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Polychaeta taxon details

Ophelia algida Maciolek & Blake, 2006

754718  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:754718)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Maciolek, Nancy J.; Blake, James A. (2006). Opheliidae (Polychaeta) collected by the R/V <i>Hero</i> and the USNS <i>Eltanin</i> cruises from the Southern Ocean and South America. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70S3: 101-113., available online at http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/114
page(s): 103-104, fig. 1 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  USNM 1078733, geounit Macquarie Island  
Holotype USNM 1078733, geounit Macquarie Island [details]
Note Off Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean, 112-124...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Off Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean, 112-124 m. [details]
Type material Holotype (USNM 1078733) is a complete specimen, 10 mm long and 0.75 mm wide for 35 chaetigers.  [details]
Depth range 112-124 m.  
Depth range 112-124 m. [details]

Distribution Southern Ocean, near Macquarie Island.  
Distribution Southern Ocean, near Macquarie Island. [details]

Etymology The species name is taken from the latin algidus, meaning cold, and refers to the first collection of this species from the...  
Etymology The species name is taken from the latin algidus, meaning cold, and refers to the first collection of this species from the cold waters of the Southern Ocean. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Ophelia algida Maciolek & Blake, 2006. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=754718 on 2024-04-19
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original description Maciolek, Nancy J.; Blake, James A. (2006). Opheliidae (Polychaeta) collected by the R/V <i>Hero</i> and the USNS <i>Eltanin</i> cruises from the Southern Ocean and South America. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70S3: 101-113., available online at http://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/114
page(s): 103-104, fig. 1 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 1078733, geounit Macquarie Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 112-124 m. [details]

Distribution Southern Ocean, near Macquarie Island. [details]

Etymology The species name is taken from the latin algidus, meaning cold, and refers to the first collection of this species from the cold waters of the Southern Ocean. [details]

Habitat Unknown.  [details]

Type locality Off Macquarie Island, Southern Ocean, 112-124 m. [details]

Type material Holotype (USNM 1078733) is a complete specimen, 10 mm long and 0.75 mm wide for 35 chaetigers.  [details]