F. and L. Lauzier, 1965, Surface circulation on the 
continental shelf of Eastern North America between New¬ 
foundland and Florida: Folio No. 7, Serial Atlas of Marine 
Environment, Amer. Geophys. Soc., N.Y. 

Hall, M.J., 1981, The distribution of sediments and adsorbed 
trace metals on the inner continental shelf off southern New 
jersey; Ph.D. dissertation; Lehigh University, Bethlehem, 
PA. 206p. 

Kelley, i., 1980, Sources of tidal inlet suspended sediment. Stone 
Harbor, New Jersey: Ph.D. dissertation, Lehigh University, 
Bethlehem, PA 178p. 

Swift, D., T. -Nelson, J. McHone, B. Holliday, H. Palmer, and 
G. Shider, 1977, Holocene evolution of the inner shelf of 
southern Virginia: Jour. Sed. Pet. 47 \ 1454-1474. 


Region-Wide Taxonomk Inter-Calibration 
Program Underway In California 

The first monthly regional meeting of the Southern California 
Association of Marine Invertebrate Ta.xonomists (SCAMIT) was 
held in May at Marine Biological Consultants, Inc., Costa Mesa, Ca. 
The new organization was formed to act as a vehicle for southern 
California marine biologists to work together to resolve common tax¬ 
onomic problems arising from the region’s myriad marine monitor¬ 
ing programs. The aim of SCAMIT is to produce a regionally inter- 
calibrated li.st of southern California marine invertebrate species an 
inter-calibrated museum collection. To date (September, 1982) 
membership includes over 40 biologists representing at least 14 public 
agencies, utilities, private consulting companies, universities and 
museums. 

The need for regional taxonomy inter-calibration efforts is clear to 
anyone involved in assessing and comparing the effects of pollution 


on marine invertebrate communities, especially infaunal benthic 
communities which can produce individual survey lists totaling 
several hundred species. 

The task of accomplishing the goal is not easy considering the 
thousands of species encountered in southern California. Meetings 
are held on a monthly basis, each meeting dealing with a different 
taxonomic group. Specimens are exchanged at the meetings so that 
participating members can examine them individually in a practicum 
manner. Then each spedes is discussed by the participants to identify 
and resolve any differences in spedes identification that may have oc¬ 
curred. 

The specimen exchange is supported with guest speakers and a 
literature exchange. The results of the meetings are published in a 
monthly newsletter that is distributed to all members of SCAMIT. 

To date the approach using a spedmen exchange has proven to be 
an excellent way of resolving regional taxonomic problems. Also, the 
inter-calibrated museum collection has been started from the spedes 
that have already been discussed. Each entry in the museum is ac¬ 
companied by a voucher sheet that details the characteristics of that 
species as well as comments on pertinent literature, common 
synonyms, and similar occurring spedes. 

SCAMIT replaces and revises an earlier regional effort, the Tax¬ 
onomic Standardization Program that resulted in provisional guides 
to the region’s invertebrate fauna (Ward, 1977). More importantly, 
SCAMIT represents one of the first efforts to act on recommenda¬ 
tions from a suite of federal-regional workshops on marine pollution 
monitoring (Segar ct al., 1981 and Peter and Lockwood, 1982). 
Those recommendations viewed national marine pollution monitor¬ 
ing as a suite of regionally coordinated efforts with emphasis on 
eiihancing intra-regional communication, data exchange and inter- 
calibration. Thus, SCAMIT may serve as a model to stimulate such 
efforts elsewhere. 

For more information, contact SCAMIT secretary, Ann Manin. 
References 

Peter, G. and M. Lockwood, 1982. How to increase the utility of 
monitoring information for the various management needs. Ma¬ 
rine Pollution Papers, Oceans ’82, National Oceanic and At¬ 
mospheric Administration, Office of Marine Pollution Assess¬ 
ment, Rockville, MD. 

Segar, D. A., G. Peter, M. Lockwood, and R. Ramsay, 1981. An 
assessment of Great Lakes and ocean pollution monitoring in the 
United States. Working Pap)er 7, Fed. Plan to Ocean Poll. Res. 
Develop. Monitoring, FY 1981-85. U. S. Dept. Commerce, 
NOAA, Boulder, CO, 53 pp. 

Ward, J. Q., 1977. Taxonomic standardization developments, 85-87. 
In W. Bascom (ed.), Coastal Water Research Project Annual 
Report 1977, So. Calif. Coastal Water Res. Pnoj., Long Beach, 
Cahf., 253 pp. 

Secretary 
Ann Martin 

County Sanitation Districts of Orange County 
Post Office Box 8127 
Fountain Valley, CA 92708 
714-962-2411 

Alan J. Mearns 
Office of Marine Pollution Assessment 
NOAA/Pacific Office 
7600 Sand Point Way NE - BIN Cl5700 
Seattle. WA 98115 
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December 1983 




Vol. 2r No. 9 


Next Meeting! 

January 9i 1984 

Place: 

Marine Biological Consultants 

947 Newhall Street 

Costa Mesa, CA 92627 

Scheduled Speaker: 

Emmanual Rosales, Cabrillo Marine Museum 
"Grantmanship" at 1:00 p.m. 

Specimen Exchange Group: 

Spionidae (except Polydora) 

Topic Taxonomic Group: 

Ophiuroidea 


IlNUTES FROM DECEMBER 12, I 9 S 3 


For Sale : Remember SCAMIT has T-shirts, mugs and hats for sale. Also 
Volumes I and II of SCCWRP Keys to Invertebrates. See the order form 
enclosed. 

Poo Pah Parade i SCAMIT is contemplating entering the Doo Dah Parade next 
November 25» 1984. Watch for the September 1984 newsletter for details. 

Amphipod Atlas ; Don Cadien currently doesn't have enough time to coordinate 
the Amphipod Atlas. Is there anyone willing to volunteer as coordinator? 

Help Wanted ! MBC needs a full time polychaete person. Anyone who is 
interested contact Don Cadien at (71^) o46-1601 for more information. 


1984 Schedule: The Agenda Committee has developed a tentative schedule for 
19^ meetings. Here it iss 


January Exchange/Feb. Topic 
February Exchange/ March Topic 


March Exchange/April Topic 
April Sxchange/May Topic 
May Exchange/June Topic 
June Exchange/July Topic 
July Exchange/August Topic 


Spionidae (except Folydora ) 

Magelonidae, Trochaetidae, Poecilo- 

chaetidae, Heterospionidae, 

Chaetopteridae 

Open discussion 

Tanaids and Iscpods 

Pinnixid decapods 

Sponges 

Cirratulidae 






Vol. 2, No. 9 


August Exchange/Sept. Topic 

Sept, Exchange/Oct. Topic 
Oct. Exchange/Nov. Topic 
Nov, Exchange/Dec. Topic 


December Exchange/ Jan, Topic 
January Exchange/Feb. Topic 

_ ny Money ; The Fundraising 

Ljor funding. They are working on 
research, and publications. 



Ctenodrilidae, Flabelligeridae, 
Scalibregmidae 

Oediceratidae and Lijeborgiidae 
Natantian decapods 

Anomalodesmata (Pandoridae, Lyonsiidae, 
Periplomatidae, Thraciidae, Poromyidae, 
Cuspidariidae, Yenticordiidae 
Lysianassidae 
Capitellidae 

Committee is following-up leads for 
money for equipment, operating budget, 


Olympic Ideas : Cabrillo Marine Museum is planning an exhibit to be displayed 
in conjunction with the L.A, Olympics. They would like your suggestions for 
"Olympian Animals", such as the fastest crab, strongest clam, etc. 


Helpful Hints ; -Use crystal violet for staining the pallial line of pelecypods. 

-Juvenile arabellids may not have developed mandibles, be 
careful on small specimens. 

