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Polychaeta taxon details

Macrochaeta pege Banse, 1969

329115  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329115)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Banse, K. (1969). Acrocirridae n.fam. (Polychaeta Sedentaria). <em>Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada.</em> 26(10): 2595-2620., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f69-253
page(s): 2617-2618, fig. 8d-f [details]   
Holotype  USNM 39163, geounit Washington (State)  
Holotype USNM 39163, geounit Washington (State) [details]
Note Washington, Pacific Ocean. From one of two...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Washington, Pacific Ocean. From one of two dredge hauls from coarse sediment, taken near San Juan Island, Washington (approx. 48º32.5'N, 122º58.5'W): 1) between Reid Rock and Turn Island, on sand from about 60 m in summer 1961; 2) at a nearby station in rather clean sediment mostly made of broken shells, from about 100 m, in summer 1962.  [details]
Type material Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USNM), USA. [details]
Depth range 35-100 m.  
Depth range 35-100 m. [details]

Distribution Puget Sound, Washington, and adjoining waters (Pacific coast of USA).  
Distribution Puget Sound, Washington, and adjoining waters (Pacific coast of USA). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet pege is derived from the Greek word πηγή, meaning 'a spring (of water)', ''to indicate that this...  
Etymology The specific epithet pege is derived from the Greek word πηγή, meaning 'a spring (of water)', ''to indicate that this study [the publication where the species was described] sprang from the finding of this species'' (Banse, 1969: 2617).  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Macrochaeta pege Banse, 1969. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329115 on 2024-03-29
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Banse, K. (1969). Acrocirridae n.fam. (Polychaeta Sedentaria). <em>Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada.</em> 26(10): 2595-2620., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f69-253
page(s): 2617-2618, fig. 8d-f [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 39163, geounit Washington (State) [details]
Nontype USNM 39282, geounit Puget Sound [details]
Paratype USNM 39164, geounit Washington (State) [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 35-100 m. [details]

Distribution Puget Sound, Washington, and adjoining waters (Pacific coast of USA). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet pege is derived from the Greek word πηγή, meaning 'a spring (of water)', ''to indicate that this study [the publication where the species was described] sprang from the finding of this species'' (Banse, 1969: 2617).  [details]

Habitat Coarse sediments of sand and broken shells, at shelf depths.  [details]

Type locality Washington, Pacific Ocean. From one of two dredge hauls from coarse sediment, taken near San Juan Island, Washington (approx. 48º32.5'N, 122º58.5'W): 1) between Reid Rock and Turn Island, on sand from about 60 m in summer 1961; 2) at a nearby station in rather clean sediment mostly made of broken shells, from about 100 m, in summer 1962.  [details]

Type material Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USNM), USA. [details]