Polychaeta taxon details

Chaetozone artaspinosa Blake, 2022

1729705  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1729705)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A. (2022). New species and records of Caulleriella, Chaetocirratulus and Chaetozone (Annelida, Cirratulidae) from continental shelf and slope depths of the Western North Atlantic Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5113(1): 1-89., available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5113.1.1
page(s): 42-48, figs. 20-23, table 4 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  MCZ 161934, geounit Boston Harbor  
Holotype MCZ 161934, geounit Boston Harbor [details]
Note Boston Harbor, Massachusetts (USA), NW...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Boston Harbor, Massachusetts (USA), NW Atlantic Ocean (42.3397°N, 70.9606°W), 9 m. [details]
Depth range 4–16 m.  
Depth range 4–16 m. [details]

Distribution NW Atlantic Ocean: Boston Harbor (Massachusetts, USA). Likely widespread in estuaries along the U.S. northeastern coast...  
Distribution NW Atlantic Ocean: Boston Harbor (Massachusetts, USA). Likely widespread in estuaries along the U.S. northeastern coast (Blake, 2022: 48). [details]

Etymology "The epithet [artaspinosa] is from artus, Latin for narrow and spina, Latin for thorn, referring to the narrow acicular...  
Etymology "The epithet [artaspinosa] is from artus, Latin for narrow and spina, Latin for thorn, referring to the narrow acicular spines that characterize this species" (Blake, 2022: 48). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Chaetozone artaspinosa Blake, 2022. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1729705 on 2024-04-30
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original description Blake, James A. (2022). New species and records of Caulleriella, Chaetocirratulus and Chaetozone (Annelida, Cirratulidae) from continental shelf and slope depths of the Western North Atlantic Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5113(1): 1-89., available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5113.1.1
page(s): 42-48, figs. 20-23, table 4 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype MCZ 161934, geounit Boston Harbor [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 4–16 m. [details]

Distribution NW Atlantic Ocean: Boston Harbor (Massachusetts, USA). Likely widespread in estuaries along the U.S. northeastern coast (Blake, 2022: 48). [details]

Etymology "The epithet [artaspinosa] is from artus, Latin for narrow and spina, Latin for thorn, referring to the narrow acicular spines that characterize this species" (Blake, 2022: 48). [details]

Habitat Shallow subtidal sediments (4–16 m) with lower percentages of fines (silt + clay ca. 20%) and higher sand inventories, with total organic carbon relatively low (about 0.8%). [details]

Type locality Boston Harbor, Massachusetts (USA), NW Atlantic Ocean (42.3397°N, 70.9606°W), 9 m. [details]