-Macoma ' examined in November were actually Macoma yoldiformis , 

12, 1983 Topic Specimens: 

Mysella grippi 
Mysella sp. A 
Mysella sp. C 

Th.yrasira flexuosa or gouldii or barbarensis - ‘will be 
resolved by April for open discussion 


List of December 


PL 33 
MBC 17 
MBC 18 
LACO 20 


TraVels with Olga i 


Los Angeles, 21 May '39 


Dear Frieda and Chauncey: This is the sort of a day that should be on the 

beach at the Pacific, but is also a quiet day to concentrate,-The Velero 

III arrived Sun. afternoon, and all week we have been busy with the collec¬ 
tions. It will be years before everything is worked up. Some of the most 
interesting things were taken in Panama (Republic from the colonies of the 
San Bias Indians, who are still quite untouched by the effects of civiliza¬ 
tions , 


Mr. Markowitz, landlord of the apartment where I live sold my car for a 
tidy sum, only $5 less than I had originally asked for it. He was given $10 
for his trouble, but I am sure he thoroughly deserved it. It was a cash on 

sale delivery-Mr. Markowitz came up to may place one evening at 10 o'clock 

and said that there was a young man on the street corner who had $155 in 
his pocket with which he wanted to part (he had previously tried out the car 
and talked it over with the landlord). It required less than 5 minutes to 
close the sale. 


- I made a big purchase yesterday at the suggestion of Dr, McCulloch,, 

purchased a rain cravanette.-Such articles are almost not obtainaSHife in 




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Los Angeles, because of the dry climate, and it was only after a long search 

^hat anything even approaching it was found.--The apartment has 

)een delightfully quiet during the past 3 weeks. The Mexicans and their 
dog have left, and the improvement is 100%. Too bad to have to leave just 
when it gets desirable. 


Los Angeles, 6 June 1939 


Dear Folks j Now that plans have shaped themselves more or less definitely, 

I can tell more explicity how things stand. 

The date of departure of the Elisabeth Bakke has been set for June 11th, 
Sunday next, at 3 P.M., frm San Pedro (Harbor of Los Angeles). From then on 
the schedule reads as follows: 


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7. 


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Cristobal, Canal Zone, June 19th (a few hours) 
Glasgow, Scotland, July 2, one week 
Liverpool, England, July 9» 6 days 
Arrive Manchester, July 15 

Thence overland to London. Address there for about 
to Septl. 1: 

British Museum (Natural History) 
London S.W,? England 

% C.C.A. Monro 
From Sept. 1 - Oct. 15i 

Rijks Museum 
Stockholm, Sweden 
% Prof. Sixten Bock 

Oct. 15 “ Dec. 1: 

Zoologisches Staats Institut und 
isches Museum 
Hamburg, Germany 
December - into January: 

Museum National 
d'histoire Naturelle 
6 l Rue de Buffon 
Paris, France 
% Prof. Louis Page 


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:vlARINS INVRRTFRRATS TAXONOMISTS 


Vol. 2, No. 10 

Vol. 2, No. 9 


EBRAtt 


Next Meeting: 

February 13, 19 

Place: r 

Marine Biological Consultants 


9^7 Newhall Street 

Costa Mesa, CA 9262? 

Specimen Exchange Group: 

Magelonidas, TrochaetIdas, Poecllo- 
chaetidae, Reterospionidae 

Topic Taxonomic Group: 

Spionidae 


MINUTES FROM JANUARY 9. 19oL 

Change in Charter - It was proposed that SCAMIT split the office of 
Secretary-Treasurer into two separate offices. Secretary and 
Treasurer. Two offices would help distribute the duties required by 
the current office. The new Secretary would be responsible for 
writing the newsletter, making sure it gets out in time, and for all 
correspondance normally encountered by the office. The new Treasure 
would collect .money, pay SCAMIT bills, take care of SCAMIT account in 
and maintain the file of current members. 

A change in the Constitution is necessary to implement the new offices. 
The proposed action was passed by 2/3 majority of the members at the 
meeting. To fulfill the next requirement, the proposed action must 
by sent to all voting memoers. Therefore you will find the proposed 
action below:---- 

Article 5. Section 1 of the Constitution shall be changed from: 

The elected officers of the Associaton shall be the President, 
Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, and Committee Chairs to: 

The elected officers of the Association shall be the President, 
Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Committee Chairs. 

Arjcual Elections - We are fast approaching the and of our second year and 
it's time for elections. Nominations for. four offices were made. A 
ballot is enclosed with tne nominees, a brief description of each, 
as well as*a.msndment. Send in your vote. 

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Membership Dues - A vote was carried cut to increase yearly dues from 

■35. OC to 315‘CO per year. This was passed to bolster SCAMIT ’ s fre¬ 
quently impoverished treasury, money will be used mainly for 

funding operating costs (stationary supplies, typing, and postage), 
hopefully there -will be .money left over. The extra money 7/ill enable 
SCAMIT to be less reliant on t-shirt sales for these basic costs than 
in the past. .And perhaps 3CA.MIT can become more community oriented, 
such as awarding small sums to high school students for taxonomic 
entries in high school science fairs (more on this next month). 

Dues will cover 12 months' membership. Members will receive renewal 
notices on the last month of t.ceir m.em.bership. Renewal notices -.vill 
begin to be mailed in March. 

Institutional Membership - .A vote was carried out tc add a fourth type of 
membership. In addition to charter (new closed), participating, and 
oerrespondant memberships, an institutional membership is available 
for 560.00 per year. This requires an addition to the 3yiaws which 
read: 3yiaw 1, d) Institutional - Institutions v/ho wish to be apprised 
of Association activities through newsletters and announcements. 


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Vol. 2, Ko. 9 


New Home for SCAMIT - SCAMIT is contempiating moving to Cabrilio Marine 

Mu^seum. The move should be beneficiai to both parties, SCAMIT would 
have a permanent meeting place and collection space, and Cabrilio 
Marine Museum would have access to SCAMIT’s voucher collection. A 
regular meeting at the museum is planned, for March 5. 198^. Many 
thanks to Dr. Suzanne Miller and the rest of the staff who are working 
to make this more possible. 


SCAMIT Hats - Another fundraising endeavor has brought us SCAMIT hats. 

They are the classic baseball cap. They are $6.00 each, fou can 
order via the order form. 

Grantsmanshio - Immanual Rosalas, from Cabrilio 3each Marine Museum gave 
an excellent tall-c on how to obtain grant money. He gave us insight 
on how to approach companies for money and how to enhance SCAMIT's 
image and worthiness for receiving money. Now the Fund Raising Com¬ 
mittee is much better equipped to pursue money. Thank you very much 
EmmanuaiI 

Helpful Hints - The ‘-.mphipod, Acidostoma hancocki . Hurley 19^3^ was described 
as eyeless. Close examination of Hurley's specimens and chose- from 
Marine Biological Consultants and Orange Coionty Sanitation Districts 
reveal there is an eye present. An illustration on the eye and some 
of the male features were prepared by Ann Martin. They are enclosed 
along with a short review of the diagnostic characters for the species. 


List of January 198^ Toole Specimens; 


OC33. 

0C3^ 

HYP29 


?L35 
FL 36 


LAC021 


LAC022 
3CCWRP 31 
SCeWRP 32 


Amohiodia urtlea 
Amohichondrius granulosa 
Ophiomusium Tolliensis 
Qphiuroconis bisoinosa 
Amohiura acrystata 
Amphiuridae, juvenile 
Qohiacantha diolasia 
Qphiooholis longisoinus 


Travels with Olqa; 


Dear Folks: Had a delightful departure yesterday. Frieda and Chaunesy 
■were down to see me off. There were also many friends and gifts. So sorry 
you could not have been here. 

It was a pleasant surprise to see this beautiful new boat, built in 
Goteberg in 1936, wi:h very fine cabins and fixtures. She is a Knutsen. 
Norwegian, the offic-irs and crew are all Norwegian, as are also the foods. 
Fore and aft she is laden with Douglas fir from V/ashington, to go to 
, England, and in one ;:f the large refrigerator holds are hundreds of crates 
of lemons, boarded yesterday at Los Anglees. 

Yesterday while on board at the decks a telephone message came to the 
immigration office for me which really involves you. About a fortnight 
ago we had a visitor at the foundation from the Smithsonian Institution. 

