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Acrocirrus heterochaetus Annenkova, 1934

326213  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326213)

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  1. Subspecies Acrocirrus heterochaetus okotensis Imajima, 1963 accepted as Acrocirrus okotensis Imajima, 1963 (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Annenkova, N. P. 1934. Kurze Übersicht der Polychaeten der Litoralzone der Bering-Insel (Kommador-Inseln) nebst Beschreibung neuer Arten. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 106(12): 322-331.
page(s): 326-327, fig. 7 [details]   
Note Bering Sea  
Type locality Bering Sea [details]
Depth range Intertidal to 1500 m.  
Depth range Intertidal to 1500 m. [details]

Distribution Eastern Pacific, from Bering Sea and Alaska to Southern California; Western Pacific, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk.   
Distribution Eastern Pacific, from Bering Sea and Alaska to Southern California; Western Pacific, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet heterochaetus is composed by the prefix of Greek origin hetero-, meaning 'other', 'another' or...  
Etymology The specific epithet heterochaetus is composed by the prefix of Greek origin hetero-, meaning 'other', 'another' or 'different', and the Latin word chaetus, form of chaeta and meaning 'bristle' or 'seta', and presumably refers to the different types of chaetae present in the species, and especially to the acicular neuropodial hook with enlarged tip present on segment 14.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Acrocirrus heterochaetus Annenkova, 1934. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326213 on 2024-04-19
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original description Annenkova, N. P. 1934. Kurze Übersicht der Polychaeten der Litoralzone der Bering-Insel (Kommador-Inseln) nebst Beschreibung neuer Arten. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 106(12): 322-331.
page(s): 326-327, fig. 7 [details]   

additional source Banse, K. (1969). Acrocirridae n.fam. (Polychaeta Sedentaria). <em>Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada.</em> 26(10): 2595-2620., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f69-253
page(s): 2605-2606, fig. 1d, 4 [details]   

additional source Hartman, O. (1948). The polychaetous annelids of Alaska. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 2(1): 3-58., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10125/8890
page(s): 38-39, fig. 11a-c [details]   

redescription Blake, J.A. 2000. Family Acrocirridae Banse, 1969. pages 25-30. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul Valentich. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 7 - The Annelida Part 4. Polychaeta: Fabelligeridae to Sternaspidae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 27-28, fig. 2.1 [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Nontype AHF, geounit California [details]
Nontype USNM 22819, geounit Alaska [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 1500 m. [details]

Distribution Eastern Pacific, from Bering Sea and Alaska to Southern California; Western Pacific, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet heterochaetus is composed by the prefix of Greek origin hetero-, meaning 'other', 'another' or 'different', and the Latin word chaetus, form of chaeta and meaning 'bristle' or 'seta', and presumably refers to the different types of chaetae present in the species, and especially to the acicular neuropodial hook with enlarged tip present on segment 14.  [details]

Habitat Rocky habitats. Found on surface of kelp on rocky shores.  [details]

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Type locality Bering Sea [details]