WoRMS taxon details
Auchenoplax worsfoldi Jirkov & Leontovich, 2013
819389 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:819389)
accepted
Species
marine
recent only
Jirkov, I. A. and Leontovich, M. K. (2013). Identification keys for Terebellomorpha (Polychaeta) of the eastern Atlantic and the North Polar basin. <em>Invertebrate Zoology [aka Zoologiya Bespozvonochnykh].</em> 10 (2): 217 - 243., available online at http://www.nature.air.ru/invertebrates/10_2/invert10_2_217_243%20_irkov.pdf
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Holotype ZMMU [not known], geounit Bay of Biscay
, Note Aquitaine Basin, Bay of Biscay, lat/long...
Holotype ZMMU [not known], geounit Bay of Biscay [details]
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Type locality Aquitaine Basin, Bay of Biscay, lat/long assumed to be 45.25, -2.3 (given as 44 75'N, 1 78'W), 110 m [details]
Etymology Named after Tim Worsfold, APEM Limited.
Etymology Named after Tim Worsfold, APEM Limited. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Auchenoplax worsfoldi Jirkov & Leontovich, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819389 on 2026-07-20
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Jirkov, I. A. and Leontovich, M. K. (2013). Identification keys for Terebellomorpha (Polychaeta) of the eastern Atlantic and the North Polar basin. <em>Invertebrate Zoology [aka Zoologiya Bespozvonochnykh].</em> 10 (2): 217 - 243., available online at http://www.nature.air.ru/invertebrates/10_2/invert10_2_217_243%20_irkov.pdf
page(s): 229-231, fig. 2a-d [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 229-231, fig. 2a-d [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMMU [not known], geounit Bay of Biscay [details]
