Sipunculans of the Caribbean coast of Venezuela and Curaçao
Author
Dean, Harlan K.
Author
Hernández-Ávila, Iván
Author
Cutler, Edward B.
text
Zootaxa
2007
1431
45
54
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.175810
5897c726-be53-4dca-855f-bc3865ca3c37
1175-5326
175810
Sipunculus nudus
Linnaeus, 1766
Sipunculus nudus
Linnaeus, 1766:1078
. – ten Broeke, 1925:82.
Remarks.
The numerous (24–34), highly visible longitudinal muscle bands and longitudinal coelomic canals in the body wall allow for easy recognition of this genus. The morphologically similar
S
.
robustus
Keferstein, 1865
lack the partially attached nephridia of
S
.
nudus
.
Distribution.
Considered cosmopolitan in temperate to tropical regions, usually in intertidal or shallow depths. A single specimen of this species was reported from sandy sediments at Spaansche Water,
Curaçao
, by ten Broeke (1925)