WoRMS taxon details

Orbiniella aciculata Blake, 1985

329836  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329836)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A. (1985). Polychaeta from the vicinity of deep-sea geothermal vents in the eastern Pacific. I: Euphrosinidae, Phyllodocidae, Hesionidae, Nereididae, Glyceridae, Dorvilleidae, Orbiniidae and Maldanidae. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 6: 67-101., available online at https://bit.ly/31jOeWn
page(s): 95-97, fig. 18A-D [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  USNM 81850, geounit Galapagos Rise  
Holotype USNM 81850, geounit Galapagos Rise [details]
Note Pacific Ocean, Galapagos rift area, vicinity...  
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Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galapagos rift area, vicinity of geothermal vents, area 20 km south of 'Mounds Area', R/V Gillis Stn. 301 (00º35'N, 86º05'W), 2730 m.  [details]
Depth range 2727-2730 m.  
Depth range 2727-2730 m. [details]

Distribution Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Rift area (vicinity of geothermal vents).  
Distribution Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Rift area (vicinity of geothermal vents). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet aciculata is the feminine of the Latin adjective aciculatus, meaning 'aciculated' or 'covered with...  
Etymology The specific epithet aciculata is the feminine of the Latin adjective aciculatus, meaning 'aciculated' or 'covered with pins', and refers to the presence of 1-4 acicular spines per ramus in both notopodia and neuropodia.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Orbiniella aciculata Blake, 1985. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329836 on 2024-03-28
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Blake, James A. (1985). Polychaeta from the vicinity of deep-sea geothermal vents in the eastern Pacific. I: Euphrosinidae, Phyllodocidae, Hesionidae, Nereididae, Glyceridae, Dorvilleidae, Orbiniidae and Maldanidae. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 6: 67-101., available online at https://bit.ly/31jOeWn
page(s): 95-97, fig. 18A-D [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

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 81850, geounit Galapagos Rise [details]
Paratype USNM 81851, geounit Galapagos Rise [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2727-2730 m. [details]

Distribution Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Rift area (vicinity of geothermal vents). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet aciculata is the feminine of the Latin adjective aciculatus, meaning 'aciculated' or 'covered with pins', and refers to the presence of 1-4 acicular spines per ramus in both notopodia and neuropodia.  [details]

Habitat Known from the vicinity of geothermal vents, but not associated with its community, 2727-2730 m depth.  [details]

Specimen Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USNM): holotype USNM 81850, paratypes USNM 81851. [details]

Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galapagos rift area, vicinity of geothermal vents, area 20 km south of 'Mounds Area', R/V Gillis Stn. 301 (00º35'N, 86º05'W), 2730 m.  [details]