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Polychaeta taxon details

Chaetopterus pugaporcinus Osborn, Rouse, Goffredi & Robison, 2007

605520  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:605520)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Osborn, K.J.; Rouse, G.W.; Goffredi, S.K.; Robison, B.H. 2007. Description and relationships of Chaetopterus pugaporcinus, an unusual pelagic polychaete (Annelida, Chaetopteridae). Biological Bulletin 212(1): 40-54, available online at http://www.biolbull.org/content/212/1/40.abstract
page(s): 44 [details]   
Holotype  AHF POLY 2173, geounit Monterey Bay  
Holotype AHF POLY 2173, geounit Monterey Bay [details]
Note Monterey Bay, California, 36.32° N, 122.89°...  
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Type locality Monterey Bay, California, 36.32° N, 122.89° W, from 1029 m where the seafloor is 3500 m deep. [details]
Etymology named pugaporcinus (based on the following Latin roots and suffix respectively: puga rump; porcus pig; and inus ...  
Etymology named pugaporcinus (based on the following Latin roots and suffix respectively: puga rump; porcus pig; and inus having the likeness of) for its resemblance to the “rump of a pig.” Puga and porcus are nouns in opposition, resulting in a masculine specific epithet to agree in gender with Chaetopterus. For the sake of simplicity and euphony, an “a” was chosen as the connecting vowel instead of the usual “ato” or “i.”  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Chaetopterus pugaporcinus Osborn, Rouse, Goffredi & Robison, 2007. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605520 on 2024-03-29
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original description Osborn, K.J.; Rouse, G.W.; Goffredi, S.K.; Robison, B.H. 2007. Description and relationships of Chaetopterus pugaporcinus, an unusual pelagic polychaete (Annelida, Chaetopteridae). Biological Bulletin 212(1): 40-54, available online at http://www.biolbull.org/content/212/1/40.abstract
page(s): 44 [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype AHF POLY 2173, geounit Monterey Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology Described from an apparent giant larval planktonic form, unresolved as to whether a delayed larva or a holopelagic paedomorphic chaetopterid. No reproductive products found. [details]

Etymology named pugaporcinus (based on the following Latin roots and suffix respectively: puga rump; porcus pig; and inus having the likeness of) for its resemblance to the “rump of a pig.” Puga and porcus are nouns in opposition, resulting in a masculine specific epithet to agree in gender with Chaetopterus. For the sake of simplicity and euphony, an “a” was chosen as the connecting vowel instead of the usual “ato” or “i.”  [details]

Type locality Monterey Bay, California, 36.32° N, 122.89° W, from 1029 m where the seafloor is 3500 m deep. [details]