Polychaeta name details
original description
Hartman, Olga. (1953). Non-pelagic Polychaeta of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901‒1903. <em>Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901‒1903 under the direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjöld.</em> 4(11): 1-83., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62372341 page(s): 44, fig. 13c-d [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference
Blake, James A. (1983). Polychaetes of the family Spionidae from South America, Antarctica and adjacent seas and islands. In: Biology of the Antarctic Seas XIV. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 39(3): 205-287., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/AR039p0205/summary page(s): 253, fig. 24 [details] Available for editors [request]
Syntype SMNH Type-618, geounit Argentina [details]
Syntype SMNH Type-621, geounit Argentina [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 100 m. [details]
Distribution South Atlantic Ocean: off northern Argentina. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet abranchiata is the feminine of the New Latin adjective abranchiatus, composed by the Latin prefix a-, meaning 'absence of', and the Latin adjective branchiatus, meaning 'having gills', and refers to the lack of branchiae in the species. [details]
Habitat Sand and gravel, at shelf depths. [details]
Type locality South Atlantic Ocean, off northern Argentina (37º15'S, 56º08'W), 100 m, sand and gravel. [details]
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