World Register of Deep-Sea species - Aphelochaeta abyssalis Blake, 2019

Deep-Sea taxon details

Aphelochaeta abyssalis Blake, 2019

AphiaID

1355698 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1355698)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Aphelochaeta Blake, 1991

Original name

Aphelochaeta abyssalis Blake, 2019

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Blake, J. A. (2019). New species of Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from abyssal depths of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, North Equatorial Pacific Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4629(2): 151-187., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4629.2.1
page(s): 153-154, figure 1 [details] Available for editors

Type data

Holotype LACM-AHF Poly 11255, geounit Clarion...

Holotype LACM-AHF Poly 11255, geounit Clarion Clipperton Zone [details]

, Note Clarion-Clipperton, 14°42.1930'N,...

From editor or global species database

Type locality Clarion-Clipperton, 14°42.1930'N, 125°24.2556'W, 4516 m [details]

Descriptive notes

Etymology author: "from the Latin abyssus, for bottomless pit or the deep sea and represents the occurrence
of this species in...

Etymology author: "from the Latin abyssus, for bottomless pit or the deep sea and represents the occurrence
of this species in abyssal depths of the ocean [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Aphelochaeta abyssalis Blake, 2019. 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=1355698 on 2026-05-07

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Aphelochaeta abyssalis Blake, 2019. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1355698 on 2026-05-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-07-04 22:20:08Z

created

Read, Geoffrey

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original description Blake, J. A. (2019). New species of Cirratulidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from abyssal depths of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, North Equatorial Pacific Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4629(2): 151-187., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4629.2.1
page(s): 153-154, figure 1 [details] Available for editors

Holotype LACM-AHF Poly 11255, geounit Clarion Clipperton Zone [details]

From editor or global species database

Etymology author: "from the Latin abyssus, for bottomless pit or the deep sea and represents the occurrence
of this species in abyssal depths of the ocean [details]

Type locality Clarion-Clipperton, 14°42.1930'N, 125°24.2556'W, 4516 m [details]

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