Maciolek, N.J. (1981). Spionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Galápagos Rift Geothermal Vents. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 94(3): 826-837., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34607337 page(s): 828-831, figs. 1-2 [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Rift geothermal vents.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Rift geothermal vents. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet acanthodes is composed by the noun akanthus (Greek), meaning 'thorn', followed by the suffix -odes...
Etymology The specific epithet acanthodes is composed by the noun akanthus (Greek), meaning 'thorn', followed by the suffix -odes (Greek), meaning 'like'; acanthodes means 'thorny'. The specific name refers to the presence of spinelike setae in several chaetigers. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Xandaros acanthodes Maciolek, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332862 on 2024-07-28
original descriptionMaciolek, N.J. (1981). Spionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Galápagos Rift Geothermal Vents. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 94(3): 826-837., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34607337 page(s): 828-831, figs. 1-2 [details]
context source (Deepsea)Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online athttp://www.iobis.org/[details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Depth range 2447-2482 m. [details] Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Rift geothermal vents. [details] Etymology The specific epithet acanthodes is composed by the noun akanthus (Greek), meaning 'thorn', followed by the suffix -odes (Greek), meaning 'like'; acanthodes means 'thorny'. The specific name refers to the presence of spinelike setae in several chaetigers. [details] Habitat Geothermal vents, amongst mussels and Riftia pachyptila, between 2447-2482 m. [details] Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galápagos Rift geothermal vents, ''Rose Garden'' geothermal vent (0º48.3'N, 86º13.5'W), 2447 m, amongst mussels. [details]