WoRMS taxon details

Scalibregma australis Blake, 2015

862594  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:862594)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A. (2015). New species of Scalibregmatidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the East Antarctic Peninsula including a description of the ecology and post-larval development of species of <em>Scalibregma </em>and <em>Oligobregma</em>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4033(1): 57-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4033.1.3
page(s): 61-74, figs. 1-5, table 2 [details]   
Holotype  LACM Poly 7003, geounit Antarctic Peninsula  
Holotype LACM Poly 7003, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Note Southern Ocean, East Antarctic Peninsula,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Southern Ocean, East Antarctic Peninsula, Larsen Ice Shelf Area, Greenpeace Trough, Sta. NBP-04 (64º49.209'S, 060º32.033'W), 668 m.  [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search  
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Depth range 10-1000 m.  
Depth range 10-1000 m. [details]

Distribution Southern Ocean. Widespread on both sides of the Antarctic Peninsula: Weddell Sea, Larsen Ice Shelf area, Prince Gustac...  
Distribution Southern Ocean. Widespread on both sides of the Antarctic Peninsula: Weddell Sea, Larsen Ice Shelf area, Prince Gustac Channel; Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands (45-1000 m). Bellingshausen Sea (about 500 m). Ross Sea: Terra Nova Bay (320-670 m); off Daniell Peninsula, north of McMurdo (567-578 m). East Antarctica, Wilkes Land, O'Brien Bay (10-25 m).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet australis is the Latin word for 'southern', and refers to the distribution of the species, known only...  
Etymology The specific epithet australis is the Latin word for 'southern', and refers to the distribution of the species, known only from the Southern Hemisphere.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Scalibregma australis Blake, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862594 on 2024-04-23
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original description Blake, James A. (2015). New species of Scalibregmatidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the East Antarctic Peninsula including a description of the ecology and post-larval development of species of <em>Scalibregma </em>and <em>Oligobregma</em>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4033(1): 57-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4033.1.3
page(s): 61-74, figs. 1-5, table 2 [details]   

context source (Deepsea) Blake, James A. (2015). New species of Scalibregmatidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the East Antarctic Peninsula including a description of the ecology and post-larval development of species of <em>Scalibregma </em>and <em>Oligobregma</em>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4033(1): 57-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4033.1.3 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Holotype LACM Poly 7003, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Nontype AM, geounit East Antarctic Wilkes Land [details]
Nontype Private J.A. Blake, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Nontype Private J.A. Blake, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Nontype Private J.A. Blake, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Nontype Private J.A. Blake, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Nontype Private J.A. Blake, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Nontype Private J.A. Blake, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Nontype Private J.A. Blake, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Nontype Private J.A. Blake, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Nontype Private J.A. Blake, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Nontype Private J.A. Blake, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Nontype Private J.A. Blake, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Nontype Private J.A. Blake, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Nontype Private J.A. Blake, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Nontype Private J.A. Blake, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Nontype Private J.A. Blake, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Paratype LACM Poly 7001, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Paratype LACM Poly 7002, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Paratype LACM Poly 7004, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Paratype LACM Poly 7005, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Paratype LACM Poly 7006, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Paratype LACM Poly 7007, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Paratype MCZ 60891, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Paratype MCZ 60892, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Paratype MCZ 60892, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Paratype MCZ 60893, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Paratype USNM 1281909, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Paratype USNM 1281910, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Paratype USNM 1281911, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Paratype USNM 1281912, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
Paratype USNM 1281913, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Depth range 10-1000 m. [details]

Distribution Southern Ocean. Widespread on both sides of the Antarctic Peninsula: Weddell Sea, Larsen Ice Shelf area, Prince Gustac Channel; Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands (45-1000 m). Bellingshausen Sea (about 500 m). Ross Sea: Terra Nova Bay (320-670 m); off Daniell Peninsula, north of McMurdo (567-578 m). East Antarctica, Wilkes Land, O'Brien Bay (10-25 m).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet australis is the Latin word for 'southern', and refers to the distribution of the species, known only from the Southern Hemisphere.  [details]

Habitat Mainly sediments dominated by silt and clay, but also in sand and gravel. [details]

Reproduction Oval sperm platelets observed in coelomic smears from a few large specimens (20 mm or more in length). Individual sperm with a short oval nucleus, a middle piece consisting of 2-4 smaller spherical structures that are likely mitochondria, and a long tail or flagellum. Development of post-larvae and juveniles described by Blake (2015: 70-71, figs. 4-5).  [details]

Type locality Southern Ocean, East Antarctic Peninsula, Larsen Ice Shelf Area, Greenpeace Trough, Sta. NBP-04 (64º49.209'S, 060º32.033'W), 668 m.  [details]