WoRMS name details
Pseudoscalibregma orientalis Imajima, 2009
588449 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:588449)
unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling (spelling gender correction to correct neuter 'orientale')
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Imajima, Minoru. (2009). Deep-sea Benthic polychaetes off Pacific Coast of the northern Honshu, Japan. <em>National Museum of Nature and Science Monographs.</em> 39: 39–192 [In. T. Fujita (ed.) theme issue, "Deep-sea fauna and pollutants off Pacific Coast of northern Japan"].
page(s): 142-144, figs. 48A-D, 49A-G [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 142-144, figs. 48A-D, 49A-G [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NSMT Pol. H 522, geounit Kashima Sea
, Note Off Kashima Sea, Honshu Island, Japan, Pacific...
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 522, geounit Kashima Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Off Kashima Sea, Honshu Island, Japan, Pacific Ocean (36.6843°, 141.3673°). [details]
Depth range 373-1005 m.
Distribution Off Pacific coast of northern Honshu Island (Japan).
Etymology The specific epithet orientalis is a Latin adjective meaning 'from the east', and refers to the fact that "it is the first...
Depth range 373-1005 m. [details]
Distribution Off Pacific coast of northern Honshu Island (Japan).
Distribution Off Pacific coast of northern Honshu Island (Japan). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet orientalis is a Latin adjective meaning 'from the east', and refers to the fact that "it is the first...
Etymology The specific epithet orientalis is a Latin adjective meaning 'from the east', and refers to the fact that "it is the first species of the genus, Pseudoscalibregma from the Asian district" (Imajima, 2009: 144). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Pseudoscalibregma orientalis Imajima, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=588449 on 2025-11-16
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Nomenclature
original description
Imajima, Minoru. (2009). Deep-sea Benthic polychaetes off Pacific Coast of the northern Honshu, Japan. <em>National Museum of Nature and Science Monographs.</em> 39: 39–192 [In. T. Fujita (ed.) theme issue, "Deep-sea fauna and pollutants off Pacific Coast of northern Japan"].
page(s): 142-144, figs. 48A-D, 49A-G [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 142-144, figs. 48A-D, 49A-G [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
context source (Deepsea)
Imajima, Minoru. (2009). Deep-sea Benthic polychaetes off Pacific Coast of the northern Honshu, Japan. <em>National Museum of Nature and Science Monographs.</em> 39: 39–192 [In. T. Fujita (ed.) theme issue, "Deep-sea fauna and pollutants off Pacific Coast of northern Japan"]. [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 522, geounit Kashima Sea [details]
Paratype NSMT Pol. P 523, geounit Kashima Sea [details]
Paratype NSMT Pol. P 524, geounit Honshu Island [details]
Paratype NSMT Pol. P 525, geounit Kashima Sea [details]
Paratype NSMT Pol. P 526, geounit Honshu Island [details]
Paratype NSMT Pol. P 527, geounit Honshu Island [details]
Paratype NSMT Pol. P 528, geounit Kashima Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 373-1005 m. [details]Distribution Off Pacific coast of northern Honshu Island (Japan). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet orientalis is a Latin adjective meaning 'from the east', and refers to the fact that "it is the first species of the genus, Pseudoscalibregma from the Asian district" (Imajima, 2009: 144). [details]
Habitat Type of sediment not stated, at slope and bathyal depths. [details]
Spelling The adjectival specific epithet orientalis (masculine & feminine) should be 'orientale' for mandatory gender agreement. [details]
Type locality Off Kashima Sea, Honshu Island, Japan, Pacific Ocean (36.6843°, 141.3673°). [details]
