WoRMS taxon details
Sphaerephesia amphorata Capa, Osborn & Bakken, 2016
884342 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:884342)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Capa, María; Osborn, Karen J.; Bakken, Torkild. (2016). Sphaerodoridae (Annelida) of the deep Northwestern Atlantic, including remarkable new species of <em>Euritmia</em> and <em>Sphaerephesia</em>. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 615: 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.615.9530
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Holotype USNM 1001815, geounit North Carolina
, Note Offshore East of Cape Lookout, North Carolina,...
Holotype USNM 1001815, geounit North Carolina [details]
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Type locality Offshore East of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, United States, North Atlantic, 34.272°, -75.7583° (34°16.32'N, 75°45.498'W), 640 m [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Etymology Authors: "Amphora, is a Greek word that refers to the pottery vases used since the Bronze Age by the Greco-Romans to...
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology Authors: "Amphora, is a Greek word that refers to the pottery vases used since the Bronze Age by the Greco-Romans to...
Etymology Authors: "Amphora, is a Greek word that refers to the pottery vases used since the Bronze Age by the Greco-Romans to transport liquids. The shape of these containers resembles the characteristic shape of the dorsal macrotubercles of this species." Amphora is a Latin noun, with addition of adjectival suffix -atus -a -um (likeness). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerephesia amphorata Capa, Osborn & Bakken, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=884342 on 2024-04-23
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Capa, María; Osborn, Karen J.; Bakken, Torkild. (2016). Sphaerodoridae (Annelida) of the deep Northwestern Atlantic, including remarkable new species of <em>Euritmia</em> and <em>Sphaerephesia</em>. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 615: 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.615.9530
page(s): 14 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea) Capa, María; Osborn, Karen J.; Bakken, Torkild. (2016). Sphaerodoridae (Annelida) of the deep Northwestern Atlantic, including remarkable new species of <em>Euritmia</em> and <em>Sphaerephesia</em>. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 615: 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.615.9530 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 14 [details] Available for editors
[request] context source (Deepsea) Capa, María; Osborn, Karen J.; Bakken, Torkild. (2016). Sphaerodoridae (Annelida) of the deep Northwestern Atlantic, including remarkable new species of <em>Euritmia</em> and <em>Sphaerephesia</em>. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 615: 1-32., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.615.9530 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 1001815, geounit North Carolina [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Etymology Authors: "Amphora, is a Greek word that refers to the pottery vases used since the Bronze Age by the Greco-Romans to transport liquids. The shape of these containers resembles the characteristic shape of the dorsal macrotubercles of this species." Amphora is a Latin noun, with addition of adjectival suffix -atus -a -um (likeness). [details]
Type locality Offshore East of Cape Lookout, North Carolina, United States, North Atlantic, 34.272°, -75.7583° (34°16.32'N, 75°45.498'W), 640 m [details]
