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1968.140

Classification
Scientific name: Vermiliopsis leptochaeta Pillai, 1971
Author: Pillai, 1971
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Family: Serpulidae
Genus: Vermiliopsis
Species: leptochaeta
Higher classification: Annelida; Polychaeta; Serpulidae
Location
Locality: Hikkaduwa
Country: Sri Lanka
Continent: Asia
Water body: Eastern Indian Ocean, Eastern Indian Ocean
Higher geography: Asia; Sri Lanka
Collection event
Recorded by: T G. Pillai
Collection date: 8 / 6 / 1967
Identification
Type status: holotype
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Vermiliopsis leptochaeta Pillai, 1971 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1968.140
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Annelida
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3537977
Registration code: PO01
Preservative: IMS
Donor name: T G. Pillai
Kind of collection: wet
Individual count: 1
Zoology
Barcode: 010952117
Record
Occurrence ID: 5797ce40-82a6-4d24-a64d-bac6505219ab
Modified: 2025-04-04T16:12:40+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T19:39:20+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T19:39:20+00:00
Last updated 2025-04-04T16:12:40+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb