WoRMS taxon details
Mucibregma spinosa Fauchald & Hancock, 1981
329050 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329050)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fauchald, K.; Hancock, D.R. (1981). Deep-water polychaetes from a transect off central Oregon. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 11: 1-73., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10088/3445
page(s): 20, plate 3 figs. a-b [details]
page(s): 20, plate 3 figs. a-b [details]
Holotype LACM Poly 1146, geounit Oregon
, Note Continental slope off Oregon, USA, NE Pacific...
Holotype LACM Poly 1146, geounit Oregon [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Continental slope off Oregon, USA, NE Pacific Ocean (start 44.5583º, -125.0767º; finish ---), 2000 m, sandy silt. [details]
Depth range 2000 m.
Distribution NE Pacific Ocean: off central Oregon (USA).
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet spinosa (masculine: spinosus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'thorny' or 'prickly', and...
Taxonomy Kudenov (1985:339), examined the only specimen and suggested Mucibregma spinosa might be a member of Fauveliopsidae.
Depth range 2000 m. [details]
Distribution NE Pacific Ocean: off central Oregon (USA).
Distribution NE Pacific Ocean: off central Oregon (USA). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet spinosa (masculine: spinosus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'thorny' or 'prickly', and...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet spinosa (masculine: spinosus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'thorny' or 'prickly', and presumably refers to the simple spines present in all parapodia of the species: ''Setae include thick, distally blunt, simple spines in all parapodia'' (Fauchald & Hancock, 1981: 20). [details]
Taxonomy Kudenov (1985:339), examined the only specimen and suggested Mucibregma spinosa might be a member of Fauveliopsidae.
Taxonomy Kudenov (1985:339), examined the only specimen and suggested Mucibregma spinosa might be a member of Fauveliopsidae. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Mucibregma spinosa Fauchald & Hancock, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329050 on 2025-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Fauchald, K.; Hancock, D.R. (1981). Deep-water polychaetes from a transect off central Oregon. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 11: 1-73., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10088/3445
page(s): 20, plate 3 figs. a-b [details]
page(s): 20, plate 3 figs. a-b [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Fauchald, K.; Hancock, D.R. (1981). Deep-water polychaetes from a transect off central Oregon. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 11: 1-73., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10088/3445 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype LACM Poly 1146, geounit Oregon [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2000 m. [details]Distribution NE Pacific Ocean: off central Oregon (USA). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet spinosa (masculine: spinosus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'thorny' or 'prickly', and presumably refers to the simple spines present in all parapodia of the species: ''Setae include thick, distally blunt, simple spines in all parapodia'' (Fauchald & Hancock, 1981: 20). [details]
Habitat Sandy silt, at bathyal depths. [details]
Taxonomy Kudenov (1985:339), examined the only specimen and suggested Mucibregma spinosa might be a member of Fauveliopsidae. [details]
Type locality Continental slope off Oregon, USA, NE Pacific Ocean (start 44.5583º, -125.0767º; finish ---), 2000 m, sandy silt. [details]
