WoRMS taxon details
Pygospiopsis antennata Blake & Maciolek, 2018
1287980 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1287980)
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): 180-183, figs. 13A-H, 14A-G, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 180-183, figs. 13A-H, 14A-G, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype MCZ 147903, geounit California
, Note Off Half Moon Bay, California, South of...
Holotype MCZ 147903, geounit California [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Off Half Moon Bay, California, South of Pioneer Canyon, R/V Point Sur, 37.2257 -123.2807 (37°13.54ʹN, 123°16.84ʹW), 1820 m [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Etymology Authors: "antennata is from the Latin, antenna, a sensory appendage, and refers to the unusually
long occipital antenna...
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology Authors: "antennata is from the Latin, antenna, a sensory appendage, and refers to the unusually
long occipital antenna...
Etymology Authors: "antennata is from the Latin, antenna, a sensory appendage, and refers to the unusually
long occipital antenna found on some specimens of this species." [details]
long occipital antenna found on some specimens of this species." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Pygospiopsis antennata Blake & Maciolek, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1287980 on 2026-09-06
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Nomenclature
original description
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): 180-183, figs. 13A-H, 14A-G, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 180-183, figs. 13A-H, 14A-G, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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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 [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MCZ 147903, geounit California [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Etymology Authors: "antennata is from the Latin, antenna, a sensory appendage, and refers to the unusually
long occipital antenna found on some specimens of this species." [details]
Type locality Off Half Moon Bay, California, South of Pioneer Canyon, R/V Point Sur, 37.2257 -123.2807 (37°13.54ʹN, 123°16.84ʹW), 1820 m [details]
