WoRMS name details
Asclerocheilus nigrocirrus Hartman, 1978
174636 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174636)
unaccepted (subjective synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartman, Olga. (1978). Polychaeta from the Weddell Sea quadrant, Antarctica. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 26(4): 125-223., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118664599.ch4/summary
page(s): 177-179, fig. 26a-d [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 177-179, fig. 26a-d [details] Available for editors
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Holotype USNM 46841, geounit Weddell Sea
, Note Antarctic Ocean, Weddell Sea (64º46.2'S,...
Holotype USNM 46841, geounit Weddell Sea [details]
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Type locality Antarctic Ocean, Weddell Sea (64º46.2'S, 41º30.1'W), at 4575 m. [details]
Depth range 1622-4675 m.
Distribution Antarctic Ocean, at the Weddell Sea.
Etymology The specific epithet nigrocirrus is composed by the Latin adjective nigro, form of niger and meaning 'black' (more...
Depth range 1622-4675 m. [details]
Distribution Antarctic Ocean, at the Weddell Sea.
Distribution Antarctic Ocean, at the Weddell Sea. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet nigrocirrus is composed by the Latin adjective nigro, form of niger and meaning 'black' (more...
Etymology The specific epithet nigrocirrus is composed by the Latin adjective nigro, form of niger and meaning 'black' (more precisely 'shining black', as opposed to ater, 'dull black'), and the Latin noun cirrus, meaning 'filament' or 'appendage', and presumably refers to the small dark dorsal and ventral cirri present from about chaetiger 15. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Asclerocheilus nigrocirrus Hartman, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174636 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Hartman, Olga. (1978). Polychaeta from the Weddell Sea quadrant, Antarctica. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 26(4): 125-223., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118664599.ch4/summary
page(s): 177-179, fig. 26a-d [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 177-179, fig. 26a-d [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy
Blake, J.A. (1981). The Scalibregmatidae (Annelida:Polychaeta) from South America and Antarctica collected chiefly during the cruises of the R/V <i>Anton Bruun</i>, R.V. <i>Hero</i> and USNS <i>Eltanin</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 94(4): 1131-1162., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34607646
page(s): 1137-1139 [details]
page(s): 1137-1139 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 46841, geounit Weddell Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1622-4675 m. [details]Distribution Antarctic Ocean, at the Weddell Sea. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet nigrocirrus is composed by the Latin adjective nigro, form of niger and meaning 'black' (more precisely 'shining black', as opposed to ater, 'dull black'), and the Latin noun cirrus, meaning 'filament' or 'appendage', and presumably refers to the small dark dorsal and ventral cirri present from about chaetiger 15. [details]
Habitat Not stated. Occurs at bathyal depths. [details]
Type locality Antarctic Ocean, Weddell Sea (64º46.2'S, 41º30.1'W), at 4575 m. [details]
