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Polychaeta taxon details

Ophelina gaucha Elías, Bremec, Lana & Orensanz, 2003

330181  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330181)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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. 2 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  MLP Type Coll. 6059, geounit Paraná  
Holotype MLP Type Coll. 6059, geounit Paraná [details]
Type locality contained in Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Note State of Paraná, Southern Brazil,...  
From editor or global species database
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.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Ophelina gaucha Elías, Bremec, Lana & Orensanz, 2003. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330181 on 2024-04-19
Date
action
by
2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
created
2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
changed
2014-03-07 12:49:32Z
changed

original 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. 2 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  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]