WoRMS name details
Pseudeurythoe abyssalis Fauchald, 1972
336273 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:336273)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fauchald, K. (1972). Benthic polychaetous annelids from deep water off western Mexico and adjacent areas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 7: 1-575., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/6207
page(s): 41-43, plate 3 figs. a-f [details]
page(s): 41-43, plate 3 figs. a-f [details]
Holotype LACM AHF, geounit Baja California
, Note 29 miles, 180.5° T. from Isla Natividad light...
Holotype LACM AHF, geounit Baja California [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality 29 miles, 180.5° T. from Isla Natividad light to Mid Pt., Baja California, Mexico, Pacific Ocean (from 27.4°, -115.2042° to 27.3881°, 115.2292°), 1312-1355 fathoms (about 2399.4-2478.0 m), green mud. [details]
Depth range From 1481.3 to 3751 m.
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Mexico (Pacific coast of Baja California; Gulf of California).
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet abyssalis is a Latin adjective meaning 'of or pertaining to an...
Taxonomy Moved to different genus.
Depth range From 1481.3 to 3751 m. [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Mexico (Pacific coast of Baja California; Gulf of California).
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Mexico (Pacific coast of Baja California; Gulf of California). [details]
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet abyssalis is a Latin adjective meaning 'of or pertaining to an...
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet abyssalis is a Latin adjective meaning 'of or pertaining to an abyss', and refers presumably to the known bathymetry of the species, ranging from 1481.3 to 3751 m depth. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus.
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Pseudeurythoe abyssalis Fauchald, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=336273 on 2025-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Fauchald, K. (1972). Benthic polychaetous annelids from deep water off western Mexico and adjacent areas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 7: 1-575., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/6207
page(s): 41-43, plate 3 figs. a-f [details]
page(s): 41-43, plate 3 figs. a-f [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Fauchald, Kristian. (1977). Polychaetes from intertidal areas in Panama, with a review of previous shallow-water records. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 221: 1-81., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.221 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Deepsea)
Fauchald, K. (1972). Benthic polychaetous annelids from deep water off western Mexico and adjacent areas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 7: 1-575., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/6207 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype LACM AHF, geounit Baja California [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range From 1481.3 to 3751 m. [details]Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Mexico (Pacific coast of Baja California; Gulf of California). [details]
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet abyssalis is a Latin adjective meaning 'of or pertaining to an abyss', and refers presumably to the known bathymetry of the species, ranging from 1481.3 to 3751 m depth. [details]
Habitat Clay, mud and rocks, at slope and bathyal depths. [details]
Specimen Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (USA). [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Type locality 29 miles, 180.5° T. from Isla Natividad light to Mid Pt., Baja California, Mexico, Pacific Ocean (from 27.4°, -115.2042° to 27.3881°, 115.2292°), 1312-1355 fathoms (about 2399.4-2478.0 m), green mud. [details]
