Annelida Polychaeta | Errantia | Aciculata Eunicida
Dorvilleidae Iphitime n. sp.
Genus Species

BI-2023-21

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HOLOTYPE

SERC 263280. One specimen (0.5 mm) from dock fouling survey conducted in August 2018 in Long Beach, CA; from PVC plate deployed at 1 m depth for three months; free-living specimen, morphologically distinct from the seven species of Iphitime described to date.

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Alamitos Bay Marina, Long Beach, California

33.7496° N
118.1143° W

1.0 m

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hand-collected

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Erica Keppel

Erica Keppel

EtOH 95%

EtOH 95%

From dock fouling survey conducted in August 2018 in Long Beach, CA, to track biodiversity and records of invasive species introduced via ballast water or recreational boats in marinas; from a PVC plate deployed at 1 m depth for three months and analyzed while organisms were still alive; salinity 34.5 PSU, temperature 24C.