WoRMS taxon details

Flabelligella mexicana Fauchald, 1972

328045  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328045)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Fauchald, K. (1972). Benthic polychaetous annelids from deep water off western Mexico and adjacent areas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 7: 1-575., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/6207
page(s): 223-224, plate 45 figs. f-g [details]   
Holotype  LACM AHF, geounit Isla Cedros  
Holotype LACM AHF, geounit Isla Cedros [details]
Note 273.5° T from Natividad Island light, off...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality 273.5° T from Natividad Island light, off Isla Cedros, Baja California, Western Mexico, Pacific Ocean (27.9069°, -115.6667°). [details]
Depth range 1723-1750 m.  
Depth range 1723-1750 m. [details]

Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search  
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Distribution Pacific Ocean: off Isla Cedros (Baja California, Western Mexico). Known only from the type locality.  
Distribution Pacific Ocean: off Isla Cedros (Baja California, Western Mexico). Known only from the type locality. [details]

Etymology Not explicitly stated in the original description. The specific epithet mexicana refers to the type locality of the...  
Etymology Not explicitly stated in the original description. The specific epithet mexicana refers to the type locality of the species, Mexico. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Flabelligella mexicana Fauchald, 1972. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328045 on 2024-03-28
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Fauchald, K. (1972). Benthic polychaetous annelids from deep water off western Mexico and adjacent areas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 7: 1-575., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/6207
page(s): 223-224, plate 45 figs. f-g [details]   

context source (Deepsea) Fauchald, K. (1972). Benthic polychaetous annelids from deep water off western Mexico and adjacent areas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 7: 1-575., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/6207 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype LACM AHF, geounit Isla Cedros [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1723-1750 m. [details]

Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Distribution Pacific Ocean: off Isla Cedros (Baja California, Western Mexico). Known only from the type locality. [details]

Etymology Not explicitly stated in the original description. The specific epithet mexicana refers to the type locality of the species, Mexico. [details]

Habitat Mud, at bathyal depths (1723-1750 m). [details]

Holotype Deposited at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, USA. [details]

Type locality 273.5° T from Natividad Island light, off Isla Cedros, Baja California, Western Mexico, Pacific Ocean (27.9069°, -115.6667°). [details]