WoRMS taxon details
Swima fulgida Osborn, Haddock & Rouse, 2011
587954 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:587954)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Osborn, K. J., Haddock, S. H. D., and Rouse, G. W. 2011. Swima (Annelida, Acrocirridae), holopelagic worms from the deep Pacific. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163(3): 663-678., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00727.x
page(s): 669 [details]
page(s): 669 [details]
Holotype SIO BIC A1285, verbatimGeounit Central coast...
, Note Central coast of California, 35° 46.38'N,...
Holotype SIO BIC A1285, verbatimGeounit Central coast of Cal... [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Central coast of California, 35° 46.38'N, 122° 50.24'W (35.773°, -122.837333°), at 3267 m over a bottom depth of 3546 m [details]
Etymology Named for the shining or gleaming (fulgidus) bioluminescence produced by the four pairs of ellipsoid, segmental branchiae....
Etymology Named for the shining or gleaming (fulgidus) bioluminescence produced by the four pairs of ellipsoid, segmental branchiae. Feminine [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Swima fulgida Osborn, Haddock & Rouse, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=587954 on 2025-12-24
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Nomenclature
original description
Osborn, K. J., Haddock, S. H. D., and Rouse, G. W. 2011. Swima (Annelida, Acrocirridae), holopelagic worms from the deep Pacific. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163(3): 663-678., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00727.x
page(s): 669 [details]
page(s): 669 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SIO BIC A1285, verbatimGeounit Central coast of Cal... [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the shining or gleaming (fulgidus) bioluminescence produced by the four pairs of ellipsoid, segmental branchiae. Feminine [details]Type locality Central coast of California, 35° 46.38'N, 122° 50.24'W (35.773°, -122.837333°), at 3267 m over a bottom depth of 3546 m [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | shining bomber | [details] |
