WoRMS name details
Braniella palpata Hartman, 1967
174880 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174880)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
Braniella Hartman, 1965 accepted as Anguillosyllis Day, 1963
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 55, plate 14 figs. A-D [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 55, plate 14 figs. A-D [details] Available for editors
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Holotype USNM 55505, geounit Drake Passage
, Note Antarctic Ocean, Drake Passage, off Cape Horn...
Holotype USNM 55505, geounit Drake Passage [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Antarctic Ocean, Drake Passage, off Cape Horn (56º06'S and 66º19'W to 56º07'N and 66º30'W). [details]
Depth range 384-494 m and 3770-3806 m, questionably 210-220 m.
Distribution Antarctic Ocean: off Cape Horn and Drake Passage, questionably Bransfield Strait.
Etymology The specific epithet palpata refers to the long pair of palps directed forward typical of the species.
Depth range 384-494 m and 3770-3806 m, questionably 210-220 m. [details]
Distribution Antarctic Ocean: off Cape Horn and Drake Passage, questionably Bransfield Strait.
Distribution Antarctic Ocean: off Cape Horn and Drake Passage, questionably Bransfield Strait. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet palpata refers to the long pair of palps directed forward typical of the species.
Etymology The specific epithet palpata refers to the long pair of palps directed forward typical of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Braniella palpata Hartman, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174880 on 2026-02-19
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Nomenclature
original description
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): 55, plate 14 figs. A-D [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 55, plate 14 figs. A-D [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea)
Budaeva N.E., Jirkov I.A., Savilova T.A., Paterson G.L.J. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Polychaeta. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 217–230 [in English]., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.20 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 55505, geounit Drake Passage [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 384-494 m and 3770-3806 m, questionably 210-220 m. [details]Distribution Antarctic Ocean: off Cape Horn and Drake Passage, questionably Bransfield Strait. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet palpata refers to the long pair of palps directed forward typical of the species. [details]
Type locality Antarctic Ocean, Drake Passage, off Cape Horn (56º06'S and 66º19'W to 56º07'N and 66º30'W). [details]
