Deep-Sea taxon details
Xandaros acanthodes Maciolek, 1981
332862 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332862)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Maciolek, N.J. (1981). Spionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Galápagos Rift Geothermal Vents. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 94(3): 826-837., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34607337
page(s): 828-831, figs. 1-2 [details]
page(s): 828-831, figs. 1-2 [details]
Holotype USNM 65922, geounit Galapagos Islands , Type locality contained in Galapagos Exclusive Economic Zone , Note Pacific Ocean, Galápagos Rift geothermal...
Holotype USNM 65922, geounit Galapagos Islands [details]
type locality contained in Galapagos Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galápagos Rift geothermal vents, ''Rose Garden'' geothermal vent (0º48.3'N, 86º13.5'W), 2447 m, amongst mussels. [details]
Depth range 2447-2482 m.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Rift geothermal vents.
Etymology The specific epithet acanthodes is composed by the noun akanthus (Greek), meaning 'thorn', followed by the suffix -odes...
Depth range 2447-2482 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Rift geothermal vents.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Rift geothermal vents. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet acanthodes is composed by the noun akanthus (Greek), meaning 'thorn', followed by the suffix -odes...
Etymology The specific epithet acanthodes is composed by the noun akanthus (Greek), meaning 'thorn', followed by the suffix -odes (Greek), meaning 'like'; acanthodes means 'thorny'. The specific name refers to the presence of spinelike setae in several chaetigers. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Xandaros acanthodes Maciolek, 1981. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332862 on 2024-05-08
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Xandaros acanthodes Maciolek, 1981. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332862 on 2024-05-08
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Maciolek, N.J. (1981). Spionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Galápagos Rift Geothermal Vents. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 94(3): 826-837., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34607337
page(s): 828-831, figs. 1-2 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
page(s): 828-831, figs. 1-2 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 65922, geounit Galapagos Islands [details]
Paratype USNM 65923, geounit Galapagos Islands [details]
Paratype USNM 65924, geounit Galapagos Islands [details]
Paratype USNM 65925, geounit Galapagos Islands [details]
Paratype USNM 65926, geounit Galapagos Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2447-2482 m. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Rift geothermal vents. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet acanthodes is composed by the noun akanthus (Greek), meaning 'thorn', followed by the suffix -odes (Greek), meaning 'like'; acanthodes means 'thorny'. The specific name refers to the presence of spinelike setae in several chaetigers. [details]
Habitat Geothermal vents, amongst mussels and Riftia pachyptila, between 2447-2482 m. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galápagos Rift geothermal vents, ''Rose Garden'' geothermal vent (0º48.3'N, 86º13.5'W), 2447 m, amongst mussels. [details]
