Deep-Sea taxon details
Uncispio hamata Blake & Maciolek, 2018
1287976 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1287976)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A.; Maciolek, Nancy J. (2018). New species and records of Uncispionidae and <i>Pygospiopsis</i> (Polychaeta, Spionida) from deep water off the east and west coasts of North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Antarctic Peninsula, and Southeast Asia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4450(2): 151-195., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4450.2.1
page(s): 162-166, figs. 4A-H, 5A-D [details] Available for editors
page(s): 162-166, figs. 4A-H, 5A-D [details] Available for editors
Holotype MCZ 147899, geounit Gulf of Mexico
, Note Matterhorn Platform survey, off Port Eads,...
Holotype MCZ 147899, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Matterhorn Platform survey, off Port Eads, off Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, R/V Brooks McCall, Sta. 2N, 28.7463, -88.8256 (28°44.7798ʹN, 88°49.5337ʹW), 825 m [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Etymology Authors: "from hamatus, Latin for hooked and refers to the large recurved neuropodial hooks that lack accessory teeth or...
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology Authors: "from hamatus, Latin for hooked and refers to the large recurved neuropodial hooks that lack accessory teeth or...
Etymology Authors: "from hamatus, Latin for hooked and refers to the large recurved neuropodial hooks that lack accessory teeth or flanges and resemble boat hooks." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Uncispio hamata Blake & Maciolek, 2018. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1287976 on 2025-05-31
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Uncispio hamata Blake & Maciolek, 2018. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1287976 on 2025-05-31
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Blake, James A.; Maciolek, Nancy J. (2018). New species and records of Uncispionidae and <i>Pygospiopsis</i> (Polychaeta, Spionida) from deep water off the east and west coasts of North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Antarctic Peninsula, and Southeast Asia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4450(2): 151-195., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4450.2.1
page(s): 162-166, figs. 4A-H, 5A-D [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Blake, James A.; Maciolek, Nancy J. (2018). New species and records of Uncispionidae and <i>Pygospiopsis</i> (Polychaeta, Spionida) from deep water off the east and west coasts of North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Antarctic Peninsula, and Southeast Asia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4450(2): 151-195., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4450.2.1 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 162-166, figs. 4A-H, 5A-D [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Blake, James A.; Maciolek, Nancy J. (2018). New species and records of Uncispionidae and <i>Pygospiopsis</i> (Polychaeta, Spionida) from deep water off the east and west coasts of North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Antarctic Peninsula, and Southeast Asia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4450(2): 151-195., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4450.2.1 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MCZ 147899, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Etymology Authors: "from hamatus, Latin for hooked and refers to the large recurved neuropodial hooks that lack accessory teeth or flanges and resemble boat hooks." [details]
Type locality Matterhorn Platform survey, off Port Eads, off Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, R/V Brooks McCall, Sta. 2N, 28.7463, -88.8256 (28°44.7798ʹN, 88°49.5337ʹW), 825 m [details]
