Deep-Sea taxon details
Biremis blandi Polloni, Rowe & Teal, 1973
327235 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:327235)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Polloni, Pamela T.; Rowe, Gilbert T.; Teal, John M. (1973). <i>Biremis blandi</i> (Polychaeta: Terebellidae), new genus, new species, caught by D.S.R.V. "Alvin" in the Tongue of the Ocean, New Providence, Bahamas. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 20(2): 170-175., available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00351456
page(s): 170-173, figs. 1-4, table 1 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 170-173, figs. 1-4, table 1 [details] Available for editors
Holotype USNM 47976, geounit Tongue of the Ocean
, Note Tongue of the Ocean, near New Providence,...
Holotype USNM 47976, geounit Tongue of the Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Tongue of the Ocean, near New Providence, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean (25°00'N; 77°35'W; 25°, -77.5833°), 597 m depth. [details]
Depth range 376-597 m.
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Tongue of the Ocean; Caribbean Sea.
Etymology "The species is named for Edward L. Bland, Jr., "Alvin" pilot who caught the specimens."
Depth range 376-597 m. [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Tongue of the Ocean; Caribbean Sea.
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Tongue of the Ocean; Caribbean Sea. [details]
Etymology "The species is named for Edward L. Bland, Jr., "Alvin" pilot who caught the specimens."
Etymology "The species is named for Edward L. Bland, Jr., "Alvin" pilot who caught the specimens." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Biremis blandi Polloni, Rowe & Teal, 1973. 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=327235 on 2026-09-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Biremis blandi Polloni, Rowe & Teal, 1973. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327235 on 2026-09-10
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Polloni, Pamela T.; Rowe, Gilbert T.; Teal, John M. (1973). <i>Biremis blandi</i> (Polychaeta: Terebellidae), new genus, new species, caught by D.S.R.V. "Alvin" in the Tongue of the Ocean, New Providence, Bahamas. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 20(2): 170-175., available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00351456
page(s): 170-173, figs. 1-4, table 1 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Polloni, Pamela T.; Rowe, Gilbert T.; Teal, John M. (1973). <i>Biremis blandi</i> (Polychaeta: Terebellidae), new genus, new species, caught by D.S.R.V. "Alvin" in the Tongue of the Ocean, New Providence, Bahamas. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 20(2): 170-175., available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00351456 [details] Available for editors
redescription Londoño-Mesa, Mario H. (2009). Terebellidae (Polychaeta: Terebellida) from the Grand Caribbean region. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2320: 1-93., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02320p093f.pdf
page(s): 13-15, fig. 3A-J; note: [redescription from holotype & additional material] [details] Available for editors
ecology source Suárez-Morales, E., Londoño-Mesa, M., & Heard, R.W. (2011). Discovery of a new genus of tanaidacean (Crustacea: Tanaidacea: Mirandotanaidae) found associated with a deep-sea terebellid polychaete. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 80 (2): 157-167., available online at http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ctz;sid=1c74daac63c3bec2af28ff0c5fd64410;idno=m8002a05;view=text;rgn=div2;cc=ctz;node=m8002a05%3A8.1 [details]
page(s): 170-173, figs. 1-4, table 1 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Polloni, Pamela T.; Rowe, Gilbert T.; Teal, John M. (1973). <i>Biremis blandi</i> (Polychaeta: Terebellidae), new genus, new species, caught by D.S.R.V. "Alvin" in the Tongue of the Ocean, New Providence, Bahamas. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 20(2): 170-175., available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00351456 [details] Available for editors
redescription Londoño-Mesa, Mario H. (2009). Terebellidae (Polychaeta: Terebellida) from the Grand Caribbean region. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2320: 1-93., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02320p093f.pdf
page(s): 13-15, fig. 3A-J; note: [redescription from holotype & additional material] [details] Available for editors
ecology source Suárez-Morales, E., Londoño-Mesa, M., & Heard, R.W. (2011). Discovery of a new genus of tanaidacean (Crustacea: Tanaidacea: Mirandotanaidae) found associated with a deep-sea terebellid polychaete. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 80 (2): 157-167., available online at http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ctz;sid=1c74daac63c3bec2af28ff0c5fd64410;idno=m8002a05;view=text;rgn=div2;cc=ctz;node=m8002a05%3A8.1 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 47976, geounit Tongue of the Ocean [details]
Nontype USNM 170580, geounit Caribbean Sea [details]
Nontype USNM 170581, geounit Caribbean Sea [details]
Paratype USNM 47977, geounit Tongue of the Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 376-597 m. [details]Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Tongue of the Ocean; Caribbean Sea. [details]
Etymology "The species is named for Edward L. Bland, Jr., "Alvin" pilot who caught the specimens." [details]
Habitat On fine carbonate silt and clay, at bathyal depths. [details]
Type locality Tongue of the Ocean, near New Providence, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean (25°00'N; 77°35'W; 25°, -77.5833°), 597 m depth. [details]
Live Biremis blandi swimming (Nautilus live / Ocean Exploration Trust)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Biremis blandi)
To GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 47976)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Biremis blandi)
To GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (3 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 47976)
From editor or global species database
