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WoRMS name detailsOrbinia (Phylo) minima Hartmann-Schröder & Rosenfeldt, 1990
329833 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329833)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
Orbinia (Phylo) Kinberg, 1866 accepted as Phylo Kinberg, 1866
marine,
recent only
Hartmann-Schröder G. & Rosenfeldt P. (1990). Die Polychaeten der "Walther Herwig"-Reise 68/1 nach Elephant Island (Antarktis) 1985. Teil 1: Aphroditidae bis Cirratulidae. <em>Mitteilungen aus den Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 87: 89-122.
page(s): 106-107, figs. 11-17 [details]
Holotype ZMH P-19930, geounit Elephant Island
Holotype ZMH P-19930, geounit Elephant Island [details] type locality contained in Southern Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Elephant Island, Antarctic Ocean (61°12.7'S, 55°56.4'W), 134 m. [details]
Depth range 140-368 m.
Depth range 140-368 m. [details] Distribution Antarctic Ocean: shelf surrounding Elephant Island.
Distribution Antarctic Ocean: shelf surrounding Elephant Island. [details] Etymology The specific epithet minima (masculine: minimus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'least' or 'smallest', and refers to the...
Etymology The specific epithet minima (masculine: minimus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'least' or 'smallest', and refers to the small size of the species, stated to be the smallest of the hitherto known species of the subgenus Phylo, with all the other known species having more than 11 thoracic chaetigers (being 11 in Orbinia (Phylo) minima): ''Die vorliegende Art ist die kleinste der bisher bekannten Arten der Untergattung Phylo; bei allen bekannten Arten ist die Zahl der Borstensegmente im Thorax größer als 11'' (Hartmann-Schröder & Rosenfeldt, 1990: 107). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Orbinia (Phylo) minima Hartmann-Schröder & Rosenfeldt, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329833 on 2025-05-12
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Nomenclatureoriginal description
Hartmann-Schröder G. & Rosenfeldt P. (1990). Die Polychaeten der "Walther Herwig"-Reise 68/1 nach Elephant Island (Antarktis) 1985. Teil 1: Aphroditidae bis Cirratulidae. <em>Mitteilungen aus den Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 87: 89-122. page(s): 106-107, figs. 11-17 [details] new combination reference Parapar, J., E. López, M.C. Gambi, J. Núñez & A. Ramos. 2011. Quantitative analysis of soft-bottom polychaetes of the Bellingshausen Sea and Gerlache Strait (Antarctica). <i>Polar Biology</i>, 34(5): 715-730. , available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00300-010-0927-4 page(s): 729 [details] Taxonomysource of synonymy
Blake, James A. (2017). Polychaeta Orbiniidae from Antarctica, the Southern Ocean, the Abyssal Pacific Ocean, and off South America. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4218(1): 1-145 [monograph]., available online at http://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4218.1.1/25653
page(s): 90; note: examined holotype & synonymised to Phylo felix [details] Available for editors  [request] Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMH P-19930, geounit Elephant Island [details]
Paratype ZMH P-19931, geounit Elephant Island [details]
Paratype ZMH P-19932, geounit Elephant Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 140-368 m. [details]Distribution Antarctic Ocean: shelf surrounding Elephant Island. [details] Etymology The specific epithet minima (masculine: minimus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'least' or 'smallest', and refers to the small size of the species, stated to be the smallest of the hitherto known species of the subgenus Phylo, with all the other known species having more than 11 thoracic chaetigers (being 11 in Orbinia (Phylo) minima): ''Die vorliegende Art ist die kleinste der bisher bekannten Arten der Untergattung Phylo; bei allen bekannten Arten ist die Zahl der Borstensegmente im Thorax größer als 11'' (Hartmann-Schröder & Rosenfeldt, 1990: 107). [details] Habitat Fine sand, muddy fine sand, algae, and stones, at shelf depths. [details] Holotype Holotype (ZMH P-19930) deposited at the Zoologische Museum Hamburg, Germany. [details] Type locality Elephant Island, Antarctic Ocean (61°12.7'S, 55°56.4'W), 134 m. [details] |
