WoRMS taxon details
Oligobrachia haakonmosbiensis Smirnov, 2000
129110 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129110)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Smirnov, Roman V. (2000). Two new species of Pogonophora from the arctic mud volcano off northwestern Norway. <em>Sarsia.</em> 85(2), 141-150., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00364827.2000.10414563
page(s): 147-149, figs. 6-7 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 147-149, figs. 6-7 [details] Available for editors
Note Haakon Mosby mud volcano, RV Professor...
From editor or global species database
Type locality Haakon Mosby mud volcano, RV Professor Logachev, cruise 15, station 36, 72.0014 N, 14.7264 E [details]
Etymology Geographic adjective. Author's etymology is as follows: "The specific name haakonmosbiensis refers to the locality (Haakon...
Etymology Geographic adjective. Author's etymology is as follows: "The specific name haakonmosbiensis refers to the locality (Haakon Mosby Mud Volcano) [derived from] the research vessel Håkon Mosby which discovered it." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Oligobrachia haakonmosbiensis Smirnov, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129110 on 2026-01-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Smirnov, Roman V. (2000). Two new species of Pogonophora from the arctic mud volcano off northwestern Norway. <em>Sarsia.</em> 85(2), 141-150., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00364827.2000.10414563
page(s): 147-149, figs. 6-7 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 147-149, figs. 6-7 [details] Available for editors
Taxonomy
redescription
Smirnov, R. V. (2014). A revision of the Oligobrachiidae (Annelida: Pogonophora), with notes on the morphology and distribution of Oligobrachia haakonmosbiensis Smirnov. <i>Marine Biology Research</i>. 10(10): 972-982., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2013.872799 [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Sen, Arunima; Didriksen, Alena; Hourdez, Stéphane; Svenning, Mette Marianne; Rasmussen, Tine L. (2020). Frenulate siboglinids at high Arctic methane seeps and insight into high latitude frenulate distribution. <em>Ecology and Evolution.</em> 10(3): 1339-1351., available online at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ece3.5988 [details]
Other
additional source
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
additional source van der Land, J.; Southward, E. (2001). Pogonophora, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 235 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source van der Land, J.; Southward, E. (2001). Pogonophora, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 235 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Syntype ZIRAS N65, geounit Norwegian part of the Norwegian Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Geographic adjective. Author's etymology is as follows: "The specific name haakonmosbiensis refers to the locality (Haakon Mosby Mud Volcano) [derived from] the research vessel Håkon Mosby which discovered it." [details]Habitat mud volcano [details]
Type designation Smirnov's (2000:147) type material is five syntypes. He called the specimens syntypes and did not name a holotype. [details]
Type locality Haakon Mosby mud volcano, RV Professor Logachev, cruise 15, station 36, 72.0014 N, 14.7264 E [details]