WoRMS name details
Flabelligella biscayensis Kolmer, 1985
129742 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129742)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kolmer, D.W. (1985). Acrocirridae (Annélides polychètes) abyssaux: Golfe de Gascogne et Mediterranée. <em>[BookSection].</em> pages 355-364. In: Laubier, L.; Monniot, C. (Eds.) "Peuplements profonds du golfe de Gascogne. Campagnes BIOGAS" IFREMER, Brest, 630 pp., available online at http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/4350/
page(s): 359-361, fig. 2 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 359-361, fig. 2 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype , geounit Bay of Biscay
, Note Bay of Biscay, North Atlantic Ocean (47º27',...
Holotype, geounit Bay of Biscay [details]
Depth range 2210 m.
Distribution North Atlantic Ocean: Bay of Biscay. Known only from the type locality.
Etymology The specific epithet biscayensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Bay of Biscay.
Depth range 2210 m. [details]
Distribution North Atlantic Ocean: Bay of Biscay. Known only from the type locality.
Distribution North Atlantic Ocean: Bay of Biscay. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet biscayensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Bay of Biscay.
Etymology The specific epithet biscayensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Bay of Biscay. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Flabelligella biscayensis Kolmer, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129742 on 2026-08-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Kolmer, D.W. (1985). Acrocirridae (Annélides polychètes) abyssaux: Golfe de Gascogne et Mediterranée. <em>[BookSection].</em> pages 355-364. In: Laubier, L.; Monniot, C. (Eds.) "Peuplements profonds du golfe de Gascogne. Campagnes BIOGAS" IFREMER, Brest, 630 pp., available online at http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/4350/
page(s): 359-361, fig. 2 [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Aguirrezabalaga, F.; Ceberio, A. (2006). <i>Flabelligena gascognensis</i> sp. nov. (Polychaeta: Acrocirridae), a new species from the Capbreton Canyon (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic). <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70S1: 141-147., available online at http://www.icm.csic.es/scimar/index.php/secId/6/IdArt/133/
page(s): 144-146, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 359-361, fig. 2 [details] Available for editors
[request]new combination reference Aguirrezabalaga, F.; Ceberio, A. (2006). <i>Flabelligena gascognensis</i> sp. nov. (Polychaeta: Acrocirridae), a new species from the Capbreton Canyon (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic). <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70S1: 141-147., available online at http://www.icm.csic.es/scimar/index.php/secId/6/IdArt/133/
page(s): 144-146, table 1 [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist listing only [details]
additional source Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: checklist listing only [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype, geounit Bay of Biscay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2210 m. [details]Distribution North Atlantic Ocean: Bay of Biscay. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet biscayensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Bay of Biscay. [details]
Habitat Not stated, the species occurs at bathyal depths. [details]
Type locality Bay of Biscay, North Atlantic Ocean (47º27', 08º22.9'W), 2210 m. [details]
Type material Whereabouts of type material not known. The original description does not mention where the type material was deposited. [details]
