WoRMS taxon details
Flabelligena gascognensis Aguirrezabalaga & Ceberio, 2006
390007 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:390007)
accepted
Species
marine
Aguirrezabalaga, F.; Ceberio, A. (2006). <i>Flabelligena gascognensis</i> sp. nov. (Polychaeta: Acrocirridae), a new species from the Capbreton Canyon (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic). <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70S1: 141-147., available online at http://www.icm.csic.es/scimar/index.php/secId/6/IdArt/133/
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Holotype MNCN 16.01/10104, geounit Capbreton canyon
, Note Capbreton Canyon, Bay of Biscay, Atlantic...
Holotype MNCN 16.01/10104, geounit Capbreton canyon [details]
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Type locality Capbreton Canyon, Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean (43º50.09'N, 02º03.23'W to 43º49.14'N, 02º02.64'W), 545-572 m, soft bottom. [details]
Depth range 545-1113 m.
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Bay of Biscay, Capbreton canyon region.
Etymology The specific epithet gascognensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Gulf of Gascony, or Golfe de Gascogne, in...
Depth range 545-1113 m. [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Bay of Biscay, Capbreton canyon region.
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Bay of Biscay, Capbreton canyon region. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet gascognensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Gulf of Gascony, or Golfe de Gascogne, in...
Etymology The specific epithet gascognensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Gulf of Gascony, or Golfe de Gascogne, in French (= Bay of Biscay). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Flabelligena gascognensis Aguirrezabalaga & Ceberio, 2006. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390007 on 2026-05-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Aguirrezabalaga, F.; Ceberio, A. (2006). <i>Flabelligena gascognensis</i> sp. nov. (Polychaeta: Acrocirridae), a new species from the Capbreton Canyon (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic). <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70S1: 141-147., available online at http://www.icm.csic.es/scimar/index.php/secId/6/IdArt/133/
page(s): 142-144, figs. 1-6 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 142-144, figs. 1-6 [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea)
Aguirrezabalaga, F.; Ceberio, A. (2006). <i>Flabelligena gascognensis</i> sp. nov. (Polychaeta: Acrocirridae), a new species from the Capbreton Canyon (Bay of Biscay, NE Atlantic). <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70S1: 141-147., available online at http://www.icm.csic.es/scimar/index.php/secId/6/IdArt/133/ [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MNCN 16.01/10104, geounit Capbreton canyon [details]
Paratype INSUB POL-179, geounit Capbreton canyon [details]
Paratype INSUB POL-180, geounit Capbreton canyon [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 545-1113 m. [details]Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Bay of Biscay, Capbreton canyon region. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet gascognensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Gulf of Gascony, or Golfe de Gascogne, in French (= Bay of Biscay). [details]
Habitat Soft bottoms, at bathyal depths. [details]
Type locality Capbreton Canyon, Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean (43º50.09'N, 02º03.23'W to 43º49.14'N, 02º02.64'W), 545-572 m, soft bottom. [details]