He is Mr, Harold 3ryant, chief of the accessions division,- a fine fellow. 
Dr, Schmitt's best friend, and a friend of mine. V/e had in our midst also 
a scientist from Adelaide, So. Australia, Dr. Herbert Hale, director of 
the So. Australia Museum. The later had information of a meteorite and 
3ryant immediately jumped at the chance to acquire it. I ventured the 
casual, remark that we had meteorites in our own country, - one seemry on 
my home place. His ears pricked instantly. Other incidents interve.nd and 
nothing more was said of it at the time. During the past week, however, 
Bryant was trying to contact me to no avail. I was always elsewhere. 
Yesterday he called here and v/ants the meteorite very much. He sail that 
the meteorite department is the only one at the .Nat'i. Mus, that really 
has money, and that it will pay well for it. At any rate, if it turns out 
to be r.ot a meteorite, they will stand all the expenses. They will take 
care of the shipping, the crating, and pay you for your trouble. It would 
also be a favor to me if you could send it on, for the Nat. Mus. has done 
a lot for me in the past. Bryant wanted to contact you directly, but I 

v/anted to approach you first or. the circumsta.ncss surrounding the lead.-- 

The division of accessions would want to know the approxi.mate date of the 

fall, or the decade,-say, between 1920-25. '^r more accurately.-You may 

make such disposition as you wish regardi.ng this tuesticn. 

h'otes: In response to Olga's request v/e sent to Mr. Bryant a letter, 

describing the "meteorite", and enclosed small pieces of it (also photo¬ 
graph) . Ne received a prompt reply, as follows; 


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July li, 1939 

Dear >Ir. Hartinani In reply to your letter of June 30 to Bryant of 
this musaum, with photograph enclosed. 

The fragments are iecomposed pieces of granite and in no v/ay related 
to a meteorite. All meteorites are different from the rocks of this earth 
and can therefore he easily recognised. 

It would have been impossible to definitely classify the sample from 
the photograph but with these fragments at hand there can be no question. 

'•/e appreciate very much your calling this to our attention and anytime 
you can find a rock: of possible meteoric origin, please notify this Insti¬ 
tution as we are seriously studying meteorites and also making a collection 
Our present collection contains about 725 separate meteorite falls and is 
the most important one in this country. Sincerely yours, E.P. Henderson 

The aibatrcsses are following us, Flying fishes were about yesterday, 
and will be with us as far as the canal. They are very fascinating to 
watch. By night we may be skirting Cape San Lucas, lower end of Lower 
California. Information now is that there will be no stop at Cristobal, 
or in the Canal sone, bus shat we go direct to Glasgow. There will however 
be pick up of mail, hence I can send this off there. 

The Elisabeth Bakke is a fast mail boat. She is doing approximately 
l6f knots an hour,- a fine speed for a freight. Our passengers number 9 
and are a congenial group. The sea is calm with only slight swells and 
we do only a little rolling. The heavy motors cause a certain vibration 
which is, however, not bad. 

Saturday, 17 June- Day after tomorrow we are due in Panama, and we 
are really looking toward it. The trip thus far has been delightful. At 
night the sea has been lu.minesG9nt , and by day we see occasional interest¬ 
ing phenomena. Flying fishes and schools of porpoises are fascinating 
to observe. 

It is nearly lunch time again. I feel as though we go steadily from 
one banquet to another; even breakfast is an occasion. 

19 June- Today we arrive at the canal. Everyone looks for-vard to it. 
The horizon on the port side is already green with trees and vegetation. 

Shall have this mailed by the steward at Cristobal. Everything has 
been very fine and interesting thus far. 

Aboard 9IS Elisabeth Bakke 
12 June 1939 


BALLOT FOR 1984-85 OFFICERS 
Vote for one for each office 


Voi 2, Ho. 9 


President - The President presides at all meetings and represents 
SCAMIT in external business affairs. 



John Shislco - John has been president of SCAMIT the last two years. He 
it Hyperion Treatment Plan on the marine monitoring program. 


□ Write-in 

Vice-President - The Vice-President chairs ad-hoc committees, super- 
vises the specimen exchange, tabulates election ballots, and 
substitutes for the president when necessary. 



John Dorsey - John is a charter member of SCAMIT and participates 
on the Fund Raising Committee. He also is the newest member 
of the Hyperion Treatment Plant marine monitoring staff. 



Tony Phillips - Tony has been vice-president of SCAMIT the last 
two years. He also works at Hyperion Treatment Plant. 



Sue V/illiams - 
of curator. 


As a charter member of 3CAMIT, Sue holds the office 
She works at the Allan Hancock Foundation at USC. 



Ron Velarde - Ron is another charter member of SCAJIIT who is a 
very active participant. He is employed at the ?t. Loma 
VJastewater Laboratory. 



V/rita-in 


Secretary - The Secretary keeps minutes of the meetings, is rssponsi- 
ble for the newsletter, mailing of ballots, and presents a 
yearly statement of activities. 


□ Cathy Crouch - Cat.hy is another active charter member of SCAMIT. 
_ She is employed by Cabrillo itorine Museum. 

I I Write - in 

Treasurer - The Treasurer collacts dues, makes dispersements, keeps 
financial records, and makes an annual statement of the finan¬ 
cial status of SCAMIT. 



Ann Martin - Ann has been Secretary-Treasure cf 3CA.MIT the 
last two years. She is employed by the Orange County 
Sanitation Districts, 



Jim Laughiin - Jim is a charter member of SCAMIT. He works at 
SCCWRP and heads up New Wave Taxonomic Consultants. 


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Amendments 


The constitution should be amended 
as discussed above 

The bylaws should be amended as 
discussed above 

Conunents _ 


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Disapprove 




You may vote by returning your ballot at the February meeting, or by 
phoning your vote to Tony Phillips (213) 322-3131 x269. or by mailing it 
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Invertebrates of Southern California Coastal Waters Vol. I, Select Groups 
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Diagnostic Characters of Acidostoma hancocki 


Ann Martin 

Orange County Sanitation Districts 
^108^4 Ellis Ave. 

^Fountain Valley, CA 92708 
(714) 540-2910 X268 

_ Hurley 1963 _ 


CSDOCt.MBC Specimens. 


1 . 


2 . 


3 . 


4. 


5 . 


6 . 


Eyes absent, integument 
thick; antennae short, 
subequal 


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Ant. 1, seg. 1 of flagellum 
has stout bladelike spine on 
inner distal angle 

Mandible has peculiar short 
molar process, appears to 
be a stumpy second segment 

Maxilla 1, inner plate... 
with minute second segment 
at tip 

Gnathopod 1 simple, hind 
margin of segment 6 minutely 
serrate 

Gnathopod 2, dac'Jjylos appears 
to be present inthe form of 
a minute tooth masked by 
surrounding long spine-setae 

Epimeral plate 3, postero- 
distal angle upturned in 
small but distinct tooth 


Eye present, prominant 
in live specimens, diffi¬ 
cult to see in preserved 
specimens 

Yes 


Present, but difficult 
to see 


Not visible 


Yes in female, no in male 


Yes, seen only at high 
magnification 


Yes 


Additional comments 


Males have extremely hirsute ant. 1, tend to have more setae on gnathopods 
and mouthparts than females. Males also appear to have thinner integument. 



