WoRMS name details
Uschakovius enigmaticus Laubier, 1973
129823 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129823)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Laubier, L. (1973). Uschakovius enigmaticus gen. sp. n., Ampharetidae (Annélides Polychétes sédentaires) aberrant de Méditerranée orientale profonde. <em>Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Science.</em> 277(17 November, 1973): 2723-2725., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58031570/f1077.item
note: Fosse de Matapan, Mediterranean Sea, 3174 m, 36°01,8' Nord et 22°24,6' Est. [details] Available for editors
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note: Fosse de Matapan, Mediterranean Sea, 3174 m, 36°01,8' Nord et 22°24,6' Est. [details] Available for editors
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Note Fosse de Matapan, Mediterranean Sea, 3174 m,...
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Type locality Fosse de Matapan, Mediterranean Sea, 3174 m, 36°01,8' Nord et 22°24,6' Est. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Uschakovius enigmaticus Laubier, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129823 on 2026-05-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Laubier, L. (1973). Uschakovius enigmaticus gen. sp. n., Ampharetidae (Annélides Polychétes sédentaires) aberrant de Méditerranée orientale profonde. <em>Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Science.</em> 277(17 November, 1973): 2723-2725., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58031570/f1077.item
note: Fosse de Matapan, Mediterranean Sea, 3174 m, 36°01,8' Nord et 22°24,6' Est. [details] Available for editors [request]
note: Fosse de Matapan, Mediterranean Sea, 3174 m, 36°01,8' Nord et 22°24,6' Est. [details] Available for editors
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status source
Jirkov, I.A. (2001). [Polychaeta of the Arctic Ocean] (In Russian) Polikhety severnogo Ledovitogo Okeana. Yanus-K Press, Moscow, 632 pp., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259865957_Jirkov_2001_Polychaeta_of_the_North_Polar_Basin
note: to Chaetopteridae [details] Available for editors [request]
note: to Chaetopteridae [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea)
Laubier, L. (1973). Uschakovius enigmaticus gen. sp. n., Ampharetidae (Annélides Polychétes sédentaires) aberrant de Méditerranée orientale profonde. <em>Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Science.</em> 277(17 November, 1973): 2723-2725., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58031570/f1077.item [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Jirkov, Igor A. (2026). Ampharetidae (Polychaeta) of the Far Eastern Seas. <em>Invertebrate Zoology (Russia).</em> 23(1): 81-99., available online at https://kmkjournals.com/journals/Inv_Zool/IZ_Index_Volumes/IZ_23/IZ_23_1_081_099
page(s): 99; note: confirms placement of Jirkov (2001) in Chaetopteridae rather than Ampharetidae. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: Checklist listing [details]
[request]additional source Jirkov, Igor A. (2026). Ampharetidae (Polychaeta) of the Far Eastern Seas. <em>Invertebrate Zoology (Russia).</em> 23(1): 81-99., available online at https://kmkjournals.com/journals/Inv_Zool/IZ_Index_Volumes/IZ_23/IZ_23_1_081_099
page(s): 99; note: confirms placement of Jirkov (2001) in Chaetopteridae rather than Ampharetidae. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: Checklist listing [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type MNHN POLY TYPE 1265, geounit Matapan [details]
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Classification Jirkov (2001:429 and 2026: 99) identifies Uschakovius enigmaticus as belonging to Chaetopteridae rather than Ampharetidae as placed by Laubier, (1973). The two specimens lack chaetiger 4 heavy spines but otherwise are similar to Chaetopteridae. [details]Type locality Fosse de Matapan, Mediterranean Sea, 3174 m, 36°01,8' Nord et 22°24,6' Est. [details]
