Deep-Sea taxon details
Prosphaerosyllis danovaroi Langeneck, Musco & Castelli in Langeneck, Musco, Busoni, Conese, Aliani & Castelli, 2018
1063480 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1063480)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Langeneck, Joachim; Musco, Luigi; Busoni, Giulio; Conese, Ilaria; Aliani, Stefano; Castelli, Alberto. (2018). Syllidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) from the deep Mediterranean Sea, with the description of three new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4369(2): 197-220., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4369.2.3
page(s): 207-208, fig. 6 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 207-208, fig. 6 [details] Available for editors

Holotype MSNP P/253/V, geounit Western Mediterranean
, Note Western Sardinian Slope, Western Mediterranean...
Holotype MSNP P/253/V, geounit Western Mediterranean [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Western Sardinian Slope, Western Mediterranean Sea (40.5211°, 07.7811°). [details]
Depth range 110-1200 m.
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Distribution Mediterranean Sea: western Sardinian Slope; northern Tyrrhenian Sea.
Etymology "The new species is dedicated to Prof. Roberto Danovaro, in recognition of his important scientific contributions to the...
Depth range 110-1200 m. [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Distribution Mediterranean Sea: western Sardinian Slope; northern Tyrrhenian Sea.
Distribution Mediterranean Sea: western Sardinian Slope; northern Tyrrhenian Sea. [details]
Etymology "The new species is dedicated to Prof. Roberto Danovaro, in recognition of his important scientific contributions to the...
Etymology "The new species is dedicated to Prof. Roberto Danovaro, in recognition of his important scientific contributions to the knowledge of the Mediterranean deep-sea" (Langeneck et al., 2018: 207). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Prosphaerosyllis danovaroi Langeneck, Musco & Castelli in Langeneck, Musco, Busoni, Conese, Aliani & Castelli, 2018. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1063480 on 2025-05-05
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Prosphaerosyllis danovaroi Langeneck, Musco & Castelli in Langeneck, Musco, Busoni, Conese, Aliani & Castelli, 2018. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1063480 on 2025-05-05
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Langeneck, Joachim; Musco, Luigi; Busoni, Giulio; Conese, Ilaria; Aliani, Stefano; Castelli, Alberto. (2018). Syllidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) from the deep Mediterranean Sea, with the description of three new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4369(2): 197-220., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4369.2.3
page(s): 207-208, fig. 6 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Langeneck, Joachim; Musco, Luigi; Busoni, Giulio; Conese, Ilaria; Aliani, Stefano; Castelli, Alberto. (2018). Syllidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) from the deep Mediterranean Sea, with the description of three new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4369(2): 197-220., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4369.2.3 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 207-208, fig. 6 [details] Available for editors

context source (Deepsea) Langeneck, Joachim; Musco, Luigi; Busoni, Giulio; Conese, Ilaria; Aliani, Stefano; Castelli, Alberto. (2018). Syllidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) from the deep Mediterranean Sea, with the description of three new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4369(2): 197-220., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4369.2.3 [details] Available for editors





Holotype MSNP P/253/V, geounit Western Mediterranean [details]
Paratype MSNP P/237/V, geounit Western Mediterranean [details]
Paratype MSNP P/239/V, geounit Tyrrhenian Sea [details]
Paratype MSNP P/3887, geounit Western Mediterranean [details]
Paratype MSNP P/3888, geounit Western Mediterranean [details]
Paratype MSNP P/3889, geounit Western Mediterranean [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 110-1200 m. [details]Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Distribution Mediterranean Sea: western Sardinian Slope; northern Tyrrhenian Sea. [details]
Etymology "The new species is dedicated to Prof. Roberto Danovaro, in recognition of his important scientific contributions to the knowledge of the Mediterranean deep-sea" (Langeneck et al., 2018: 207). [details]
Habitat Type of sediment not stated, from shelf to bathyal depths. [details]
Type locality Western Sardinian Slope, Western Mediterranean Sea (40.5211°, 07.7811°). [details]