WoRMS taxon details
Oligobregma sphaeracirratum Blake, 2025
1808459 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1808459)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 107, figures 55-57; note: Offshore New England, NW Atlantic, 40.085°N, 67.497°W, 2071 m, holotype USNM 1741704. [details]
page(s): 107, figures 55-57; note: Offshore New England, NW Atlantic, 40.085°N, 67.497°W, 2071 m, holotype USNM 1741704. [details]
Holotype USNM 1741704, geounit North West Atlantic
, Note Offshore New England, NW Atlantic, 40.085°N,...
Holotype USNM 1741704, geounit North West Atlantic [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Offshore New England, NW Atlantic, 40.085°N, 67.497°W, 2071 m, holotype USNM 1741704. [details]
Etymology Oligobregma sphaeracirratum is named for the large spherical dorsal cirri on the posterior parapodia, intended as a...
Etymology Oligobregma sphaeracirratum is named for the large spherical dorsal cirri on the posterior parapodia, intended as a compound neuter adjective from ‘sphaera’, Latin for sphere or ball combined with ‘cirra’, Latin for tendril or ringlet. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Oligobregma sphaeracirratum Blake, 2025. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1808459 on 2025-12-02
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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): 107, figures 55-57; note: Offshore New England, NW Atlantic, 40.085°N, 67.497°W, 2071 m, holotype USNM 1741704. [details]
page(s): 107, figures 55-57; note: Offshore New England, NW Atlantic, 40.085°N, 67.497°W, 2071 m, holotype USNM 1741704. [details]
Holotype USNM 1741704, geounit North West Atlantic [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Oligobregma sphaeracirratum is named for the large spherical dorsal cirri on the posterior parapodia, intended as a compound neuter adjective from ‘sphaera’, Latin for sphere or ball combined with ‘cirra’, Latin for tendril or ringlet. [details]Type locality Offshore New England, NW Atlantic, 40.085°N, 67.497°W, 2071 m, holotype USNM 1741704. [details]
