Polychaeta name details
original description
Gravier, C. (1911). Expédition Antarctique Française du "Pourquoi-Pas", dirigée par le Dr. J.-B. Charcot (1908-1910). Espèces nouvelles d'annélides polychètes. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 17: 310-316., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/106649#page/348/mode/1up page(s): 311 [details]
additional source
Gravier, C. 1911. Annélides polychètes recueillis par la Seconde Expéditon Antarctique Française (1908-1910). Deuxième Expédition Antarctique Française (1908-1910) Commandée par le Dr. Jean Charcot, 1: 1-165, 12 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12005 page(s): 57-59, plate I figs. 14-16, plate II figs. 17-18 [details]
new combination reference
Bergström, Erik. (1914). Zur Systematik der Polychætenfamilie der Phyllodociden. Zoologiska bidrag från Uppsala. 3: 37-224, plates I-V., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36924250 page(s): 119-120, text-fig. 30 [details]
Syntype MNHN POLY TYPE 210, locality South Shetland Islands (Antarctic Ocean, South Shetland Islands, King George Island, middle of Admiralty Bay (provided coordinates 62º12'S, 60º55'W of Paris meridian, corrected here to approximately lat. -62.15º, long. -58.42º); 420 m, mud and pebbles, +0.3ºC) [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 420 m. [details]
Distribution Antarctic Ocean: King George Island (South Shetland Islands). [details]
Etymology The species is named charcoti in honour of Dr. Jean-Baptiste Charcot (b. Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 15 July 1867 - d. at sea, off Iceland, 16 September 1936), French scientist, medical doctor, polar scientist and "commandand des deux expéditions françaises qui ont exploré la région antarctique sud-américaine" (Gravier, 1911: 59), including the Deuxième Expédition Antarctique Française, during which the types of the new species were collected. [details]
Habitat Mud and pebbles, at 420 m. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Type locality Antarctic Ocean, South Shetland Islands, King George Island, middle of Admiralty Bay (provided coordinates 62º12'S, 60º55'W of Paris meridian, corrected here to approximately lat. -62.15º, long. -58.42º), at 420 m, on mud and pebbles. [details]
Type material Syntype (MNHN POLY TYPE 210) deposited at the Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (France). [details]
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