Ophiopholis longispina H.L, Clark 1911 

Ophiactidae Vol. 2 No, 



Voucher#: SCCWRP 32 

Literature: Clark^ H,L,, 1911 

McClendon, J-F., 1909 
May, R.M., 1924 

Boolootian, R,A, and D. Leighton, 1966 
Vford, J.Q., 1984 (Unpublished Manuscript) 

Primary Diagnostic Characters: aboral surface of disk is spiny, not 
(Figure 1) granulated; 

the radial shields are not covered with 
spines; 

disk spines are not forked; 

six to eight slender, long arm spines 

Related Species and Character Differences; 

Ophiopholis bakeri McClendon, 1909 (Figure 2) 

the radial shields are covered with 
spines 

the disk spines are forked 
four to six moderately long, minutely 
thorny arm spines 



Fig. 2. a. aboral disk (from May R.M. 1924, p. 279) 

b, oral disk (frcin Boolootian and Leighton 1966, p. 19) 


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Qphiopholis longispina H.L. Clark 1911 


Vol. 2 No. 10 



Range: Washington to California 

Habitat: 500-1400 ineters; silty-sand, green mud, clay 






Amphichondrius granulosus Nielsen 1932 

Amphiuridae Vol* 2 No. 10 


Voucher #: OC 34 

Literature: Nielsen, E., 1932 

McClendon, J.F., 1909 
Ziesenhenne, F.C,, 1940 
Boolootian, R.A. and D, Leighton, 1966 
Word, J.Q., 1984 (Unpublished Manuscript) 

Primary Dia^^ostic Characters: three pairs of oral papillae, distal 

(Figure 1) pair broad, next narrov^r, inner 

pair small and partly infradental; 
two tentacle scales, distal larger; 
disk covered by imbricated scales; 
radial shields separated or just 
touching in distal end, in 
proximal end they diverge; 
interbrachial area granular 
genital ridge scaled 

Related Species and Character Differences: 

amphichondrius laevis Ziesenhenni, 1940 (Figure 2) 





Amphichondrius granulosus Nielsen 1932 


Vol. 2 No. 



Range: 

10-200 neters; silty sand to silt 


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Ophiuroconis bispinosa 


Vol. 2 No. 10 



Amphioplus hexacanthus (H.L, Clark 1911) 
Amphiuridae 


Vol. 2 No. 10 


Voucher #: OC 33 

Literature: Clark/ H,L. 1911 

Boolootian, R.A. and D. Leighton 1966 

Primary Diagnostic Characters; four pairs of oral papillae; 

(Figure 1) second pair frona proximal end tapered to 

to point, other three pair blunt, 
spines not present on aboral disc; 
tentacle scales in angle of mouth 
adjacent to row of true oral 
papillae; 

oral shield distal end constricted 

Pelated Species and Character Differences: 

Amphioplus strongyloplax (H.L. Clark 1911) (Figure 2) 

proximal oral papillae heavy and 

globose, other three pair large 
and tapered; 

tentacle scales in angle of mouth 
separate fron row of true oral 
papillae; 

oral shield distal end indented 

Douqaloplus airphacantha (McClendon 1909) (Figure 3) 

oral papillae spinose; 
spines present on aboral disc scales 
and ventral interradial areas 



and Leighton 1966, p, 16) Boolootian and Leighton 1966, p. 16) 



Amphioplus hexacanthus (H.L 


Clark 1911) 


Vol* 2 No 


10 



Ophiomusium jolliensis McClendon 1909 
Ophiuridae 


Vol. 2 No. 10 


Voucher #: Hyp 29 

Literature: McClendon, J.F. 1909 

Lutken, C.F. and Th, Mortensen 1899 
Clark, H.L. 1911 

Boolootian, R.A. and D. Leighton 1966 
Word, J.Q, (Unpublished Manuscript) 

Primary Diagnostic Characters: two genital slits in each interbrachial 
(Figure 1) space; 

two or three short blunt arm spines 
present; 

three pairs of tentacle pores, present 
only on basal arm segments; 
each pore with one scale, rarely two; 
five or six pairs mouth papillae per 
jaw, no infradental papillae; 
vdien alive, bright red 

Related Species and Character Differences: 

Ophiotiusium lymani V^ille Thonson 1873 (Figure 2) 

six to eight rudimentary arm spines per 
lateral arm plate; 

two pairs of tentacle pores, present 
only on basal arm segments; 
when alive, ivory white 

Ophionusium glabrum Lutken & Mortensen 1899 (Figure 3) 

twelve to sixteen arm spines per 



Ophiomusium jolliensis McClendon 1909 


Vol. No, 10 



Range; California to Japan 

Habitat; 250-800 meters (slope depths); green mud 






Vol. 2 No, 10 


Ainphicdia urtica (Lyman 1860) 
Amphiuridae 


Voucher #: LACo 21 

Literature: Clark, H,L., 1911 
May, R.M,, 1924 
Nielsen, E., 1932 

Boolootian, R.A. and D. Leighton, 1966 
Work, J. Q., 1984 (Unpublished Manuscript) 

Primciry Diagnostic Characters; aboral disk scaled; 

three pairs of oral papillae; 
ventral interradial scales modified with 
small hyaline forked tips; 
outermost disk scales with modified 
hyaline forked tips; 
disk scales along genital slit area 
with modified scales having 
hyaline for]ced tips 

Related Species and Character Differences: 

Amphiodia digitata Nielsen, 1932 

modified scales having hyaline forked 

tips only found on outermost disk 
scales 

Amphiodia occidentalis (Lyman, 1860) 

no modified scales having hyaline forked 
i tips found on disk 


Synonyms: Amphiura urtica Lyman 1860 

Ophiophraqmus urtica Fell 1962 



Amphiodia urtica (Lyman I860; 


Vol. 2 No. 10 



Range: Alaska to California 

Habitat; subtidal to 200 meters, sandy silt to clay 


Comments: The question concerning the status of Amphiodia diqitata as i 
species was discussed. No one involved with sanpling between Santi 
Barbara and San Diego had identified any ^ diqitata . Any 
specimens approaching the description of ^ digitate were small 
(2-3 irm) and could have been juvenile ^ urtica . Dr. Ann Muscat 
(Cataline Marine Lab.) and Mary Bergen (U.S.C.) (as ccuntunicated 
by Sue Williams) both feel that ^ diqitata is really just juvenil 
A. urtica . Jack Wbrd (Univ. of Washington) (personnel con- 
munication) feels that A. diqitata and A. urtica are both valid 
species; he has excellent specimens of A. digitate fran Pt. Coa^ 
ception (6-7 mm disk), Santa Monica Bay, Palos Verdes and San 
I Diego. He noted that this species seems to prefer coarser 
' sediments while A. urtica seems to prefer the finer grained 
sediments, 

Juvenile specimens of Amphiodia i 2rnm) are a problem. At wha 
stage of development spines occur has not been determined. Since 
Amphiodia can occur in large number, particularly in clean areas, 
much time can be spent identifying these animals. Jack Wbrd has 
noted the ^ines to present on specimens 0.5 nrn with the aid of a 
compound microscope. The spines were observed in the area along 
the genital slits. When dealing with several hundred specimens, 
the use of a conpound microscope would greatly increase the time 
necessary for identifying. For siirplification, specirr^s 2 irm or 
less should be called Amphiodia sp, when spines are not clearly 
evident. 






Vol. 2 No. 10 


Ophiacantha diplasia H.L. Clark 1911 
Ophiacanthidae 


Voucher #: SCCWRP 31 

Literature: Clark, H.L., 1911 

McClendon, J.F,, 1909 
May, R.M., 1924 
Ziesenhenne, F.C., 1940 
D'yakonov, A. .M,, 1954 
Boolootian, R.A. and D, Leighton, 1966 
5; Word, J.Q., 198.1 (Unpublished Manuscript) 

I 

Primary Diagnostic Characters; radial shields not readily visible, 
{Figure 1) concealed by granules; 

all arm segments with two tentacle 

scales except for basal one to 
two segments which will have 
three (particularly in large 
specimens); 

oral papillae five to seven pairs per 
jaw, outermost may be longer of 
wider; 

longest arm spines about five arm joints 
in length ; 

seven to eight arm spines per lateral 
arm plate 

Related Species and Character Differences: 


^ jxana H.L. Clark, 1911 {Figure 2) 
radial shields visible; 

' aboral disk covered by minute, thorny 
stunps; 

oral papillae three on each side and one 



at apex of jaw; 

f'ig. 1. a. aboral disk 

b. oral disk 

c. lateral arm spines 
(from Clark, H.L. 1911, p. 210) 

d. oral papillae 

(frail Boolootian and Leighton 1966, p 


19 ) 



