WoRMS taxon details
Anguillosyllis aciculata Maciolek, 2020
1442138 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1442138)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Maciolek, Nancy J. (2020). <em>Anguillosyllis</em> (Annelida: Syllidae) from multiple deep-water locations in the northern and southern hemispheres. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4793(1): 1-73., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4793.1.1
page(s): 25-27, figs. 5-6, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 25-27, figs. 5-6, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype MCZ 147935, geounit South China Sea
, Note Off Brunei, Island of Borneo, South China Sea...
Holotype MCZ 147935, geounit South China Sea [details]
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Type locality Off Brunei, Island of Borneo, South China Sea (5.6153°, 113.6853°). [details]
Depth range 2162 m.
Distribution South China Sea: off Brunei (Island of Borneo).
Etymology "From Latin acus meaning needle or small pin, the root of the term aciculum, in reference to the large emergent aciculae of...
Depth range 2162 m. [details]
Distribution South China Sea: off Brunei (Island of Borneo).
Distribution South China Sea: off Brunei (Island of Borneo). [details]
Etymology "From Latin acus meaning needle or small pin, the root of the term aciculum, in reference to the large emergent aciculae of...
Etymology "From Latin acus meaning needle or small pin, the root of the term aciculum, in reference to the large emergent aciculae of this species" (Maciolek, 2020: 27). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Anguillosyllis aciculata Maciolek, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1442138 on 2025-10-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Maciolek, Nancy J. (2020). <em>Anguillosyllis</em> (Annelida: Syllidae) from multiple deep-water locations in the northern and southern hemispheres. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4793(1): 1-73., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4793.1.1
page(s): 25-27, figs. 5-6, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 25-27, figs. 5-6, table 1 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Holotype MCZ 147935, geounit South China Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2162 m. [details]Distribution South China Sea: off Brunei (Island of Borneo). [details]
Etymology "From Latin acus meaning needle or small pin, the root of the term aciculum, in reference to the large emergent aciculae of this species" (Maciolek, 2020: 27). [details]
Habitat Type of sediment not stated, at abyssal depths (2162 m). [details]
Type locality Off Brunei, Island of Borneo, South China Sea (5.6153°, 113.6853°). [details]
To ZooBank (Nomenclatural Acts) Note: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:2BA6947B-CA04-4C48-9040-94F9AF6ABA3E
