WoRMS name details
Peloscolex aculeatus Cook, 1970
476299 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:476299)
unaccepted (basionym)
Species
marine
Cook, D. G. (1970). Peloscolex dukei n. sp. and P. aculeatus n. sp. (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) from the North-West Atlantic, the Latter Being from Abyssal Depths. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 88(4): 492-497., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3224243 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype USNM 39260
Holotype USNM 39260 [details]
Depth range 1330-1470m
Depth range 1400-2946m
Depth range 1330-1470m [details]
Depth range 1400-2946m
Depth range 1400-2946m [details]
Martin, P.; Reynolds, J.; van Haaren, T. (2025). World List of Marine Oligochaeta. Peloscolex aculeatus Cook, 1970. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=476299 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Cook, D. G. (1970). Peloscolex dukei n. sp. and P. aculeatus n. sp. (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) from the North-West Atlantic, the Latter Being from Abyssal Depths. <em>Transactions of the American Microscopical Society.</em> 88(4): 492-497., available online at https://doi.org/10.2307/3224243 [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Brinkhurst, R.O.; Baker, H.R. (1979). A review of the marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of North America. <em>Canadian J. Zool.</em> 57(8): 1553-1569 French summary. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]new combination reference Brinkhurst, R.O.; Baker, H.R. (1979). A review of the marine Tubificidae (Oligochaeta) of North America. <em>Canadian J. Zool.</em> 57(8): 1553-1569 French summary. [details] Available for editors
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context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Dumnicka, E. (1980). Peloscolex pescei sp. n. (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) from the subterranean waters of central Italy. <em>Bulletin De L'academie Polonaise Des Sciences Serie Des Sciences Biologiques.</em> 28(10-11)663-666. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Dumnicka, E. (1980). Peloscolex pescei sp. n. (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) from the subterranean waters of central Italy. <em>Bulletin De L'academie Polonaise Des Sciences Serie Des Sciences Biologiques.</em> 28(10-11)663-666. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 39260 [details]
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Depth range 1330-1470m [details]Depth range 1400-2946m [details]
Ecology It occurred with maximum frequency and abundance at a depth of 2000 m in substrates of small particle sizes (clayey silt and silty clay with mean particle sizes between 4 to 20 um). [details]
