WoRMS taxon details
Asclerocheilus ashworthi Blake, 1981
326666 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326666)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, J.A. (1981). The Scalibregmatidae (Annelida:Polychaeta) from South America and Antarctica collected chiefly during the cruises of the R/V <i>Anton Bruun</i>, R.V. <i>Hero</i> and USNS <i>Eltanin</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 94(4): 1131-1162., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34607646 [details]
Holotype USNM 60569, geounit South Shetland Islands
, Type locality contained in Southern Ocean , Note Antarctic Ocean
Holotype USNM 60569, geounit South Shetland Islands [details]
type locality contained in Southern Ocean [details]
Type locality Antarctic Ocean [details]
Etymology This species is named for the late Dr. J.H. Ashworth of the University of Edinburgh, whose early studies on the...
Etymology This species is named for the late Dr. J.H. Ashworth of the University of Edinburgh, whose early studies on the Scalibregmatidae have proved so important in interpreting the systematics of the family. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Asclerocheilus ashworthi Blake, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326666 on 2025-04-14
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Nomenclature
original description
Blake, J.A. (1981). The Scalibregmatidae (Annelida:Polychaeta) from South America and Antarctica collected chiefly during the cruises of the R/V <i>Anton Bruun</i>, R.V. <i>Hero</i> and USNS <i>Eltanin</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 94(4): 1131-1162., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34607646 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]





Holotype USNM 60569, geounit South Shetland Islands [details]
Paratype USNM 69372, geounit Antipodes Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology This species is named for the late Dr. J.H. Ashworth of the University of Edinburgh, whose early studies on the Scalibregmatidae have proved so important in interpreting the systematics of the family. [details]Unreviewed
Type locality Antarctic Ocean [details]