Serpula columbiana Johnson 1901

• Main Authors: Bastida-Zavala, J. Rolando, McCANN, Linda D., Keppel, Erica, Ruiz, Gregory M.
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• Published: Zenodo 2017
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Annelida; Polychaeta; Sabellida; Serpulidae; Serpula; Serpula columbiana; Orca; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3851381; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/794587B2FFF0FF8EFD8AF925FD06FA7D

Serpula columbiana Johnson, 1901 Figs 9 A–B, 10 Serpula columbiana Johnson, 1901: 432–433, pl. 19, figs 199–204 (type locality: Alki Point, Puget Sound, Washington, United States). Serpula splendens Bush, 1905: 230–232, pl. 26, fig. 3, pl. 29, fig. 2, pl. 30, figs 2–3, pl. 33, fig. 31, pl. 35, fig. 18, pl. 37, fig. 31, pl. 39, fig. 33 (type locality: Orca and Virgin Bay, Prince William Sound, southern Alaska). Serpula nannoides Chamberlin, 1919b: 270, pl. 2, fig. 8 (type locality: off Crescent City, California). Serpula vermicularis ( non Linnaeus 1767) – Chamberlin 1919b: 269 (Mendocino, northern California and Gulf of Georgia (Strait of Georgia), Washington). — Berkeley 1930: 73 (Nanaimo Region). — Berkeley & Berkeley 1941: 55 (Santa Cruz Island, southern California). — Hartman 1948: 47 (Seldovia, Alaska). — Kupriyanova 1999: 24 (synonymy). Serpula columbiana – Pixell 1912: 784–786 (Departure Bay, Canada and Puget Sound, Washington; undersides of stones on rocky shores and in rock pools). — Treadwell 1914: 225 (Puget Sound, Washington, to San Diego, southern California). — Kupriyanova 1999: 24–27, figs 1, 3, 4B, D (Alaska, Washington and California). — Bastida-Zavala 2008: 45–46, figs 11A–E (Washington and California; 30–60 m; on bottoms with coralline sand and kelp, on shells, cobble and boulders). Serpula splendens – Kupriyanova 1999: 24 (synonymy). Serpula nannoides – Bastida-Zavala 2008: 45 (synonymy). Material examined One specimen: KT (1) Sep. 2003. Diagnosis Tube missing.Opercular peduncle smooth, white, with marked constriction.Operculum funnel symmetric, with 46 radii with blunt tips, and concave inner surface, with numerous tiny conical tubercles (Fig. 9A). Collar with bayonet chaetae, with two blunt, short teeth, smooth distal blade. In adult forms, Serpula columbiana has an operculum with 55–160 radii (Fig. 9B) and a symmetric funnel (Kupriyanova 1999). Taxonomic remarks The status of Serpula columbiana was resolved by Kupriyanova (1999). It is mainly a sublittoral species that is extremely ...