Deep-Sea name details
Ammotrypane sarsi Eliason, 1962
326308 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326308)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
Ammotrypane Rathke, 1843 accepted as Ophelina Örsted, 1843
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Eliason, Anders. (1962). Die Polychaeten der Skagerak-Expedition 1933. <em>Zoologiska bidrag från Uppsala.</em> 33: 207-293 (text figures only).
page(s): 274-275, fig. 20a-c [details] Available for editors
page(s): 274-275, fig. 20a-c [details] Available for editors
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Depth range 140-510 m.
Distribution NE Atlantic Ocean: Skagerrak; eastern North Sea.
Etymology The species is named after Michael Sars (b. Bergen, Norway, 30 August 1805 - d. Norway, 22 October 1869), Norwegian...
Taxonomy Eliason (1962: 274-275) suggested that the specimens collected during the Skagerak-Expedition 1933 and studied by him...
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Depth range 140-510 m.
Depth range 140-510 m. [details]
Distribution NE Atlantic Ocean: Skagerrak; eastern North Sea.
Distribution NE Atlantic Ocean: Skagerrak; eastern North Sea. [details]
Etymology The species is named after Michael Sars (b. Bergen, Norway, 30 August 1805 - d. Norway, 22 October 1869), Norwegian...
Etymology The species is named after Michael Sars (b. Bergen, Norway, 30 August 1805 - d. Norway, 22 October 1869), Norwegian theologist, biologist, and zoologist, author of numerous marine taxa among which the name Pygophelia singularis M. Sars, 1869, a nomen nudum which Eliason considered to be originally represented by specimens of the new species. [details]
Taxonomy Eliason (1962: 274-275) suggested that the specimens collected during the Skagerak-Expedition 1933 and studied by him...
Taxonomy Eliason (1962: 274-275) suggested that the specimens collected during the Skagerak-Expedition 1933 and studied by him represented the same species than the one named but never described by M. Sars (1869: 253) as Pygophelia singularis. This species was originally collected at the Lofoten (northern Norway), at a depth of 300 fathoms, but due to the lack of a formal description, became a nomen nudum.
Ammotrypane sarsi was later considered as a junior synonym of Ophelina modesta Stöp-Bowitz, 1958 by Hansson (1998). This synonymy was accepted by Parapar et al. (2011: 100), who however transferred A. sarsi to the genus Ophelina. [details]
Ammotrypane sarsi was later considered as a junior synonym of Ophelina modesta Stöp-Bowitz, 1958 by Hansson (1998). This synonymy was accepted by Parapar et al. (2011: 100), who however transferred A. sarsi to the genus Ophelina. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Ammotrypane sarsi Eliason, 1962. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326308 on 2026-08-19
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ammotrypane sarsi Eliason, 1962. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326308 on 2026-08-19
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Eliason, Anders. (1962). Die Polychaeten der Skagerak-Expedition 1933. <em>Zoologiska bidrag från Uppsala.</em> 33: 207-293 (text figures only).
page(s): 274-275, fig. 20a-c [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Eliason, Anders. (1962). Die Polychaeten der Skagerak-Expedition 1933. <em>Zoologiska bidrag från Uppsala.</em> 33: 207-293 (text figures only). [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Hansson, H.G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): South Scandinavian marine Annelida check-list. Internet pdf Ed., Aug. 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/neat_pdf/NEAT*Annelida.pdf [details]
new combination reference Parapar, J.; Moreira, J.; Helgason, G. V. 2011. Distribution and diversity of the Opheliidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) on the continental shelf and slope of Iceland, with a review of the genus Ophelina in northeast Atlantic waters and description of two new species. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 11(2): 83-105., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-011-0046-2
page(s): 88, 100; note: as Ophelina sarsi, synonymy of Ophelina modesta [details]
page(s): 274-275, fig. 20a-c [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Eliason, Anders. (1962). Die Polychaeten der Skagerak-Expedition 1933. <em>Zoologiska bidrag från Uppsala.</em> 33: 207-293 (text figures only). [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Hansson, H.G. (1998). NEAT (North East Atlantic Taxa): South Scandinavian marine Annelida check-list. Internet pdf Ed., Aug. 1998., available online at http://www.tmbl.gu.se/libdb/taxon/neat_pdf/NEAT*Annelida.pdf [details]
new combination reference Parapar, J.; Moreira, J.; Helgason, G. V. 2011. Distribution and diversity of the Opheliidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) on the continental shelf and slope of Iceland, with a review of the genus Ophelina in northeast Atlantic waters and description of two new species. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 11(2): 83-105., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-011-0046-2
page(s): 88, 100; note: as Ophelina sarsi, synonymy of Ophelina modesta [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMUU, geounit Skagerrak [details]
Nontype ZMUU, geounit Skagerrak [details]
Nontype ZMUU, geounit Skagerrak [details]
Nontype ZMUU, geounit Skagerrak [details]
Nontype ZMUU, geounit Skagerrak [details]
Nontype ZMUU, geounit Skagerrak [details]
Nontype ZMUU, geounit Skagerrak [details]
Nontype ZMUU, geounit Skagerrak [details]
Nontype ZMUU, geounit Skagerrak [details]
Nontype ZMUU, geounit Skagerrak [details]
Nontype ZMUU, geounit Skagerrak [details]
Nontype ZMUU, geounit Skagerrak [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Depth range 140-510 m. [details]
Distribution NE Atlantic Ocean: Skagerrak; eastern North Sea. [details]
Etymology The species is named after Michael Sars (b. Bergen, Norway, 30 August 1805 - d. Norway, 22 October 1869), Norwegian theologist, biologist, and zoologist, author of numerous marine taxa among which the name Pygophelia singularis M. Sars, 1869, a nomen nudum which Eliason considered to be originally represented by specimens of the new species. [details]
Habitat Mud. [details]
Taxonomy Eliason (1962: 274-275) suggested that the specimens collected during the Skagerak-Expedition 1933 and studied by him represented the same species than the one named but never described by M. Sars (1869: 253) as Pygophelia singularis. This species was originally collected at the Lofoten (northern Norway), at a depth of 300 fathoms, but due to the lack of a formal description, became a nomen nudum.
Ammotrypane sarsi was later considered as a junior synonym of Ophelina modesta Stöp-Bowitz, 1958 by Hansson (1998). This synonymy was accepted by Parapar et al. (2011: 100), who however transferred A. sarsi to the genus Ophelina. [details]
Type locality Skagerrak, NE Atlantic Ocean (58º08'N, 10º46.5'E), 225 m, grey mud. [details]