Ophiacantha diplasia H.L. Clark 1911 


Vol* 2 No. 10 



Ophiophthalmus normani {Lyman, 1879) (Figirre 3) 

radial shields partly visible; 
aboral disk covered with scales bearing 
short spine; 

four pairs of oral papillae per jaw; 
four arm spines per lateral arm plate, 
longest arm spines approximately three 
, arm joints in length 

I 

Ophiolimna bairdi (Lyman, 1883) (Figure 4) 

aboral disk closely covered with short, 
thick spines; 

ten to twelve pairs of oral papillae; 
distal lateral arm plates with seven arm 
spines, the proximal lateral arm 
joints have five arm spines (all 
slender and sharp) ; 
all tentacle pores with one tentacle 
scale, except the basal am 
segment 


Cphiacantha rhachophora H.L. Clark, 1911 (Figure 5) 

aboral disk covered with short multi¬ 
point spines; 

oral papillae serrate, five to six 
pairs per jaw; 

aUL tentacle pores with one thorny 
tentacle scale; 
arm spines rough and spiny 


Ophiacantha phragma Ziesenhenne, 1940 (Figure 6) 

aboral disk covered with granules and 
irregularly spaced long, stout, 
pointed spines; 

five to seven pairs of oral papillae per 
jaw; 

two to three tentacle scales on first 
six to nine basal arm segments, 
the remaining arm segments have 
only one tentacle scale 


Range: San Diego to Washington 


H^itat: 


70-150 meters; silty-sand, gravel-sand, mud 










Amphiura arcystata H.L. Clark 1911 
Amhpiuridae 


Vol. 2 No. 10 


Voucher #: PL 36 

Literature: Clark, H.L*, 1911 

I^lendon, J.F., 1909 
May, R.M., 1924 
Nielsen, E., 1932 
D'Yakonov, A.M., 1954 

Boolootian, R.A. and D. Leighton, 1966 f 

Primary Diagnostic Characters: oral papillae two pair, one stout at 

{Figure 1) apex of jaw, the other spine-like 

at outer comer of mouth; 
radial shields long and narrow, the 
distal end in contact; 
aboral disk usually naked in center and 
in the interradii; 

around the radial shields there is a 
variable amount of fine scaling; 
tentacle pores large, with two at^all 
tentacle scales 


Synonym; Hemiliepjs arcystata Fell 1962 




Vol. 2 No, 10 


Amphjura arcystata H.L. Clark 1911 



Range; California to Japan 

Habitat: 50-950 meters, silty-sand, mud 



February 1984 _ Vol. 2, 


Next Meeting: 

March 5, 1984 

Place: 

Cabrillo Marine Miseum 

3720 Stephen White Drive 

San Pedro, Ca. 90731 

Specimen Exchange Group: 

Open discussion on provisional species, 
no exchange of specimens 

Topic Taxonomic Group; 

Magelonidae, Trochaetidae, Poecilo- 
chaetidae, Heterospionidae 


MII^UTES FROM FEBRUARY 13, 1984 


l!he next meeting will be at Cabrillo Marine Museum, 

5|> PCOV 
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New Meeting Place : 

bo get there: San Diego Freev-/ay (405) 
to southbound Harbor Freeway (110), exit 
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any numbered street, turn right onto 
Pacific Avenue, turn left onto Stephen 
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John Shisko (213-772-3394 x269) 
John needs this for cost esti- 


Voucher Corrections : Amphiodia urtica : Jack Word pointed out that A, urtica and 
A, digitata are prccably the same species. Since Clark, 1911 lists the two 
species as separate subgenera and until a cotiplete life history^ study of the 
species can be caipleted, the two species must be considered as seperate 
species* 

Ophiuroconis bispinesa : Again Jack Word xielped out and 
supplied some missing information. Hie range for this species is between 
lower Baja California and Santa Monica Bay at 75-300 feet in silty-sand arxi 
sandy-silt* 




Vol. 2, No. 11 




Quality of Newsletter and Voucher Sheet Format : We are working on improving, re¬ 
fining, and standardizing tiie format. We We a ways to go, but are working on 
it. 

Helpful Hints ; In conjunction with the Topic Taxonomic Group, Dave Montagne 
distributed some ccmments on the Genus Laonice and Spiophanes . A copy of 
each is enclosed in the newsletter* 


Tom Parker noted the reconriendation of using PCB-free iinnersion oil as dis¬ 
cussed in Light, 1978; Spionidae, page 11. He mentioned that Nikon sells 
a synthetic, PCB-free oil. 


List of February 13, 1984 Topic Specimens ; 


AHF 17 
AHF 18 
CMVl 2 

CMM 3 
lACO 23 

lACO 24, OC 35 
LACO 25 
MBC 19 
OC 36 
PL 37 

PL 38, SCCRWP 33 


Pygospio califomica 
Streblospio benedicti 

Rhynchospio arenicola or R. glutaea {to be detemined 
after examination of type specimens) 

Microspio microcera 
Spiophanes missionensis 
Spiophanes berkeleyorum 
Laonice appellofi 
Scololepis sp. A sensu SCAMIT 
Spiophanes bcmbyx 
Prionospio cirrifera 
Prionospio sp. A sensu SCAI4IT 


Travels with Olga: 


Aboard ^iS Elisabeth Bakke 
12 June 1939 


Dear Frieda and Chauncey: So glad you could be here yesterday. I was sorry, 
however, that we could not had had more time together. I hope iry friends did not 
bore you. They have been very kind to me during the past year, and I hope they 
enjoyed ccndng to the boat. 

The boat is a pleasant place to be. We are doing between 16-17 knots an hour, 
the sea is rather calm, with only sKght rolling, and the color is beautiful blue 
with white caps. Flying fishes are rather abundant. Today the crew erected our 
swinning pool on the foc*sle deck, and we may soon be splashing in it. Ihe cabins 
are very confortable. 

Meals are excellent, a semi-smorgasbord, with all sorts of tasty dishes, and 
plenty of everything. Vfe have tea at 3, and dinner at 6:30, followed by fruit be¬ 
fore retiring; breakfast at 8:30, ice cream at 11, luncheon at 12:30. I expect we 
will all be gaining before long. 

Passengers number 9,- Mr. & tes. Buckley from Hollywood, Mr. & Mrs, Vare from 
L.A. (the fomer originally from England), 2 English ranen and 2 other wcmen I have 
not learned to identify. 

Today we have seen one boat near enough to detect the anoke, and another far to 
the east. Nothing else has been in sight. We are too far fron land to see even the 
higher peaks of lower California* 






Voi- 2, No, 11 


My bath this inoming v?as unusual in at least one respect. I had turned on the 
hot and cold faucets as usual. The resulting teirperature was satisfactory, but I was 
unable to get a lather. When I was quite through, I found I had used sea water. 

There are also taps on the shower with fresh water but I had not used them. It was 
not surprising, therefore, that I could get no lather. 

Our freight consists— etc., etc. The water supply was taken on at Portland, 
Ore,, the dining room flowers at San Franscisco. Oil for motors was replenished at 
L.A. With these suji^lies we go directly across the Atlantic. 

I wish you would use your influence in encouraging the shipping of the large 

stone (Tmeteorite) in our garden, that Bryant wants.- 

Mr. Petersen has arranged to have iry letters sent off at Cristobal, 
even though we do not stop,- also to meet a friend of his who is in the 
government service there. 

He also has suggested that I establish mailing points as follows; (you can contact me 
at any of these places) Captain of the Port 

Liverpool, Glasgow, Manchester 

After that, of course, I go on ro London, If you do send any of these places, 
you will have to airmail across the U,S. 

Sat., June 11- Day after tcmorrow we are due in Paiiama, It is something to 
look forward to. Our journey thus far has been delightful, we have had much time to 
relax. There have been little squalls off and on, with some showers, but nothing of 
any proportion. I find it very interesting to be able to look so far distant,- it is 
thus possible to see numerous showers in various places, and other places of calm. 
Last night the sea gleamed with luminescent animals. Ihey resonbled stars of 
varing intensity in a dark sky. I was sorry we could not have captured them -our 
great speed rendered that irrpossible. 

