WoRMS taxon details
Ymerana pteropoda Holthe, 1986
332867 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332867)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Holthe, Torleif. (1986). Polychaeta Terebellomorpha from the northern Norwegian Sea and the Polar Sea, with descriptions of Mugga bathyalis sp.n. and Ymerana pteropoda gen. and sp.n. <em>Sarsia.</em> 71(3-4), 227-234., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1986.10419692
page(s): 231, figure 2; note: Off Spitsbergen, 81.8333 N, 26.5667 E (81°50' N, 26°34' E), 3270 m. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 231, figure 2; note: Off Spitsbergen, 81.8333 N, 26.5667 E (81°50' N, 26°34' E), 3270 m. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NHRS unknown, geounit Arctic Ocean
, Note Off Spitsbergen, 81.8333 N, 26.5667 E (81°50'...
Holotype NHRS unknown, geounit Arctic Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Off Spitsbergen, 81.8333 N, 26.5667 E (81°50' N, 26°34' E), 3270 m. [details]
Etymology Ymerana pteropoda is named "for its wingshaped last pair of notopodia, the specific name is a combination of the greek...
Etymology Ymerana pteropoda is named "for its wingshaped last pair of notopodia, the specific name is a combination of the greek words for wing (pteros) and foot (pous)." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Ymerana pteropoda Holthe, 1986. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332867 on 2025-08-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Holthe, Torleif. (1986). Polychaeta Terebellomorpha from the northern Norwegian Sea and the Polar Sea, with descriptions of Mugga bathyalis sp.n. and Ymerana pteropoda gen. and sp.n. <em>Sarsia.</em> 71(3-4), 227-234., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00364827.1986.10419692
page(s): 231, figure 2; note: Off Spitsbergen, 81.8333 N, 26.5667 E (81°50' N, 26°34' E), 3270 m. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 231, figure 2; note: Off Spitsbergen, 81.8333 N, 26.5667 E (81°50' N, 26°34' E), 3270 m. [details] Available for editors
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redescription
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 [details] Available for editors [request]
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context source (Deepsea)
Budaeva N.E., Jirkov I.A., Savilova T.A., Paterson G.L.J. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Polychaeta. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 217–230 [in English]. [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHRS unknown, geounit Arctic Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Ymerana pteropoda is named "for its wingshaped last pair of notopodia, the specific name is a combination of the greek words for wing (pteros) and foot (pous)." [details]Type locality Off Spitsbergen, 81.8333 N, 26.5667 E (81°50' N, 26°34' E), 3270 m. [details]
