Paterson, Gordon L.J.; Glover, Adrian G. (2000). A new species of <i>Sigambra</i> (Polychaeta, Pilargidae) from the abyssal plains of the NE Atlantic. <em>Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London (Zoology).</em> 66(2): 167-170., available online athttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41005372 page(s): 167-170, figs. 1-5 [details] Available for editors
Distribution Atlantic abyssal plains of Porcupine, Tagus, Madeira, Cape Verde, Guinea and Angola.
Distribution Atlantic abyssal plains of Porcupine, Tagus, Madeira, Cape Verde, Guinea and Angola. [details]
Distribution [Summary from Meißner et al 2023 ] NE Atlantic: 4000–5085 m; S Atlantic, Angola and Brazil Basins, 5179–5495 m;...
Distribution [Summary from Meißner et al 2023 ] NE Atlantic: 4000–5085 m; S Atlantic, Angola and Brazil Basins, 5179–5495 m; Central Atlantic, Guinea Basin and Vema Fracture Zone, 3945–5735 m; SE Pacific, Peru Basin, 4078–4257 m. Molecular data confirm the distribution of Sigambra magnuncus for the Atlantic (Meteor Seamount deep sea, central Atlantic and Brazil and Guinea Basin) and the Pacific (Peru Basin) [details]
Etymology The specific epithet magnuncus derives from the large conspicuous hooks on the notopodia (Latin magnus, 'large', and uncus,...
Etymology The specific epithet magnuncus derives from the large conspicuous hooks on the notopodia (Latin magnus, 'large', and uncus, 'hook'). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Sigambra magnuncus Paterson & Glover, 2000. 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=331925 on 2024-04-23
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Sigambra magnuncus Paterson & Glover, 2000. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331925 on 2024-04-23
original descriptionPaterson, Gordon L.J.; Glover, Adrian G. (2000). A new species of <i>Sigambra</i> (Polychaeta, Pilargidae) from the abyssal plains of the NE Atlantic. <em>Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, London (Zoology).</em> 66(2): 167-170., available online athttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41005372 page(s): 167-170, figs. 1-5 [details] Available for editors
taxonomy sourceMeißner, Karin; Schwentner, Martin; Götting, Miriam; Knebelsberger, Thomas; Fiege, Dieter. (2023). Polychaetes distributed across oceans—examples of widely recorded species from abyssal depths of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> Efirst: 1-39., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad069 page(s): 11 of 39, figures 6A–J, 7A, B, 8A–H; note: description of specimens from central Atlantic Ocean, SW Atlantic Ocean, SE Pacific Ocean [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea)Budaeva N.E., Jirkov I.A., Savilova T.A., Paterson G.L.J. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Polychaeta. <i>Invertebrate Zoology</i>. Vol.11. No.1: 217–230 [in English].[details] Available for editors
Depth range 3945-5597 m. [details] Distribution Atlantic abyssal plains of Porcupine, Tagus, Madeira, Cape Verde, Guinea and Angola. [details] Distribution [Summary from Meißner et al 2023 ] NE Atlantic: 4000–5085 m; S Atlantic, Angola and Brazil Basins, 5179–5495 m; Central Atlantic, Guinea Basin and Vema Fracture Zone, 3945–5735 m; SE Pacific, Peru Basin, 4078–4257 m. Molecular data confirm the distribution of Sigambra magnuncus for the Atlantic (Meteor Seamount deep sea, central Atlantic and Brazil and Guinea Basin) and the Pacific (Peru Basin) [details] Etymology The specific epithet magnuncus derives from the large conspicuous hooks on the notopodia (Latin magnus, 'large', and uncus, 'hook'). [details] Habitat Abyssal depths, probably in soft sediments. [details] Type locality Northeast Atlantic Ocean, Porcupine Abyssal Plain (48º51.5'N, 16º29.6'W), 4844 m, sediment layer 1-3 cm. [details]
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Specimen Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, POLY TYPE 11 [details]