WoRMS taxon details
Pterocirrus remus Böggemann, 2009
595850 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:595850)
accepted
Species
marine
recent only
Böggemann, Markus 2009. Polychaetes (Annelida) of the abyssal SE Atlantic. Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 9, 252-428.
, available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439609209000464
page(s): 370-371, figs. 101, 104-105, 109 [details]
page(s): 370-371, figs. 101, 104-105, 109 [details]
Holotype ZMH P25440 A, verbatimGeounit Angola Basin,...
, Note Angola Basin, Atlantic Ocean off Namibia, 19...
Holotype ZMH P25440 A, verbatimGeounit Angola Basin, Atlant... [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Angola Basin, Atlantic Ocean off Namibia, 19 deg 7’S, 3 deg 52’ E (-19.116667° 3.866667°), 5469 m [details]
Etymology The species epithet (Latin remus = paddle) refers to the enormously enlarged flattened cirri of the second segment. It is...
Etymology The species epithet (Latin remus = paddle) refers to the enormously enlarged flattened cirri of the second segment. It is to be treated as a noun in apposition for the purposes of nomenclature [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Pterocirrus remus Böggemann, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=595850 on 2025-06-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Böggemann, Markus 2009. Polychaetes (Annelida) of the abyssal SE Atlantic. Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 9, 252-428.
, available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439609209000464
page(s): 370-371, figs. 101, 104-105, 109 [details]
page(s): 370-371, figs. 101, 104-105, 109 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Böggemann, Markus 2009. Polychaetes (Annelida) of the abyssal SE Atlantic. Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 9, 252-428.
, available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439609209000464 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMH P25440 A, verbatimGeounit Angola Basin, Atlant... [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The species epithet (Latin remus = paddle) refers to the enormously enlarged flattened cirri of the second segment. It is to be treated as a noun in apposition for the purposes of nomenclature [details]Type locality Angola Basin, Atlantic Ocean off Namibia, 19 deg 7’S, 3 deg 52’ E (-19.116667° 3.866667°), 5469 m [details]
