Blake, James A. (2015). New species of Scalibregmatidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the East Antarctic Peninsula including a description of the ecology and post-larval development of species of <em>Scalibregma </em>and <em>Oligobregma</em>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4033(1): 57-93., available online athttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4033.1.3 page(s): 61-74, figs. 1-5, table 2 [details]
Distribution Southern Ocean. Widespread on both sides of the Antarctic Peninsula: Weddell Sea, Larsen Ice Shelf area, Prince Gustac...
Distribution Southern Ocean. Widespread on both sides of the Antarctic Peninsula: Weddell Sea, Larsen Ice Shelf area, Prince Gustac Channel; Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands (45-1000 m). Bellingshausen Sea (about 500 m). Ross Sea: Terra Nova Bay (320-670 m); off Daniell Peninsula, north of McMurdo (567-578 m). East Antarctica, Wilkes Land, O'Brien Bay (10-25 m). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet australis is the Latin word for 'southern', and refers to the distribution of the species, known only...
Etymology The specific epithet australis is the Latin word for 'southern', and refers to the distribution of the species, known only from the Southern Hemisphere. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Scalibregma australis Blake, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=862594 on 2024-07-09
original descriptionBlake, James A. (2015). New species of Scalibregmatidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the East Antarctic Peninsula including a description of the ecology and post-larval development of species of <em>Scalibregma </em>and <em>Oligobregma</em>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4033(1): 57-93., available online athttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4033.1.3 page(s): 61-74, figs. 1-5, table 2 [details]
context source (Deepsea)Blake, James A. (2015). New species of Scalibregmatidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the East Antarctic Peninsula including a description of the ecology and post-larval development of species of <em>Scalibregma </em>and <em>Oligobregma</em>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4033(1): 57-93., available online athttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4033.1.3[details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details] Depth range 10-1000 m. [details] Distribution Southern Ocean. Widespread on both sides of the Antarctic Peninsula: Weddell Sea, Larsen Ice Shelf area, Prince Gustac Channel; Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands (45-1000 m). Bellingshausen Sea (about 500 m). Ross Sea: Terra Nova Bay (320-670 m); off Daniell Peninsula, north of McMurdo (567-578 m). East Antarctica, Wilkes Land, O'Brien Bay (10-25 m). [details] Etymology The specific epithet australis is the Latin word for 'southern', and refers to the distribution of the species, known only from the Southern Hemisphere. [details] Habitat Mainly sediments dominated by silt and clay, but also in sand and gravel. [details] Reproduction Oval sperm platelets observed in coelomic smears from a few large specimens (20 mm or more in length). Individual sperm with a short oval nucleus, a middle piece consisting of 2-4 smaller spherical structures that are likely mitochondria, and a long tail or flagellum. Development of post-larvae and juveniles described by Blake (2015: 70-71, figs. 4-5). [details] Type locality Southern Ocean, East Antarctic Peninsula, Larsen Ice Shelf Area, Greenpeace Trough, Sta. NBP-04 (64º49.209'S, 060º32.033'W), 668 m. [details]