WoRMS name details
original description
Sikorski, A.V. (1994). New arctic species of <i>Scolelepis</i> (Polychaeta, Spionidae). <em>Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Zoologie.</em> 162: 279-286. page(s): 283-285, fig. 2 (figure printed upside down in the publication) [details]
source of synonymy
Sikorski, A.V.; Pavlova, L.V. (2015). New species of <i>Scolelepis</i> (Polychaeta, Spionidae) from the Norwegian coast and Barents Sea with a brief review of the genus. <em>Fauna norvegica.</em> 35: 9-19., available online at http://dx.doi.org/ 10.5324/fn.v35i0.1666 page(s): 15 [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription
Jirkov, I.A. (2001). [Polychaeta of the Arctic Ocean] (In Russian) Polikhety severnogo Ledovitogo Okeana. Yanus-K Press, Moscow, 632 pp., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259865957_Jirkov_2001_Polychaeta_of_the_North_Polar_Basin [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype ZMUM Pl 818, geounit Barents Sea [details]
Paratype ZI 1/47387, geounit Kara Sea [details]
Paratype ZI 2/47388-8/47394, geounit Franz Josef Land [details]
Paratype ZMUC, geounit Franz Josef Land [details]
Paratype ZMUM Pl 819, geounit Franz Josef Land [details]
Paratype ZMUM Pl 820, geounit Franz Josef Land [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 3-52 m. [details]
Distribution Arctic Ocean: Barents Sea, Franz Joseph Land, and Kara Sea. [details]
Etymology The species is named for Nina Pavlovna Sikorska, mother of the author of the species, whose maiden name was Matsuga. [details]
Habitat Thin clay, silt, sandy silt with detritus, and amongst Alaria esculenta on stones, at shallow water. [details]
Type locality Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Drozdovka Inlet (68º18'20''N, 38º25'E), 7.5 m, sandy silt with detritus. [details]
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