WoRMS taxon details
Scolecolepides uncinatus Blake, 1983
331722 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331722)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A. (1983). Polychaetes of the family Spionidae from South America, Antarctica and adjacent seas and islands. In: Biology of the Antarctic Seas XIV. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 39(3): 205-287., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/AR039p0205/summary
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Holotype USNM 67518, geounit Argentina
, Type locality contained in Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone , Note South Atlantic Ocean, Argentina, Bueno Aires...
Holotype USNM 67518, geounit Argentina [details]
type locality contained in Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Type locality South Atlantic Ocean, Argentina, Bueno Aires Province, Bahía San Blas, Riacho (= Arroyo) del Jabalí (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -40.62º, long. -62.24º), intertidal, sand and mud with plant debris. [details]
Depth range Intertidal.
Distribution South Atlantic Ocean, central coast of Argentina (south Buenos Aires Province, and Río Negro Province).
Etymology The specific epithet uncinatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'bearing hooks' or 'barbed', and refers to the unidentate...
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution South Atlantic Ocean, central coast of Argentina (south Buenos Aires Province, and Río Negro Province).
Distribution South Atlantic Ocean, central coast of Argentina (south Buenos Aires Province, and Río Negro Province). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet uncinatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'bearing hooks' or 'barbed', and refers to the unidentate...
Etymology The specific epithet uncinatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'bearing hooks' or 'barbed', and refers to the unidentate hooded hooks of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Scolecolepides uncinatus Blake, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331722 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Blake, James A. (1983). Polychaetes of the family Spionidae from South America, Antarctica and adjacent seas and islands. In: Biology of the Antarctic Seas XIV. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 39(3): 205-287., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/AR039p0205/summary
page(s): 216-217, fig. 7 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 216-217, fig. 7 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 67518, geounit Argentina [details]
Paratype LACM AHF Poly 1293, geounit Argentina [details]
Paratype LACM AHF Poly 1294, geounit Argentina [details]
Paratype USNM 58979, geounit Argentina [details]
Paratype USNM 58980, geounit Argentina [details]
Paratype USNM 67519, geounit Argentina [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]Distribution South Atlantic Ocean, central coast of Argentina (south Buenos Aires Province, and Río Negro Province). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet uncinatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'bearing hooks' or 'barbed', and refers to the unidentate hooded hooks of the species. [details]
Habitat Mainly in intertidal sand, sometimes mixed with mud and plant debris. [details]
Type locality South Atlantic Ocean, Argentina, Bueno Aires Province, Bahía San Blas, Riacho (= Arroyo) del Jabalí (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -40.62º, long. -62.24º), intertidal, sand and mud with plant debris. [details]
