Polychaeta taxon details

Berkeleyia profunda Hartman, 1971

327226  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:327226)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Sedentaria (Subclass)
  6. Scolecida (Infraclass)
  7. Orbiniidae (Family)
  8. Orbiniinae (Subfamily)
  9. Berkeleyia (Genus)
  10. Berkeleyia profunda (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartman, Olga. (1971). Abyssal polychaetous annelids from the Mozambique Basin off southeast Africa, with a compendium of abyssal polychaetous annelids from world-wide areas. <em>Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada.</em> 28(10): 1407-1428., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f71-219
page(s): 1409-1411, fig. 2 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  AHF, geounit Mozambique Basin  
Holotype AHF, geounit Mozambique Basin [details]
, Note Mozambique Basin, Indian Ocean (34°06-10'S,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Mozambique Basin, Indian Ocean (34°06-10'S, 41°14-15'E).  [details]
Depth range 4886-5089 m.  
Depth range 4886-5089 m. [details]

Distribution Indian Ocean: Mozambique Basin. Known from the type locality, from a single specimen.   
Distribution Indian Ocean: Mozambique Basin. Known from the type locality, from a single specimen.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet profunda is the feminine of the Latin adjective profundus, meaning 'deep' or 'profound', and refers to...  
Etymology The specific epithet profunda is the feminine of the Latin adjective profundus, meaning 'deep' or 'profound', and refers to the known depth range of the species.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Berkeleyia profunda Hartman, 1971. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327226 on 2025-05-05
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
created
Fauchald, Kristian
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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Fauchald, Kristian

original description Hartman, Olga. (1971). Abyssal polychaetous annelids from the Mozambique Basin off southeast Africa, with a compendium of abyssal polychaetous annelids from world-wide areas. <em>Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada.</em> 28(10): 1407-1428., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f71-219
page(s): 1409-1411, fig. 2 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

context source (Deepsea) Hartman, Olga. (1971). Abyssal polychaetous annelids from the Mozambique Basin off southeast Africa, with a compendium of abyssal polychaetous annelids from world-wide areas. <em>Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada.</em> 28(10): 1407-1428., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f71-219 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype AHF, geounit Mozambique Basin [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 4886-5089 m. [details]

Diagnosis Orbiniinae with pointed prostomium, abdominal branchiae and all thoracic setae crenulated capillaries. Twelve thoracic segments; transition from thorax to abdomen abrupt. Abdominal notopodia with crenulated capillaries and furcate setae; abdominal neuropodia with crenulated capillaries and acicular spines.  [details]

Distribution Indian Ocean: Mozambique Basin. Known from the type locality, from a single specimen.  [details]

Ecology Abyssal species.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet profunda is the feminine of the Latin adjective profundus, meaning 'deep' or 'profound', and refers to the known depth range of the species.  [details]

Habitat Abyssal plain, red-brown mud.  [details]

Type locality Mozambique Basin, Indian Ocean (34°06-10'S, 41°14-15'E).  [details]
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