Type speciesSclerobregma branchiatum Hartman, 1965 [details]
EtymologyScler- or Sclero-, new Latin from Greek skler- or sklero-, meaning 'hard', and Bregma, new Latin bregmat-, bregma, from...
EtymologyScler- or Sclero-, new Latin from Greek skler- or sklero-, meaning 'hard', and Bregma, new Latin bregmat-, bregma, from late Latin, from Greek brechmos, meaning 'front part of the head', making reference to the presence of acicular spines in the anterior region of the worm. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Sclerobregma Hartman, 1965. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129556 on 2024-03-28
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Sclerobregma Hartman, 1965. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129556 on 2024-03-28
original descriptionHartman, O. (1965). Deep-water benthic polychaetous annelids off New England to Bermuda and other North Atlantic areas. <em>Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation.</em> 28: 1-384., available online athttp://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll82/id/20299 page(s): 184 [details]
additional sourceBellan, 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]
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Diagnosis Body elongated; prostomium T-shaped, one asetigerous segment present. Eyes present. Branchiae present. Acicular spines in first setiger; capillary and furcate setae present. [details] EtymologyScler- or Sclero-, new Latin from Greek skler- or sklero-, meaning 'hard', and Bregma, new Latin bregmat-, bregma, from late Latin, from Greek brechmos, meaning 'front part of the head', making reference to the presence of acicular spines in the anterior region of the worm. [details] Grammatical gender All genus names ending in -bregma in the Scalibregmatidae are neuter. Hartman correctly creates an neuter adjectival species-group name of branchiatum [details] Type speciesSclerobregma branchiatum Hartman, 1965 [details]