WoRMS name details
Oligobregma aristata Blake, 2023
1661120 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1661120)
unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet (spelling gender correction to correct neuter 'aristatum')
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A. (2023). New species of Scalibregmatidae (Annelida) from slope and abyssal depths off eastern Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 75(3): 271-298., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/blake-2023-rec-aust-mus-753-271298/
page(s): 282, figs. 5A-E, 6A-E, tables 2-3 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 282, figs. 5A-E, 6A-E, tables 2-3 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype AM W.53900, geounit Tasman Sea
, Note Abyssal plain off New South Wales, eastern...
Holotype AM W.53900, geounit Tasman Sea [details]
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Type locality Abyssal plain off New South Wales, eastern Australia, Hunter Marine Park (-32.131°, 153.527° to -32.163°, 153.524°), 4031 m. [details]
Depth range 2793–4031 m.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: off eastern Australia (2793–4031 m).
Etymology From Blake (2023: 282): "The epithet is from arista, Latin for long pointed awn (of grasses) or ear; in reference to the...
Depth range 2793–4031 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: off eastern Australia (2793–4031 m).
Distribution Pacific Ocean: off eastern Australia (2793–4031 m). [details]
Etymology From Blake (2023: 282): "The epithet is from arista, Latin for long pointed awn (of grasses) or ear; in reference to the...
Etymology From Blake (2023: 282): "The epithet is from arista, Latin for long pointed awn (of grasses) or ear; in reference to the pointed tip of the acicular spines of this species." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Oligobregma aristata Blake, 2023. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1661120 on 2025-11-15
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Nomenclature
original description
Blake, James A. (2023). New species of Scalibregmatidae (Annelida) from slope and abyssal depths off eastern Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 75(3): 271-298., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/blake-2023-rec-aust-mus-753-271298/
page(s): 282, figs. 5A-E, 6A-E, tables 2-3 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 282, figs. 5A-E, 6A-E, tables 2-3 [details] Available for editors
[request]From editor or global species database
Depth range 2793–4031 m. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean: off eastern Australia (2793–4031 m). [details]
Etymology From Blake (2023: 282): "The epithet is from arista, Latin for long pointed awn (of grasses) or ear; in reference to the pointed tip of the acicular spines of this species." [details]
Grammatical gender The epithet is clearly adjectival and thus should be 'aristatum' for agreement with neuter genus Oligobregma [details]
Habitat Lower continental slopes and abyssal plains (2793–4031 m). [details]
Type locality Abyssal plain off New South Wales, eastern Australia, Hunter Marine Park (-32.131°, 153.527° to -32.163°, 153.524°), 4031 m. [details]
To ZooBank (Nomenclatural Acts) Note: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:FBC20F14-FF28-415C-96A4-023F87F8CD72
