WoRMS taxon details

Raricirrus variabilis Dean, 1995

1045259  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1045259)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dean, Harlan K. (1995). A new species of Raricirrus (Polychaeta: Ctenodrilidae) from wood collected in the Tongue of the Ocean, Virgin Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 108(2), 169-179., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34571999 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  MCZ 4008, geounit Virgin Islands  
Holotype MCZ 4008, geounit Virgin Islands [details]
Note In experimental wood panels recovered from...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality In experimental wood panels recovered from Tongue of the Ocean, offshore between US & British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea, 17.9438°, -64.81° (17°56.63'N, 64°48.6'W), 4000 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]

Etymology author: "The specific name refers to the variability in the distribution of setal types."  
Etymology author: "The specific name refers to the variability in the distribution of setal types." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Raricirrus variabilis Dean, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1045259 on 2024-04-26
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original description Dean, Harlan K. (1995). A new species of Raricirrus (Polychaeta: Ctenodrilidae) from wood collected in the Tongue of the Ocean, Virgin Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 108(2), 169-179., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34571999 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

context source (Deepsea) Dean, Harlan K. (1995). A new species of Raricirrus (Polychaeta: Ctenodrilidae) from wood collected in the Tongue of the Ocean, Virgin Islands. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 108(2), 169-179., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34571999 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Holotype MCZ 4008, geounit Virgin Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Etymology author: "The specific name refers to the variability in the distribution of setal types." [details]

Type locality In experimental wood panels recovered from Tongue of the Ocean, offshore between US & British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Sea, 17.9438°, -64.81° (17°56.63'N, 64°48.6'W), 4000 m. [details]