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WoRMS taxon detailsOphelina gaucha Elías, Bremec, Lana & Orensanz, 2003
330181 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330181)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Elías, Rodolfo; Bremec, Claudia Silvia; Lana, Paula da Cunha; Orensanz, José María. (2003). Opheliidae (Polychaeta) from the Southwestern Atlantic ocean, with the description of <i>Travisia amadoi</i> n.sp., <i>Ophelina gaucha</i> n.sp. and <i>Ophelina alata</i> n.sp. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 496(1-3): 75-85., available online at https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026172126482
page(s): 82-83, fig. 2a-d [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype MLP Type Coll. 6059, geounit Paraná
Holotype MLP Type Coll. 6059, geounit Paraná [details] type locality contained in Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Type locality State of Paraná, Southern Brazil, Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (-25.7667°, -48.2022°). [details]
Depth range Intertidal to subtidal depths (18 m).
Depth range Intertidal to subtidal depths (18 m). [details] Distribution Southwestern Atlantic Ocean: Argentina (Mar Chiquita; San Matías Gulf); Brazil (State of Paraná).
Distribution Southwestern Atlantic Ocean: Argentina (Mar Chiquita; San Matías Gulf); Brazil (State of Paraná). [details] Etymology "The name refers to their distribution in the 'gauchos' zone (a certain sort of cowboys from southern Brazil and...
Etymology "The name refers to their distribution in the 'gauchos' zone (a certain sort of cowboys from southern Brazil and Argentine)" (Elías et al., 2003: 82). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Ophelina gaucha Elías, Bremec, Lana & Orensanz, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330181 on 2025-05-11
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Nomenclatureoriginal description
Elías, Rodolfo; Bremec, Claudia Silvia; Lana, Paula da Cunha; Orensanz, José María. (2003). Opheliidae (Polychaeta) from the Southwestern Atlantic ocean, with the description of <i>Travisia amadoi</i> n.sp., <i>Ophelina gaucha</i> n.sp. and <i>Ophelina alata</i> n.sp. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 496(1-3): 75-85., available online at https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026172126482
page(s): 82-83, fig. 2a-d [details] Available for editors [request] Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MLP Type Coll. 6059, geounit Paraná [details]
Paratype MLP Type Coll. 6060, geounit Paraná [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to subtidal depths (18 m). [details]Distribution Southwestern Atlantic Ocean: Argentina (Mar Chiquita; San Matías Gulf); Brazil (State of Paraná). [details] Etymology "The name refers to their distribution in the 'gauchos' zone (a certain sort of cowboys from southern Brazil and Argentine)" (Elías et al., 2003: 82). [details] Habitat Intertidal and subtidal sandy sediments, both in coastal brackish-water areas and in the shallow continental shelf. [details] Type locality State of Paraná, Southern Brazil, Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (-25.7667°, -48.2022°). [details] |
