WoRMS taxon details
Notopygos megalops McIntosh, 1885
129836 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129836)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
McIntosh, W.C. [as M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 17-19, Pl. I fig. 1, Pl. IIA figs. 3-4 [details]
page(s): 17-19, Pl. I fig. 1, Pl. IIA figs. 3-4 [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.12, geounit Bermuda
, Note Off Bermuda, Atlantic Ocean (32.1236°,...
Holotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.12, geounit Bermuda [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Off Bermuda, Atlantic Ocean (32.1236°, -65.0667°). [details]
Depth range 30 fathoms (= about 55 m).
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: off Bermuda.
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet megalops is a New Latin adjective of Ancient Greek origin, meaning 'having large eyes',...
Depth range 30 fathoms (= about 55 m). [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: off Bermuda.
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: off Bermuda. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet megalops is a New Latin adjective of Ancient Greek origin, meaning 'having large eyes',...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet megalops is a New Latin adjective of Ancient Greek origin, meaning 'having large eyes', and refers presumably to the big eyes of the species: "A pair of very large black eyes lie immediately behind the tentacular cirri at the front of the head" (McIntosh, 1885: 18). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Notopygos megalops McIntosh, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129836 on 2024-04-16
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McIntosh, W.C. [as M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426
page(s): 17-19, Pl. I fig. 1, Pl. IIA figs. 3-4 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Yáñez-Rivera, Beatriz; Carrera-Parra, Luis Fernando. (2012). Reestablishment of <i>Notopygos megalops</i> McIntosh, description of <i>N. caribea</i> sp. n. from the Greater Caribbean and barcoding of “amphiamerican” <i>Notopygos</i> species (Annelida, Amphinomidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 223: 69-84., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.223.3561
page(s): 77-80, fig. 3 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 17-19, Pl. I fig. 1, Pl. IIA figs. 3-4 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescription Yáñez-Rivera, Beatriz; Carrera-Parra, Luis Fernando. (2012). Reestablishment of <i>Notopygos megalops</i> McIntosh, description of <i>N. caribea</i> sp. n. from the Greater Caribbean and barcoding of “amphiamerican” <i>Notopygos</i> species (Annelida, Amphinomidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 223: 69-84., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.223.3561
page(s): 77-80, fig. 3 [details] Available for editors
[request] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.12, geounit Bermuda [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 30 fathoms (= about 55 m). [details]Distribution Atlantic Ocean: off Bermuda. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet megalops is a New Latin adjective of Ancient Greek origin, meaning 'having large eyes', and refers presumably to the big eyes of the species: "A pair of very large black eyes lie immediately behind the tentacular cirri at the front of the head" (McIntosh, 1885: 18). [details]
Habitat Amongst coral, at about 55 m. [details]
Type locality Off Bermuda, Atlantic Ocean (32.1236°, -65.0667°). [details]
From other sources
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
