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Polychaeta name details

Orbinia (Phylo) minima Hartmann-Schröder & Rosenfeldt, 1990

329833  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329833)

 unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartmann-Schröder G. & Rosenfeldt P. (1990). Die Polychaeten der "Walther Herwig"-Reise 68/1 nach Elephant Island (Antarktis) 1985. Teil 1: Aphroditidae bis Cirratulidae. <em>Mitteilungen aus den Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 87: 89-122.
page(s): 106-107, figs. 11-17 [details]   
Holotype  ZMH P-19930, geounit Elephant Island  
Holotype ZMH P-19930, geounit Elephant Island [details]
Type locality contained in Southern Ocean  
type locality contained in Southern Ocean [details]
Note Elephant Island, Antarctic Ocean (61°12.7'S,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Elephant Island, Antarctic Ocean (61°12.7'S, 55°56.4'W), 134 m. [details]
Depth range 140-368 m.  
Depth range 140-368 m. [details]

Distribution Antarctic Ocean: shelf surrounding Elephant Island.  
Distribution Antarctic Ocean: shelf surrounding Elephant Island. [details]

Etymology The specific epithet minima (masculine: minimus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'least' or 'smallest', and refers to the...  
Etymology The specific epithet minima (masculine: minimus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'least' or 'smallest', and refers to the small size of the species, stated to be the smallest of the hitherto known species of the subgenus Phylo, with all the other known species having more than 11 thoracic chaetigers (being 11 in Orbinia (Phylo) minima): ''Die vorliegende Art ist die kleinste der bisher bekannten Arten der Untergattung Phylo; bei allen bekannten Arten ist die Zahl der Borstensegmente im Thorax größer als 11'' (Hartmann-Schröder & Rosenfeldt, 1990: 107). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta database. Orbinia (Phylo) minima Hartmann-Schröder & Rosenfeldt, 1990. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329833 on 2024-04-18
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original description Hartmann-Schröder G. & Rosenfeldt P. (1990). Die Polychaeten der "Walther Herwig"-Reise 68/1 nach Elephant Island (Antarktis) 1985. Teil 1: Aphroditidae bis Cirratulidae. <em>Mitteilungen aus den Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 87: 89-122.
page(s): 106-107, figs. 11-17 [details]   

source of synonymy Blake, James A. (2017). Polychaeta Orbiniidae from Antarctica, the Southern Ocean, the Abyssal Pacific Ocean, and off South America. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4218(1): 1-145 [monograph]., available online at http://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4218.1.1/25653
page(s): 90; note: examined holotype & synonymised to Phylo felix [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

new combination reference Parapar, J., E. López, M.C. Gambi, J. Núñez & A. Ramos. 2011. Quantitative analysis of soft-bottom polychaetes of the Bellingshausen Sea and Gerlache Strait (Antarctica). <i>Polar Biology</i>, 34(5): 715-730. , available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00300-010-0927-4
page(s): 729 [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype ZMH P-19930, geounit Elephant Island [details]
Paratype ZMH P-19931, geounit Elephant Island [details]
Paratype ZMH P-19932, geounit Elephant Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 140-368 m. [details]

Distribution Antarctic Ocean: shelf surrounding Elephant Island. [details]

Etymology The specific epithet minima (masculine: minimus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'least' or 'smallest', and refers to the small size of the species, stated to be the smallest of the hitherto known species of the subgenus Phylo, with all the other known species having more than 11 thoracic chaetigers (being 11 in Orbinia (Phylo) minima): ''Die vorliegende Art ist die kleinste der bisher bekannten Arten der Untergattung Phylo; bei allen bekannten Arten ist die Zahl der Borstensegmente im Thorax größer als 11'' (Hartmann-Schröder & Rosenfeldt, 1990: 107). [details]

Habitat Fine sand, muddy fine sand, algae, and stones, at shelf depths. [details]

Holotype Holotype (ZMH P-19930) deposited at the Zoologische Museum Hamburg, Germany. [details]

Type locality Elephant Island, Antarctic Ocean (61°12.7'S, 55°56.4'W), 134 m. [details]