Deep-Sea taxon details
Loimia megaoculata Carrerette & Nogueira, 2015
852274 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:852274)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Carrerette, Orlemir; Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos. (2015). The genus <em>Loimia </em>Malmgren, 1866 (Annelida: Terebellidae) off the Brazilian coast, with description of three new species and notes on some morphological characters of the genus. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3999(1): 1-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3999.1.1
page(s): 8-16, figs. 3-6, table 1 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 8-16, figs. 3-6, table 1 [details] Available for editors
Holotype MZUSP 02363, geounit Campos Basin
, Note Campos Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,...
Holotype MZUSP 02363, geounit Campos Basin [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Campos Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, SW Atlantic Ocean(-22.2092°, -40.2236°). [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Depth range 52-147 m, 680 m
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (Campos Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro).
Etymology The specific epithet “megaoculata” refers to the presence of large eyespots on the basal part of the prostomium.
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Depth range 52-147 m, 680 m
Depth range 52-147 m, 680 m [details]
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (Campos Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro).
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (Campos Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet “megaoculata” refers to the presence of large eyespots on the basal part of the prostomium.
Etymology The specific epithet “megaoculata” refers to the presence of large eyespots on the basal part of the prostomium. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Loimia megaoculata Carrerette & Nogueira, 2015. 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=852274 on 2024-09-18
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Loimia megaoculata Carrerette & Nogueira, 2015. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=852274 on 2024-09-18
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Carrerette, Orlemir; Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos. (2015). The genus <em>Loimia </em>Malmgren, 1866 (Annelida: Terebellidae) off the Brazilian coast, with description of three new species and notes on some morphological characters of the genus. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3999(1): 1-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3999.1.1
page(s): 8-16, figs. 3-6, table 1 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Carrerette, Orlemir; Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos. (2015). The genus <em>Loimia </em>Malmgren, 1866 (Annelida: Terebellidae) off the Brazilian coast, with description of three new species and notes on some morphological characters of the genus. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3999(1): 1-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3999.1.1 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 8-16, figs. 3-6, table 1 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Carrerette, Orlemir; Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos. (2015). The genus <em>Loimia </em>Malmgren, 1866 (Annelida: Terebellidae) off the Brazilian coast, with description of three new species and notes on some morphological characters of the genus. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3999(1): 1-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3999.1.1 [details] Available for editors
Holotype MZUSP 02363, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Nontype, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Nontype, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Nontype, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Nontype, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype AM W.47671, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype AM W.47672, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype MZUSP 02364, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype MZUSP 02365, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype MZUSP 02366, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype USNM 1273436, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype USNM 1273437, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype ZUEC 16674, geounit Campos Basin [details]
Paratype ZUEC 16675; 16676, geounit Campos Basin [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Depth range 52-147 m, 680 m [details]
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (Campos Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet “megaoculata” refers to the presence of large eyespots on the basal part of the prostomium. [details]
Habitat Type of sediment not specified, at shelf and slope depths. [details]
Type locality Campos Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, SW Atlantic Ocean(-22.2092°, -40.2236°). [details]