Deep-Sea taxon details
Aphelochaeta bimaculata Blake, 2018
1317115 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1317115)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A. (2018). Bitentaculate Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) collected chiefly during cruises of the R/V Anton Bruun, USNS Eltanin, USCG Glacier, R/V Hero, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, and R/V Polarstern from the Southern Ocean, Antarctica, and off Western South America. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4537(1): 1-130., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4537.1.1
page(s): 15-18, figs. 4A-B, 5A-D, table 1 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 15-18, figs. 4A-B, 5A-D, table 1 [details] Available for editors
Holotype USNM 1490704, geounit Weddell Sea
, Note Inshore Weddell Sea, Glacier Sta. 69-11,...
Holotype USNM 1490704, geounit Weddell Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Inshore Weddell Sea, Glacier Sta. 69-11, 77.15°S, 38.97°W, 851 m [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Etymology author: "epithet, bimaculata, is derived from the Latin bis, for two, and macula, for spot; referring to the distinctive...
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology author: "epithet, bimaculata, is derived from the Latin bis, for two, and macula, for spot; referring to the distinctive...
Etymology author: "epithet, bimaculata, is derived from the Latin bis, for two, and macula, for spot; referring to the distinctive paired pigment spots along the venter. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Aphelochaeta bimaculata Blake, 2018. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1317115 on 2026-05-07
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Aphelochaeta bimaculata Blake, 2018. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1317115 on 2026-05-07
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Blake, James A. (2018). Bitentaculate Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) collected chiefly during cruises of the R/V Anton Bruun, USNS Eltanin, USCG Glacier, R/V Hero, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, and R/V Polarstern from the Southern Ocean, Antarctica, and off Western South America. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4537(1): 1-130., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4537.1.1
page(s): 15-18, figs. 4A-B, 5A-D, table 1 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Blake, James A. (2018). Bitentaculate Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) collected chiefly during cruises of the R/V Anton Bruun, USNS Eltanin, USCG Glacier, R/V Hero, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, and R/V Polarstern from the Southern Ocean, Antarctica, and off Western South America. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4537(1): 1-130., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4537.1.1 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 15-18, figs. 4A-B, 5A-D, table 1 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Blake, James A. (2018). Bitentaculate Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) collected chiefly during cruises of the R/V Anton Bruun, USNS Eltanin, USCG Glacier, R/V Hero, RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer, and R/V Polarstern from the Southern Ocean, Antarctica, and off Western South America. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4537(1): 1-130., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4537.1.1 [details] Available for editors
Holotype USNM 1490704, geounit Weddell Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Etymology author: "epithet, bimaculata, is derived from the Latin bis, for two, and macula, for spot; referring to the distinctive paired pigment spots along the venter. [details]
Type locality Inshore Weddell Sea, Glacier Sta. 69-11, 77.15°S, 38.97°W, 851 m [details]
