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Exogone minuscula Hartman, 1953

174844  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174844)

 unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hartman, Olga. (1953). Non-pelagic Polychaeta of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901‒1903. <em>Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901‒1903 under the direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjöld.</em> 4(11): 1-83., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62372341
page(s): 26-27, fig. 5a-f [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 
Holotype  SMNH, geounit South Georgia  
Holotype SMNH, geounit South Georgia [details]
Note Antarctic Ocean, South Georgia, Moraine Fjord...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Antarctic Ocean, South Georgia, Moraine Fjord (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -54.326º, long. -36.476º), 148 m depth. Moraine Fjord is a small basin 5 km long and 200 m deep, with an entrance blocked by a reef, with a sill 2-7 m deep separating it from Cumberland East Bay.  [details]
Depth range 75-148 m (South Georgia), and 12-40 m (Falkland Islands).   
Depth range 75-148 m (South Georgia), and 12-40 m (Falkland Islands).  [details]

Distribution Antarctic Ocean: South Georgia and Falkland Islands.   
Distribution Antarctic Ocean: South Georgia and Falkland Islands.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet minuscula refers to the small size of the worm (3 mm long, 0.2 mm wide, 24-35 segments).   
Etymology The specific epithet minuscula refers to the small size of the worm (3 mm long, 0.2 mm wide, 24-35 segments).  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Exogone minuscula Hartman, 1953. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174844 on 2024-04-19
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Exogone minuscula Hartman, 1953. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174844 on 2024-04-19
Date
action
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2005-07-14 08:59:00Z
created
2006-08-21 15:27:10Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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2017-01-19 11:28:17Z
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original description Hartman, Olga. (1953). Non-pelagic Polychaeta of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901‒1903. <em>Further Zoological Results of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition 1901‒1903 under the direction of Dr. Otto Nordenskjöld.</em> 4(11): 1-83., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62372341
page(s): 26-27, fig. 5a-f [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]   

basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

new combination reference Barroso, Rômulo; De Paiva, Paulo Cesar; Nogueira, João Miguel De Matos; Fukuda, Marcelo Veronesi. (2017). Deep sea Syllidae (Annelida, Phyllodocida) from Southwestern Atlantic. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4221(4): 401–430., available online at http://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4221.4.1
page(s): 411-413, fig. 7 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Holotype SMNH, geounit South Georgia [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 75-148 m (South Georgia), and 12-40 m (Falkland Islands).  [details]

Distribution Antarctic Ocean: South Georgia and Falkland Islands.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet minuscula refers to the small size of the worm (3 mm long, 0.2 mm wide, 24-35 segments).  [details]

Habitat Mud, muddy sediments with algae or stones, on shells and rocks, sand, sand with algae, and gravel.  [details]

Type locality Antarctic Ocean, South Georgia, Moraine Fjord (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -54.326º, long. -36.476º), 148 m depth. Moraine Fjord is a small basin 5 km long and 200 m deep, with an entrance blocked by a reef, with a sill 2-7 m deep separating it from Cumberland East Bay.  [details]
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