Borowski, Christian. (1995). New records of Longosomatidae (Heterospionidae) (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the abyssal southeast Pacific, with description of <i>Heterospio peruana</i> sp.n. and general remarks on the family. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 92 (Suppl. 1): 129-144. page(s): 131-136, figs. 1, 2A-G, 3-4, tables 1-2 [details] Available for editors [request]
Distribution Eastern Pacific Ocean: Peru Basin. [details]
Etymology 'peruana' "after the type locality in the Peru basin"
Etymology 'peruana' "after the type locality in the Peru basin" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Heterospio peruana Borowski, 1995. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598874 on 2024-09-27
original descriptionBorowski, Christian. (1995). New records of Longosomatidae (Heterospionidae) (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the abyssal southeast Pacific, with description of <i>Heterospio peruana</i> sp.n. and general remarks on the family. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 92 (Suppl. 1): 129-144. page(s): 131-136, figs. 1, 2A-G, 3-4, tables 1-2 [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy sourceBlake, James A.; Maciolek, Nancy J. (2023). New species and records of Heterospio (Annelida, Longosomatidae) from continental shelf, slope and abyssal depths of the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and adjacent seas. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5260(1): 1-74., available online athttps://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5260.1.1/50353 page(s): 53, no figures; note: description of an additional specimen from the Peru-Chile Trench [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea)Borowski, Christian. (1995). New records of Longosomatidae (Heterospionidae) (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the abyssal southeast Pacific, with description of <i>Heterospio peruana</i> sp.n. and general remarks on the family. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 92 (Suppl. 1): 129-144.[details] Available for editors [request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Depth range 4125–4188 m. [details] Distribution Eastern Pacific Ocean: Peru Basin. [details] Etymology 'peruana' "after the type locality in the Peru basin" [details] Habitat Globigerina ooze in a bothryoidal manganese nodule area, at abyssal depths (4125–4188 m). The very fine silty undisturbed sediments were semi-liquid in the top 2 cm, became progressively more compact in deeper layers, and were stiff and clayey beneath 7–10 cm. [details] Type locality Peru Basin in globgerina ooze, offshore of Peru, -7.057833°, -88.458333°, 4142 m [details]