Sunsets have been miraculous spectacles. The sun has been setting almost 
directly behing the stem of ship for the past two days, as though we have been 
directly to the east. 

For days our radio has not functioned except to contact Mexican stations. 
Yesterday, however, a fragmentary message came through of the loss of a French 
submarine. Once we are in the Atlantic we should be able to hear Europe. 

Noon- Another shower has cane upon us. It blows with considerable force, but 
Gur ship is hardly affected by it. 




SOME COMMENTS REGARDING THE POLYCHAETE GENUS LAQNICE 
FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 


David E, Montagne 
Marine Biology Laboratory 
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts 


It appears that in Southern California there are at least two 
species of Laonice; L. cirrata (Sars 1851), incorporating, among others, 
all previously described west coast species; and _L* appellbfi Soderstrom 
1920, previously known from Norwegian waters. 


In Foster's 1971 study of the spionids of the Caribbean and the 
Gulf of Mexico she recognized only L, cirrata , considering as synonyms 
all other species of Laonice , including L, appellbfi . She cited as 
justification the variability in the first occurence of genital pouches 
and hooded hooks, characters most often used by authors to distinguish 
the various species. In the course of her study she examined material 
from the western Atlantic, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico, as 
well as the holotypes and/or paratypes of L, cirrata , L. foliata , 

L. sacculata , and L. pugettensis . She did not examine any specimens 
referred to L. appellbfi. 


Pettibone (1956), without explanation, considered L, foliata and 
L. sacculata to be junior synonyms of L. cirrata . Pettibone did not 
consider the validity of L. appellofi . 


In 1974, Jan Stull and Jim McCammon (LACSD) made an unpublished study of 
Southern California Laonice , examining several hundred specimens from 
our collection, those of other agencies, and from the Allan Hancock 
collection identified as L. cirrata and L. foliata . Also examined were 
approximately 100 specimens referred to L. cirrata , L. bahusiensis , 

L. foliata , and L, pugettensis from the USNM and the British Columbia 
Provincial Museum provided by Dr. Marian Pettibone and Katherine Hobson. 
These included material from the type localities. Stull and McCammon 
determined width at the fifth setiger, length through the tenth setiger, 
and the first appearance of genital pouches, genital spines, and hooded 
hooks for each specimen. Analysis of the results revealed no distinct 
differences among the specimens supplied by the museums nor, with the 
exceptions discussed below, among the local specimens. The only 
distinctions apparent in the original descriptions (i.e. the first 
occurence of genital pouches, spines, and hooded hooks) were found to be 
related to the size of the animal. They concluded that L. bahusiensis , 
L. foliata , and L, pugettensis are junior synonyms of L. cirrata , This 
was in contrast to seventy specimens encountered in the local material 
that clearly differed from the L. cirrata ’’group" in general body shape, 
prostomial and peristomial shape, and setal arrangement. These speci¬ 
mens closely matched Soderstrom's 1920 description of L, appellbfi . 


As in the other Laonice examined, the first appearence of the genital 
spines and hooded hooks was found to be related to body size (first 
appearing more posteriorly with increasing size). The first appearence 
of genital pouches however, was less variable and not related to the 


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size of the worm. 


The following is the working description of Southern California 
spionids referred to Laonice appellofi Soderstrom 1920 by the LACSD and 
some comments regarding their relationship to L, cirrata (Moore 1924) . 


Laonice appellftfi S6derstr6m 1920 
(fig. 1) 

Small to mediiam sized worms (length of first ten setigers, 2,0 to 
4.8 mm)/ the anterior 10 to 13 setigers dorso-ventrally flattened and 
broad. Thereafter tapering to a fragile, nearly cylindrical abdomen. 
Posterior end unknown. 

The prostomium is bell-shaped, broadly rounded anteriorly with 
short, poorly defined, lateral horns. There are two pair of eyes; the 
minute anterior pair are lateral, mid-way between the anterior of the 
prostomium and the occipital tentacle; the posterior pair are more 
dorsally placed immediately anterior to the occipital tentacle and may 
be minute to large dark crescents. The occipital tentacle, approximate¬ 
ly half as long as the prostomium, is inserted at the proximal end of 
the prostomium. Dorsal organs extend to setiger 10 to 14. Palps are 
unknown. The peristomium, in dorsal view, forms thick wings extending 
up the sides of the prostomium, leaving the distal one-third of the 
prostomium free. 

Branchiae begin on setiger 2 and are separate from the notopodial 
post-setal lobes. Anterior parapodia with well developed, distally 
acute, lamellate post-setal lobes. Interramal genital pouches are first 
present from setiger 5 to 10, most commonly setiger 8. 

The anterior 10 setigers bear thick, distally bent, uni-limbate, 
longitudinally striated setae in both the noto- and neuropodia. These 
setae have a coppery luster and, posterior to the third setiger, are 
placed in several closely set vertical rows. At their most dense (seti¬ 
ger 5 to 10) these fascicles superficially resemble the palisaded setae 
of orbinids. Posterior to this region, noto and neuropodia bear similar 
but more slender setae in single or double fan-like rows. In addition, 
neuropodia from setiger 11 or 12 bear 1 to 4 interiorly placed, long 
decurved spines (genital spines) having a distally granular shaft. 
Neuropodial hooded hooks occur from setiger 16 to 28 and continue post¬ 
eriorly. Each has three small teeth surmounting a larger fang. 

Specimens from Southern California referred to L. appellofi closely 
agree with Soderstrom*s original description, from wEich they differ 
mainly in the presence of eyes. 

The following is a translation, by April Ford, of Soderstrom*s 
original description (pages 225-226 of Sbderstrbm, A. 1920. Studien liber 
die polychaetenfamilie Spionidae, Dissertation, Uppsala, Almquist and 
Wicksells, 228pp,l^ 

**********‘****^'********'!fr***:fr******‘*******’*****************’******^******* 


Laonice appellofi n, sp . 






Eyespots missing. Occipital tentacle well developed. The dorsal 
organ extends to the 13th setiger. At least 24 pairs of long, slender 
branchiae. Neuropodial hooked setae from the 17th setiger on. The 
4th-12th setigers have hair-setae ("Haarborsten") in more than 2 rows 
in the neuropodia as well as the notopodia. Ventral neuropodial 
hair-setae from the 11th setiger on (in this last statement Sbderstrbm 
is apparently referring to the ventrally placed genital spines though he 
still uses the term "Haarborsten" D.M.), Well developed genital pouches 
from the 7th setiger on. The atokous region comprises at least 27 seti¬ 
gers. Width at setiger 7 to 8 is 1.6 mm. 

I have only a fragment of a single individual at my disposal, an 
atokous anterior end of 27 setigers and the above provisional diagnosis 
is based on that. The significant deviation from the remaining Laonice 
species regarding the setal arrangement in the anterior segments is such 
that it would be easy to identify subsequent specimens. The setal 
arrangement from the examined individual is presented in the following 
table. 


NOTOPOD NUMBER OF ROWS 

OF HAIR-SETAE 


NEUROPOD NUMBER OF ROWS 

OF HAIR-SETAE 


1 1 

2 2 

3 2 

4 3 

5 4 

6 5 

7 6 

8 6 

9 6 

10 6 

11 4 

12 3 

13 2 


1 3 

2 3 

3 3 

4 4 

5 4 

6 5 

7 6 

8 6 

9 6 

10 6 

11 4 

12 3 

13 2 


The anterior hair-setae have, in the preparation, a strong golden 
luster and, especially in the notopodia, are bent hook-like at the tips. 
After the 12th setiger they gradually become more slender and linear. 

The anterior end is provided with powerful dorso-ventral musculature? 
the animal, therefore, has a flattened appearence in the area, which was 
probably produced during preservation. The anterior end was very wide 
at the 7th to 8th setiger and became more slender from this segment 
anteriorly as well as posteriorly. The prostomium appeared smaller than 
those of the remaining Laonice species because of this wide anterior 
end. The branchiae were longer and more slender than other examined 
species of this genus; the branchiae numbered 24 pairs but presumably 
at least 2-3 pairs, if not more, broke off from the posterior during 
preservation. The dorsal cirri in this fragment were well developed. 

The two anterior-most setigers had no nephridia? all remaining 
setigers of this fragment had atokous nephridia of the usual type for 
the genus, although with a smaller number of loops. 

Scolecolepis McIntosh (1909, p.l76; 1915, p.l67) is perhaps ident- 
cal to Laonice appellofi . McIntosh maintains, that the branchiae appear 
on the first setiger; it certainly follows from the description, how- 


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ever, that this first setiger is, in reality, the second. He writes 
(1909, p.l76), "a kind of flap, vertically elongated, occurs immediate^ 
behind the snout, but it does not appear to have either bristle or " 
branchiae.” By this flap of Scolecolepis he probably means the same as 
the "lamella at the base of the long tapering palpi" of his Scolecolepis 
cirrata (p.223 of this work), namely the dorsal cirri of the first 
setiger. The setae in this segment are, especially in the notopodium, 
very small and easily overlooked in a cursory examination. 

McIntosh states further, that the setae have, "the usual arrangement 
in Scolecolepis "; this statement, however, is of little importance be¬ 
cause not much more is meant than that the setae in a notopodium and a 
neuropodium are separate. Of greater significance is his reference to 
"the remarkably dense, strong, and boldly curved dull golden bristles." 

McIntosh's Scolecolepis is also missing eyespots. More statements 
concerning the appearance of the hooked setae and their form, the number 
of branchiae, etc. are missing from this author's description as he 
examined an incomplete specimen comprising only 17 setigers. 


Laonice appellbfi is most easily distinguished from the more com¬ 
monly occurmg L* cirrata (fig. 2) by the dorso-ventrally compressed, 
broad, anterior region; the distinctively dense fascicles of thoracic 
noto- and neuropodial setae; and the bell-shaped prostomium protruding 
beyond the end of the lateral peristomial "wings". 

^ I 

Laonice appellofi has been reported from the Palos Verdes shelf 
(LACSD surveys) and off Point Loma (City of San Diego surveys) in sandy 
to silty sediments in 60 to 305 meters depth. 



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Fig. 2 


Figure 1. Laonice appellofi : anterior end, dorsal view. 
Figure 2. Laonice cirrata: anterior end, dorsal view. 


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LITERATURE CITED 


Foster, N,M. 1971. Spionidae (Polychaeta) of the Gulf of Mexico and the 

Caribbean Sea. Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and 
other Caribbean Islands. 36 (129): 1-183 

Pettibone, M.H, 1956, Marine Polychaete Worms from Labrador, U,S. Nat. 

Mus., Proc. 105 (3361); 531-584 

Soderstrom, A, 1920. Studien uber die Polychaetenfamilie Spionidae. 

Dissertation. Uppsala, Almquist and Wicksells, 

228 pp. 

CITED WITHIN SODERSTROM 1920; 

On the Spionidae. Notes from the Gatty Marine 
Laboratory, St. Andrews, 31, Ann. Mag. Nat Hist. 

(8) 3: 153-180 


McIntosh, W. 1909, 



A REPORT OF A SPECIES OF SPIOPHANES KTW TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 


David E. Montagne 
Marine Biology Laboratory 
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts 


In the course of the past 14 years of benthic sampling conducted by the 
LACSD off Palos Verdes, approximately 15 specimens have been taken of a 
Spiophanes that appears to be new to this coast- It has also recently 
been taken off the Orange County coast. Because of its similarity to 
to S. wigleyi Pettibone 1962 it is tenatively referred to that species. 


Spiophanes of. wigleyi Pettibone 1962 


DESCRIPTION: 

Width of specimens examined up to 3.0 mm at setiger 10, length of first 
10 setigers up to 5.0 mm. Length of an incomplete specimen of 54 seti- 
gers is 30 ram. Prostomiura is truncate anteriorly without lateral horns, 
its sides parallel for most their length then - tapering to a broad apex 
posteriorly. There are no eyes. There is no occipital tentacle. The 
distal half of the prostomiura bears a large, dorsal pigment spot. This 
spot persists in specimens that have been in ethanol as long as 14 yrs. 
The paired nuchal sense organs are each two parallel ciliated ridges 
originating near the p^roxiraal apex of the prostomiura. They extend back 
to the fourth setiger where they double back ending just lateral to 
their origin (FIG A) 


The first four setigers have well developed postsetal lamella, those 
of the second and third notopodia being the largest and most foliaceous 
(FIG B). Setigers 5 thru 15 have inflated, glandular notopodial lobes 
terminating In a short cirriform process (FIG C). The glandular nature 
of these lobes is not evident in smaller (sexually immature?) worms; the 
lobes having a similar shape though less inflated and opaque. Posterior 
to setiger 15 the notopodial lobes are drawn into long slender cirri 
(FIG D) . Neuropodial postsetal lobes are pad-like posterior to setiger 
5. Transverse dorsal ridges begin at setiger 15, become prominent by 
setiger 17 or 18, and continue, undiminished, through the length of all 
but the smallest specimens (none had posterior ends). On the larger 
individuals the ridges are very swollen,, opaque, and closely set; con¬ 
tinuing through at least setiger 50. 

Setae are as described for Spiophanes wigleyi by Foster (1971); the 
neuropodial hooded hooks tridentate. There are no genital pouches. 


REMARKS: 

These specimens appear to match the original and subsequent (Foster 
1971, Blake and Kudenov 1978) descriptions of Spiophanes wigleyi with a 
few exceptions* All the specimens previously referred to S, wigleyi 
were small; the largest recorded in the literature being 15mm long, 1mm 


1 


wide^ for 62 segments. Local specimens are up to at least three times 
this size. The transverse dorsal ridges extend through a greater number 
segments without a reduction in prominence (>33 in local specimens, 

Plo more than 12 in the literature). Local specimens lack eyes and 
differ in pigmentation pattern (the type material and Foster's 
Caribbean specimen have pigment on the proximal tip of the prostomium 
only; pigmentation is not described for Australian material). 

It is arguable whether these differences are of sufficient significance 
to justify separate status for the Southern California population. 
Examination of material from both the v;est Atlantic and Australia would 


be necessary to resolve the question. Because 
suggest that local animals be only tentatively 


of this uncertainty I 


referred to S. 



DISTRIBUTION: 


Palos Verdes shelf, 60 to 550 M depth in silt to silty clay. Orange 
County coast (10 Km N. of Dana Pt.), 44 M depth in silty clay* 




Fig A, anterior end, dorsal view; Fig B, para- 
podium 2, ant. viev;; Fig C, parapodium 10, ant* 
view; Fig D, posterior parapodium, ant. viev;. 



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LITERATURE CITED 


Blake^ J.A. and J.D. Kudenov. 1978. The Spionidae (Polychaeta) from 

southeastern Australia and adjacent areas with a revision of 
the genera. Mem. Nat. Mus, Vic. 39: 171-280. 

Foster, N.M. 1971. Spionidae {Polychaeta) of the Gulf of Mexico and the 
Caribbean Sea. Studies on the Fauna of Curacao and other 
Caribbean Islands. 36 (129): 1-183. 

Pettibone, M.H. 1962. New Species of Polychaete Worms (Spionidae: 

Spiophanes ) from the east and west coast of North America, 
Biol. Soc. Wash-, Proc. 75: 77-88, 


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t<!arch 1984_Vol. 2, No. 12 


Next Meeting: 

^pril 9, 1984 


Place: 

Cabrillo Marine Museum 

3720 Stephen White Drive 

San Pedro, Ca, 90731 


Specimen Exchange vSroup: 

Tanaidacea and Isopoda 


Topic Taxonatic Group: 

Provisional species of polychaetes 



MINUTES FRCM March 5, 1984 

Provisional Species : 1) Bring all provisional species of polychaetes, 2) bring a 
list of these species family by family, as well as a description of each 
(important characters) and 3) have your priorities in mind. 


