WoRMS taxon details
Teuthidodrilus samae Osborn, Madin & Rouse, 2011
556107 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:556107)
accepted
Species
marine
Osborn, Karen J.; Madin, Laurence P.; Rouse, Greg W. (2011). The remarkable squidworm is an example of discoveries that await in deep-pelagic habitats. <em>Biology Letters.</em> 7(3): 449-453., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0923
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Etymology Named in honor of the Bangsa Sama people who inhabit the region surrounding the original collection locality. Samae is used...
Etymology Named in honor of the Bangsa Sama people who inhabit the region surrounding the original collection locality. Samae is used in the genitive case as a noun in apposition and is masculine. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Teuthidodrilus samae Osborn, Madin & Rouse, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=556107 on 2026-09-18
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Nomenclature
original description
Osborn, Karen J.; Madin, Laurence P.; Rouse, Greg W. (2011). The remarkable squidworm is an example of discoveries that await in deep-pelagic habitats. <em>Biology Letters.</em> 7(3): 449-453., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0923
page(s): 450-451, figs. 1b, 2a-i, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 450-451, figs. 1b, 2a-i, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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Diagnosis See genus record. [details]Etymology Named in honor of the Bangsa Sama people who inhabit the region surrounding the original collection locality. Samae is used in the genitive case as a noun in apposition and is masculine. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | The Squidworm | [details] |
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Teuthidodrilus samae)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (5 records)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (5 records)
From editor or global species database
