WoRMS taxon details
Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldia (Hartman, 1967)
174646 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174646)
accepted
Species
Eusclerocheilus bransfieldia Hartman, 1967 · unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Hyboscolex bransfieldia (Hartman, 1967) · unaccepted > superseded combination (superseded subsequent recombination)
Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldium [auct. misspelling] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (species-group name 'bransfieldia'...)
species-group name 'bransfieldia' is a noun
- Subspecies Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldia collaris Hartman, 1978 accepted as Pseudoscalibregma hartmanae (Blake, 1981) (unaccepted > junior homonym, junior homonym to Pseudoscalibregma collaris Levenstein, 1975)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Eusclerocheilus bransfieldia Hartman, 1967) Hartman, Olga. (1967). Polychaetous annelids collected by the USNS Eltanin and Staten Island cruises, chiefly from Antarctic Seas. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 2: 1-387.
page(s): 130-131, plate 39 figs. A-D [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 130-131, plate 39 figs. A-D [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Bransfield Strait
type locality contained in Bransfield Strait [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Depth range 412-659 m (Weddell Sea).
Depth range 412-659 m (Weddell Sea). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldia (Hartman, 1967). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174646 on 2025-11-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Eusclerocheilus bransfieldia Hartman, 1967) Hartman, Olga. (1967). Polychaetous annelids collected by the USNS Eltanin and Staten Island cruises, chiefly from Antarctic Seas. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 2: 1-387.
page(s): 130-131, plate 39 figs. A-D [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Hartman, Olga. (1978). Polychaeta from the Weddell Sea quadrant, Antarctica. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 26(4): 125-223., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118664599.ch4/summary
page(s): 180-181, fig. 28a-c; note: from Eusclerocheilus to Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldia (note correct unchanged suffix) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 130-131, plate 39 figs. A-D [details] Available for editors
[request]new combination reference Hartman, Olga. (1978). Polychaeta from the Weddell Sea quadrant, Antarctica. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 26(4): 125-223., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118664599.ch4/summary
page(s): 180-181, fig. 28a-c; note: from Eusclerocheilus to Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldia (note correct unchanged suffix) [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Blake, James A. (2025). New species and records of Scalibregmatidae (Annelida) from the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean, and adjacent seas. <em>Megataxa.</em> 16(1): 1–232., available online at https://mapress.com/mt/article/view/megataxa.16.1.1
page(s): 124; note: Blake uses the spelling 'bransfieldium', but the original 'bransfieldia' is an unchanging noun. [details]
status source Blake, James A; Read, Geoffrey B. (2025). Scalibregmatidae (Annelida)—Mandatory species name emendations. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5693 (3): 447–450., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5693.3.10
page(s): 448; note: verifies Hartman's (1978) spelling of Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldia (unchanged noun as epithet) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 124; note: Blake uses the spelling 'bransfieldium', but the original 'bransfieldia' is an unchanging noun. [details]
status source Blake, James A; Read, Geoffrey B. (2025). Scalibregmatidae (Annelida)—Mandatory species name emendations. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5693 (3): 447–450., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5693.3.10
page(s): 448; note: verifies Hartman's (1978) spelling of Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldia (unchanged noun as epithet) [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]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldium [auct. misspelling]) LACM Poly 7010, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 412-659 m (Weddell Sea). [details]Spelling See the original description note on the etymology of Eusclerocheilus bransfieldia Hartman, 1967 for an analysis on whether bransfieldia is a noun or an adjective. Blake & Read (2025) regarded bransfieldia as an unchanging noun. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldia USNM 58971 dorsal view) (from synonym Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldium [auct. misspelling])
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldia USNM 58971 ventral view) (from synonym Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldium [auct. misspelling])
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records) (from synonym Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldium [auct. misspelling])
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 55552) (from synonym Eusclerocheilus bransfieldia Hartman, 1967)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldia USNM 58971 dorsal view) (from synonym Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldium [auct. misspelling])
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldia USNM 58971 ventral view) (from synonym Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldium [auct. misspelling])
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records) (from synonym Pseudoscalibregma bransfieldium [auct. misspelling])
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 55552) (from synonym Eusclerocheilus bransfieldia Hartman, 1967)