Election Results : ‘Ihe new offices of Secretary and Treasurer have been approved, 
the officers have been elected, and they will begin their term in Aprxl. They 
are: 

President - John Shisko 
Vice-President - John Dorsey 
Secretary - Cathy Crouch 
Treasurer - Ann Martin 


Proposed Synposia : Don Cadien is looking into organizing two symposia, one on 
ophiuroids and one on cuiraceans. John Dorsey is looking into a statistical 
workshop, picking up where we left off last fall. Hopefully their efforts will be 
fruitfuil; keep an eye on the forthcoming newsletters for any of these happenings. 

use Museum Collectrcn ; Sue Williams pointed out that the systematic collection at USC is 
not wanted by itianacement: since it does not bring in incerne and also taJees up 
vaiuanle space. At her request SCAMIT is writing a letter in an attempt to persuade 
USC to refrain from rsnoving the collections. The collection has been given a 
National Heritage status by the Smithsonian Blue Ribbon Cofimittee. It would be 
truly mfortunate to lose these collections so SCAMIT urges everyone to write a 
letter supportijjg the collections. Address your letters to: 

James H, Zumrerga, President of the University 
University of Southern California 
University Park 

Lcs Angeles, California 90039-0012 



Vol. 2, No. 12 


also send a copy of the letter to: 

Dr. Robert Douglas 

Chairman Marine Program Executive Cannittee 
Department of Geological Sciences 
University of Southern California 
University Park 

Los Angeles, California 90089-0741 

Dr. Irvin C. Lieb 

University of Southern California 

University Park 

Los Angeles, California 90089-4012 

MacGinite Collection : Leslie Harris mentioned that this collection is also in 
danger. Scamit is sending a letter urging the Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory 
to maintain the library and informing thoii of the willingness of SCAMIT to 
take over the library and maintain it at the Cabrillo Marine Museum. 

Nationwide NQAA Quality Assurance Program : Dr, John Calder of NCAA has recently 

implemented a nationwide NQAA Quality Assurance Program for Marine Environmental 
Measur^nents. The measurents addressed in the program are 1) Organic chemicals, 

2) toxic trace metals, 3) inorganic nutrients, 4) human pathogens and 5) 
biological rate measur^nents. It is noteworthy that taxoroiy has not been 
included. A letter will be sent to Dr. Calder in an effort to have taxAonony 
included in this nationwide program. For more information about the quality 
assurance program or to be included on the mailing list; write to: 

Dr, John Calder 

NQAA Quality Assurance Program 

Ocean Assessments Division 

NQAA/NOS/OOMS/N/OMS32 

Rockville, Maryland 20852 • (301) 443-8951 

Help Wanted ; A polychaete taxonomist is needed irrmediately for working on samples 
from intertidal to 3000m off the Georgia Banks, It is possible to arrange 
suntner full-time work. If interested contact; 

Tom Biksey 

Battelle New England Research Laboratory 
397 Washington Street 

Duxbury, Massachusettes 02332 (617) 934-5682 x40 

Visit fron San Francisco ; At our February meeting it was a pleasure to have Arleen 
Navarett and Caroline Karp from the Bureau of Water Pollution Control in San 
Francisco join the meeting. It appears they may be able to attend other meetings 
on an occasional basis. Any other members from far distances are welccme to attend. 
Active members are more than willing to help with trasportation to and from airports 
and to provide acccmodations if necessary. 




Vol. 2, No. 12 


Northern Aonides : Jeannette Barreca, a new SCAMIT mernber from Vancovrver, British 

Columbia has information about Aonides sp. collected off Whidbey Island in Paget 
Sound. Interested parties please write to: 

Jeannette Barreca 
2128 Arbutus 

Vancouver, British Columbia V65 3X8 
Canada 


List of March t, 1984 Topic Speciinsns : 


AHF 19 
AHF 20 
Hyp 30 
Hyp 31 

LACo 26, HL 39 


PL 40 

OC 37, SCCWRP 34 


Trochochaeta multisetosa 
Heterospio catalinensis 
Magelona sacculata 
Poecilochaetus sp. A 

Magelona sp. (several variable characters noted, currently 
being researched and will be reported on in 
future) 

Magelona sacculata 
Poecilochaetous johnsoni 


Travels with Olga: Aboard MS Elisabeth Eakke 

12 June 1939 

Dear Albert: I have already written another letter that you might read, but I thought 
that you might be interested in a few more details concerning the boat and journey. 

Almost iirmediately from the time that we have left the San Pedro breakwater for 
the open ocean, we have been going at a good rate of speed, between 15-16 knots an 
hour. Ihe Elisabeth is a large, fast, mail-carrying vessel, neat and trim, and very 
modem. She was built in Goteberg in 1937. The power is diesel, and she rides the 
very well. We do get a certain amount of roll (side to side movenent) and some pitch 
(fore and aft movement) but the choppiness is not felt. 

All of yesterday (Thursday) we were near enough to Mexico to distinguish the rugged 
coastline, between Manzanillo and Acapulco, but all of today and most of tomorrow land is 
no^ere in sight. We can sight between 5-10 vessels a day; but for that, civilization 
does not exist. CXir radio can contact only a few Mexican stations, and a lot of short 
wave, but nothing beyond. It is indeed a strange sensation to be so completely cut off. 

It was a peculair delight and surprise to see the luxury of this boat. CXrr cabins 
our modem in every respect. Beds are really comfortable. The large private batliroar^ 
(one for each cabin) have showers and tubs, equipped with hot- and cold- running water- 
sea- and fresh water. 

Everything is installed to resist vibration or unwarranted movement. The portholes, 
though largely rest-angular, have stout screw catches and hinges. Doors have special 
sills and fasteners. Tables are screwed down. The walls, at places, have handles for 
grasping. Lights are firmly attached, never swinging. It is a real pleasure to go about 
for inspection. 

The meals are a great delight, with infinite variety. Cooking is Norwegian. There 
is alv/ays a semi-smorgasbord on the table in addition to numerous hot dishes. 




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Trochochaeta niultisetosa (Oersted, 1844) 


Trochochaetidae 

Voucher # AHF 19 March 5, 1984 

Literature Cited: 

Hartman, 0. 1947, J, Wash. Acad. Sci., Vol. 37; as Disoma franciscanum 
Hartman, 0. 1969, * Atlas', Sedentaria 
Pettibone, M.H. 1963, U.S.N.M, Bull., 227:310 
Pettibone, M.H. 1976, Snith, Contr. Zool., 230:1 

Primary Diagnostic Characters; 

1st parapodia large and directed forward; 

2nd setiger with thick yellow spines; 

3rd setiger with dark brown spines; 

post-setal lobes marginally serrated, diminishing after setiger 10; 
emerging abdaninal notopodial spines appear stellate ; 
ventral papillae 3-4 pair per segment . 

Belated Species and Character Differences: 

Trochochaeta carica 

emerging abdaninal notopodial spines arranged in an arc (do not appear stellate); 
ventral abdaninal p^illae-single pair per segment. 

Range; 

West Greenland, Faroes, Iceland, Swedish and Danish waters, western Baltic, Gulf 
of St. Lawrence to Massachusetts, central California, northern Sea of Japan. 


Habitat: 

subtidal to 740 meters 






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March 5, 1984 


Mage Iona sacculata Hartman^ 1961 
Magelonidae 
Voucher # PL40r Hyp 30 
Literature Cited: 

Hartman^ O, 1961, Hancock Pac. Eicped., 25:101 
Jones, M- L. 1963, Amer, Mas. Nov. 2164:23 

Primary Diagnostic Characters: 

Prostonium rounded in front and is as wide or wider than long; 
modified setae of 9th setiger mucronate; 
hooded hooks tridentate, 

Belated Species and Character Differences: 

Magelona riojai 

prostonium longer than wide (0.9; 1.0) 

Sange: 

Point Conception to the Mexican border 
Habitat: 

10-40 meters in fine sand or silt 



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