WoRMS name details
Flabelligella mediterranea Kolmer, 1985
129743 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129743)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kolmer, D.W. (1985). Acrocirridae (Annélides polychètes) abyssaux: Golfe de Gascogne et Mediterranée. pages 355-364. In: Laubier, L.; Monniot, C. (Eds.). <em>Peuplements profonds du golfe de Gascogne. Campagnes BIOGAS.</em> IFREMER, Brest, 630 pp., available online at http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/4350/
page(s): 357-359, fig. 1 [details]
page(s): 357-359, fig. 1 [details]
Holotype , geounit Mediterranean Sea
, Note Matapan Deep, Eastern Mediterranean Sea...
Holotype, geounit Mediterranean Sea [details]
Depth range 4690 m.
Distribution Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Matapan Deep.
Etymology The specific epithet mediterranea refers to the type locality of the species, the Mediterranean Sea.
Depth range 4690 m. [details]
Distribution Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Matapan Deep.
Distribution Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Matapan Deep. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet mediterranea refers to the type locality of the species, the Mediterranean Sea.
Etymology The specific epithet mediterranea refers to the type locality of the species, the Mediterranean Sea. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Flabelligella mediterranea Kolmer, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129743 on 2025-05-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Kolmer, D.W. (1985). Acrocirridae (Annélides polychètes) abyssaux: Golfe de Gascogne et Mediterranée. pages 355-364. In: Laubier, L.; Monniot, C. (Eds.). <em>Peuplements profonds du golfe de Gascogne. Campagnes BIOGAS.</em> IFREMER, Brest, 630 pp., available online at http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/4350/
page(s): 357-359, fig. 1 [details]
basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Aguirrezabalaga, F.; Ceberio, A. (2006). <i>Flabelligena gascognensis</i> sp. nov. (Polychaeta: Acrocirridae), a new species from the Capbreton Canyon (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic). <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70S1: 141-147., available online at http://www.icm.csic.es/scimar/index.php/secId/6/IdArt/133/
page(s): 144-146, table 1 [details]
page(s): 357-359, fig. 1 [details]
basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Aguirrezabalaga, F.; Ceberio, A. (2006). <i>Flabelligena gascognensis</i> sp. nov. (Polychaeta: Acrocirridae), a new species from the Capbreton Canyon (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic). <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70S1: 141-147., available online at http://www.icm.csic.es/scimar/index.php/secId/6/IdArt/133/
page(s): 144-146, table 1 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]





Holotype, geounit Mediterranean Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 4690 m. [details]Distribution Eastern Mediterranean Sea: Matapan Deep. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet mediterranea refers to the type locality of the species, the Mediterranean Sea. [details]
Habitat Mud, at bathyal depths. [details]
Type locality Matapan Deep, Eastern Mediterranean Sea (35º49.8'N, 22º20.7'E), 4690 m, mud. [details]
Type material Whereabouts of type material not known. The original description does not mention where the type material was deposited. [details]