WoRMS name details
Alciopa distorta Treadwell, 1943
336063 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:336063)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Treadwell, A.L. (1943). Scientific Results of Cruise VII of the Carnegie during 1928-1929 under Command of Captain J.P. Ault. Biology - IV. Biological results of the last cruise of the Carnegie. III. Polychaetous annelids. <em>Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication.</em> 555: 29-59, 1 plate, 4 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10789918
page(s): 35, plate I figs. 16-17, plate II fig. 18 [details]
page(s): 35, plate I figs. 16-17, plate II fig. 18 [details]
Holotype USNM 20084, geounit North Pacific
, Note East of Hawaiian Islands, North Pacific Ocean...
Holotype USNM 20084, geounit North Pacific [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality East of Hawaiian Islands, North Pacific Ocean (24.03°, -145.55°). [details]
Depth range 50-100 m below the water surface, in the water column.
Distribution Atlantic and Pacific oceans (pelagic).
Etymology The specific epithet distorta is a Latin participle meaning 'twisted' or 'contorted', and refers presumably to the...
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed.
Depth range 50-100 m below the water surface, in the water column. [details]
Distribution Atlantic and Pacific oceans (pelagic).
Distribution Atlantic and Pacific oceans (pelagic). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet distorta is a Latin participle meaning 'twisted' or 'contorted', and refers presumably to the...
Etymology The specific epithet distorta is a Latin participle meaning 'twisted' or 'contorted', and refers presumably to the "distortion of the [type] specimen" (Treadwell, 1943: 35). [details]
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed.
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Alciopa distorta Treadwell, 1943. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=336063 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Treadwell, A.L. (1943). Scientific Results of Cruise VII of the Carnegie during 1928-1929 under Command of Captain J.P. Ault. Biology - IV. Biological results of the last cruise of the Carnegie. III. Polychaetous annelids. <em>Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication.</em> 555: 29-59, 1 plate, 4 maps., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10789918
page(s): 35, plate I figs. 16-17, plate II fig. 18 [details]
page(s): 35, plate I figs. 16-17, plate II fig. 18 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Hartman, Olga. (1956). Polychaetous annelids erected by Treadwell, 1891 to 1948, together with a brief chronology. <em>Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History.</em> 109(2): 239-310., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/2246/1145
page(s): 247, 277; note: as Naiades cantrainii; holotype not seen by O. Hartman [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 247, 277; note: as Naiades cantrainii; holotype not seen by O. Hartman [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 20084, geounit North Pacific [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 50-100 m below the water surface, in the water column. [details]Distribution Atlantic and Pacific oceans (pelagic). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet distorta is a Latin participle meaning 'twisted' or 'contorted', and refers presumably to the "distortion of the [type] specimen" (Treadwell, 1943: 35). [details]
Habitat Pelagic, found between 50-100 m below the water surface. [details]
Holotype Deposited at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., USA (USNM 20084). [details]
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed. [details]
Type locality East of Hawaiian Islands, North Pacific Ocean (24.03°, -145.55°). [details]
