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Exogone heterosetosa McIntosh, 1885

174843  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174843)

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): 205-206, pl. XXXIII figs. 15-16, pl. XXXIVA fig. 11 [not XXIVA, as stated in the text] [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Note Antarctic Ocean, off Marion Island (46º48'S,...  
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Type locality Antarctic Ocean, off Marion Island (46º48'S, 37º49'30"E).  [details]
Depth range 126 m (69 fathoms).   
Depth range 126 m (69 fathoms).  [details]

Distribution Antarctic Ocean.  
Distribution Antarctic Ocean. [details]

Etymology The specific epithet heterosetosa derives from the Ancient Greek word 'heteros', meaning 'different', and the Latin...  
Etymology The specific epithet heterosetosa derives from the Ancient Greek word 'heteros', meaning 'different', and the Latin adjective setosa, meaning 'hairy' or 'bristly', and refers to the different types of chaetae present in the species.  [details]

Taxonomy Taxonomy possibly uncertain as based on a now lost and possibly originally damaged type from off Marion Island, but later...  
Taxonomy Taxonomy possibly uncertain as based on a now lost and possibly originally damaged type from off Marion Island, but later reported from distant locations by several authors. Also there is confusion with E. anomalochaeta Benham, 1921, and with a name misspelling as 'heterochaeta' perpetuated over several publications by Augener (1913, 1923, 1924). San Martin (2005) described only Australian specimens and did not compare accounts from elsewhere. Barroso et al (2017: 406) reports that "Based on specimens from the Kerguelen Islands, Monro (1939) synonymized [E. anomalochaeta] with E. heterosetosa McIntosh, 1885. However, based on the illustrations provided (Monro 1939: Fig. 9), all the [Kerguelen] material examined by Monro belongs to E. anomalochaeta and not to E. heterosetosa, which is a fairly different species (see San Martín 2005). [According to Barroso et al 2017] Exogone heterosetosa differs from E. anomalochaeta by having the median antenna longer than the combined length of prostomium and palps, by having falcigers with proportionally larger blades, and also by having spiniger-like compound chaetae, which are absent in E. anomalochaeta" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Exogone heterosetosa McIntosh, 1885. 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=174843 on 2024-04-20
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Exogone heterosetosa McIntosh, 1885. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174843 on 2024-04-20
Date
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2005-07-14 08:59:00Z
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2007-03-29 10:21:37Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2014-09-04 11:38:22Z
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original description 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): 205-206, pl. XXXIII figs. 15-16, pl. XXXIVA fig. 11 [not XXIVA, as stated in the text] [details]  OpenAccess publication 

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 Monro, Charles C. A. (1939). Polychaeta. <em>B.A.N.Z.Antarctic Research Expedition Reports, Ser. B Zoology and Botany.</em> 4(4): 87-156.
note: possibly not a record of E. heterosetosa but of E. anomalochaeta fide Barroso et al (2017). Also notifies that the holotype of E. heterosetosa is lost. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Read, Geoffrey B.; Lee, Kenneth E.; Blakemore, R.J.; Fraser, P.M.; Pinder, A.M.; Erséus, C.; Moser, W.E.; Burreson, E.M.; Govedich, F.R.; Davies, R.W.; Dawson, E.W. (2009). Phylum Annelida: bristleworms, earthworms, leeches. <em>[Book chapter].</em> Chapt 17, pp. 312-358. in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source San Martín, Guillermo; Lucas, Yolanda; Westheide, Wilfried. (2021). The hidden worms on the beach: interstitial Syllidae (Annelida) from the Indo-Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 134(1): 149-195., available online at https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324x-134.1.149
page(s): 156 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source San Martín, Guillermo. (2005). Exogoninae (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Australia with the description of a new genus and twenty-two new species. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 57(1): 39-152., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1438
page(s): 124; note: redescription from Australian mainland specimens as Exogone (Exogone) heterosetosa McIntosh, 1885 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Fauvel, Pierre. (1916). Annélides polychètes des Iles Falkland recueillies par M. Rupert Vallentin Esq<sup>re</sup> (1902-1910). <em>Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale.</em> 55(10): 417-482, plates VIII-IX., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6316033 [details]   

additional source Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Knox, George A.; Cameron, D.B. (1998). The Marina Fauna of the Ross Sea: Polychaeta. <em>NIWA Biodiversity Memoir.</em> 108: 1-125., available online at https://docs.niwa.co.nz/library/public/Memoir%20108_Marine%20Fauna%20of%20Ross%20Sea_Polychaeta%20-%201998.pdf
page(s): 51; note: repeat of previous records. Includes E. anomalochaeta Benham 1921 as a synonym. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Depth range 126 m (69 fathoms).  [details]

Distribution Antarctic Ocean. [details]

Etymology The specific epithet heterosetosa derives from the Ancient Greek word 'heteros', meaning 'different', and the Latin adjective setosa, meaning 'hairy' or 'bristly', and refers to the different types of chaetae present in the species.  [details]

Habitat Volcanic sand, "found amongst the bristles of Lagisca antarctica during the examination of that form".  [details]

Taxonomy Taxonomy possibly uncertain as based on a now lost and possibly originally damaged type from off Marion Island, but later reported from distant locations by several authors. Also there is confusion with E. anomalochaeta Benham, 1921, and with a name misspelling as 'heterochaeta' perpetuated over several publications by Augener (1913, 1923, 1924). San Martin (2005) described only Australian specimens and did not compare accounts from elsewhere. Barroso et al (2017: 406) reports that "Based on specimens from the Kerguelen Islands, Monro (1939) synonymized [E. anomalochaeta] with E. heterosetosa McIntosh, 1885. However, based on the illustrations provided (Monro 1939: Fig. 9), all the [Kerguelen] material examined by Monro belongs to E. anomalochaeta and not to E. heterosetosa, which is a fairly different species (see San Martín 2005). [According to Barroso et al 2017] Exogone heterosetosa differs from E. anomalochaeta by having the median antenna longer than the combined length of prostomium and palps, by having falcigers with proportionally larger blades, and also by having spiniger-like compound chaetae, which are absent in E. anomalochaeta" [details]

Type locality Antarctic Ocean, off Marion Island (46º48'S, 37º49'30"E).  [details]

Type specimen The holotype is lost fide Monro (1939: 116 "Unfortunately McIntosh's type specimen is no longer in existence."). The type specimen is not recorded at the Natural History Museum data portal, where only specimens from B.A.N.Z.A.R. Expedition 1929-1931 are listed (these were recorded by Monro 1939 and (fide Barroso et al. 2017) are possibly E. anomalochaeta, not heterosetosa).  [details]
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