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Chaetopterus pugaporcinus Osborn, Rouse, Goffredi & Robison, 2007 
AphiaID: 605520

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Spionida (Order) > Chaetopteridae (Family) > Chaetopterus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
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Rank Species
Parent Chaetopterus Cuvier, 1830
Source  original description: Osborn, K.J.; Rouse, G.W.; Goffredi, S.K.; Robison, B.H. 2007. Description and relationships of Chaetopterus pugaporcinus, an unusual pelagic polychaete (Annelida, Chaetopteridae). Biological Bulletin 212(1): 40-54, available online at http://www.biolbull.org/content/212/1/40.abstract
page(s): 44 [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Specimen  Holotype: AHF POLY 2173, locality Monterey Bay (Monterey Bay, California, 36.32° N, 122.89° W, from 1029 m where the seafloor is 3500 m deep.) [details]
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Notes  Etymology: named pugaporcinus (based on the following Latin roots and suffix respectively: puga rump; porcus pig; and inus having the likeness of) for its resemblance to the “rump of a pig.” Puga and porcus are nouns in opposition, resulting in a masculine specific epithet to agree in gender with Chaetopterus. For the sake of simplicity and euphony, an “a” was chosen as the connecting vowel instead of the usual “ato” or “i.”  [details]

Type locality: Monterey Bay, California, 36.32° N, 122.89° W, from 1029 m where the seafloor is 3500 m deep. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:605520
Taxonomic
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2012-07-09 22:25:23Z  created  Read, Geoffrey
  
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  Citation: Read, G. (2013). Chaetopterus pugaporcinus Osborn, Rouse, Goffredi & Robison, 2007. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605520 on 2013-05-26
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