WoRMS taxon details
Amphicteis taurus Reuscher, Fiege & Imajima, 2015
851644 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:851644)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Reuscher, M.G.; Fiege, D.; Imajima, M. (2015). Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Japan. Part III: the genus Amphicteis Grube, 1850 and closely related genera. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 95(5): 929-940., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315414001623
page(s): 931-932 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 931-932 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NSMT Pol. H 577
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 577 [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Etymology The name refers to the bull-like appearance of this new species, caused by the long and sturdy paleae.
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology The name refers to the bull-like appearance of this new species, caused by the long and sturdy paleae.
Etymology The name refers to the bull-like appearance of this new species, caused by the long and sturdy paleae. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Amphicteis taurus Reuscher, Fiege & Imajima, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=851644 on 2026-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Reuscher, M.G.; Fiege, D.; Imajima, M. (2015). Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Japan. Part III: the genus Amphicteis Grube, 1850 and closely related genera. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 95(5): 929-940., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315414001623
page(s): 931-932 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 931-932 [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
context source (Deepsea)
Reuscher, M.G.; Fiege, D.; Imajima, M. (2015). Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Japan. Part III: the genus Amphicteis Grube, 1850 and closely related genera. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 95(5): 929-940., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315414001623 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Etymology The name refers to the bull-like appearance of this new species, caused by the long and sturdy paleae. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | オオテカザリゴカイ | [details] |
