WoRMS taxon details
Uncopherusa cristata Blake & Maciolek, 2018
1287974 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1287974)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A.; Maciolek, Nancy J. (2018). New species and records of Uncispionidae and <i>Pygospiopsis</i> (Polychaeta, Spionida) from deep water off the east and west coasts of North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Antarctic Peninsula, and Southeast Asia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4450(2): 151-195., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4450.2.1
page(s): 157-160, fig. 2A-E [details] Available for editors
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Holotype MCZ 147898, geounit Gulf of Mexico
, Note Off Port Eads, Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, R/V...
Holotype MCZ 147898, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
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Type locality Off Port Eads, Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, R/V Brooks McCall, Sta. 5S, 28.7235° -88.8256° (28°43.4126ʹN, 88°49.5373ʹW) 955 m [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Etymology Authors: "from the Latin for crista, referring to the dorsal and ventral crests that help characterize this species."
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology Authors: "from the Latin for crista, referring to the dorsal and ventral crests that help characterize this species."
Etymology Authors: "from the Latin for crista, referring to the dorsal and ventral crests that help characterize this species." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Uncopherusa cristata Blake & Maciolek, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1287974 on 2025-04-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Blake, James A.; Maciolek, Nancy J. (2018). New species and records of Uncispionidae and <i>Pygospiopsis</i> (Polychaeta, Spionida) from deep water off the east and west coasts of North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Antarctic Peninsula, and Southeast Asia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4450(2): 151-195., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4450.2.1
page(s): 157-160, fig. 2A-E [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 157-160, fig. 2A-E [details] Available for editors
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Blake, James A.; Maciolek, Nancy J. (2018). New species and records of Uncispionidae and <i>Pygospiopsis</i> (Polychaeta, Spionida) from deep water off the east and west coasts of North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Antarctic Peninsula, and Southeast Asia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4450(2): 151-195., available online at http://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4450.2.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MCZ 147898, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Etymology Authors: "from the Latin for crista, referring to the dorsal and ventral crests that help characterize this species." [details]
Type locality Off Port Eads, Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, R/V Brooks McCall, Sta. 5S, 28.7235° -88.8256° (28°43.4126ʹN, 88°49.5373ʹW) 955 m [details]
