WoRMS name details
Uschakovius Laubier, 1973
129181 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:129181)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum (classification uncertain, transferred from Ampharetidae)
Genus
Uschakovius enigmaticus Laubier, 1973 (type by monotypy)
- Species Uschakovius enigmaticus Laubier, 1973 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
masculine
Laubier, L. (1973). Uschakovius enigmaticus gen. sp. n., Ampharetidae (Annélides Polychétes sédentaires) aberrant de Méditerranée orientale profonde. <em>Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Science.</em> 277(17 November, 1973): 2723-2725., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58031570/f1077.item
page(s): 2723; note: for Uschakovius enigmaticus from fosse de Matapan, Mediterranean Sea, 3174 m, 36°01,8' Nord et 22°24,6' Est. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 2723; note: for Uschakovius enigmaticus from fosse de Matapan, Mediterranean Sea, 3174 m, 36°01,8' Nord et 22°24,6' Est. [details] Available for editors
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Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Uschakovius Laubier, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=129181 on 2026-10-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Laubier, L. (1973). Uschakovius enigmaticus gen. sp. n., Ampharetidae (Annélides Polychétes sédentaires) aberrant de Méditerranée orientale profonde. <em>Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Science.</em> 277(17 November, 1973): 2723-2725., available online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k58031570/f1077.item
page(s): 2723; note: for Uschakovius enigmaticus from fosse de Matapan, Mediterranean Sea, 3174 m, 36°01,8' Nord et 22°24,6' Est. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 2723; note: for Uschakovius enigmaticus from fosse de Matapan, Mediterranean Sea, 3174 m, 36°01,8' Nord et 22°24,6' Est. [details] Available for editors
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status source
Jirkov, I.A. (2001). [Polychaeta of the Arctic Ocean] (In Russian) Polikhety severnogo Ledovitogo Okeana. Yanus-K Press, Moscow, 632 pp., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259865957_Jirkov_2001_Polychaeta_of_the_North_Polar_Basin
page(s): 429; note: Jirkov (2001 and 2026: 99) identifies Uschakovius enigmaticus as belonging to Chaetopteridae rather than Ampharetidae as placed by Laubier, (1973) [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 429; note: Jirkov (2001 and 2026: 99) identifies Uschakovius enigmaticus as belonging to Chaetopteridae rather than Ampharetidae as placed by Laubier, (1973) [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS)
note: Checklist listing [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
note: Checklist listing [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
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Classification Laubier (1973) placed his genus Uschakovius in Ampharetidae, but the two specimens on which he based the genus appear to belong in Chaetopteridae, as indicated later by Jirkov (2001:429, 2026:99). [details]
