WoRMS name details
Oligobregma oculata Kudenov & Blake, 1978
330106 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330106)
unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet (feminine 'oculata' should be neuter 'oculatum')
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kudenov, Jerry D. and Blake, J.A. 1978. A review of the genera and species of the Scalibregmidae (Polychaeta) with descriptions of one new genus and three new species from Australia. Journal of Natural History, 12: 427-444., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937800770291
page(s): 431-433, figs. 10-14 [details]
page(s): 431-433, figs. 10-14 [details]
Holotype AM W7269, geounit New Caledonia
, Type locality contained in Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone , Note Pacific Ocean, Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
Holotype AM W7269, geounit New Caledonia [details]
type locality contained in Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Vanuatu (New Hebrides) [details]
Etymology Not stated. Oligobregma oculata is evidently named for its distinctive shield-shaped medial eye, made of a fused eye pair....
Etymology Not stated. Oligobregma oculata is evidently named for its distinctive shield-shaped medial eye, made of a fused eye pair. As Oligobregma is a neuter genus the species-group name should be 'oculatum' (mandatory change for gender agreement) [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Oligobregma oculata Kudenov & Blake, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330106 on 2025-11-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Kudenov, Jerry D. and Blake, J.A. 1978. A review of the genera and species of the Scalibregmidae (Polychaeta) with descriptions of one new genus and three new species from Australia. Journal of Natural History, 12: 427-444., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937800770291
page(s): 431-433, figs. 10-14 [details]
page(s): 431-433, figs. 10-14 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W7269, geounit New Caledonia [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Not stated. Oligobregma oculata is evidently named for its distinctive shield-shaped medial eye, made of a fused eye pair. As Oligobregma is a neuter genus the species-group name should be 'oculatum' (mandatory change for gender agreement) [details]Type specimen Location of type specimen at the Australian Museum, with the registration number W.7269, confirmed by Dr. Stephen Keable (Collection Manager) the 28 May 2013. [details]
Unreviewed
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Vanuatu (New Hebrides) [details]
