Deep-Sea taxon details
Orbiniella aciculata Blake, 1985
329836 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329836)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A. (1985). Polychaeta from the vicinity of deep-sea geothermal vents in the eastern Pacific. I: Euphrosinidae, Phyllodocidae, Hesionidae, Nereididae, Glyceridae, Dorvilleidae, Orbiniidae and Maldanidae. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 6: 67-101., available online at https://bit.ly/31jOeWn
page(s): 95-97, fig. 18A-D [details] Available for editors
page(s): 95-97, fig. 18A-D [details] Available for editors
Holotype USNM 81850, geounit Galapagos Rise
, Note Pacific Ocean, Galapagos rift area, vicinity...
Holotype USNM 81850, geounit Galapagos Rise [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galapagos rift area, vicinity of geothermal vents, area 20 km south of 'Mounds Area', R/V Gillis Stn. 301 (00º35'N, 86º05'W), 2730 m. [details]
Depth range 2727-2730 m.
Distribution Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Rift area (vicinity of geothermal vents).
Etymology The specific epithet aciculata is the feminine of the Latin adjective aciculatus, meaning 'aciculated' or 'covered with...
Depth range 2727-2730 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Rift area (vicinity of geothermal vents).
Distribution Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Rift area (vicinity of geothermal vents). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet aciculata is the feminine of the Latin adjective aciculatus, meaning 'aciculated' or 'covered with...
Etymology The specific epithet aciculata is the feminine of the Latin adjective aciculatus, meaning 'aciculated' or 'covered with pins', and refers to the presence of 1-4 acicular spines per ramus in both notopodia and neuropodia. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Orbiniella aciculata Blake, 1985. 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=329836 on 2026-06-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Orbiniella aciculata Blake, 1985. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329836 on 2026-06-10
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Blake, James A. (1985). Polychaeta from the vicinity of deep-sea geothermal vents in the eastern Pacific. I: Euphrosinidae, Phyllodocidae, Hesionidae, Nereididae, Glyceridae, Dorvilleidae, Orbiniidae and Maldanidae. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 6: 67-101., available online at https://bit.ly/31jOeWn
page(s): 95-97, fig. 18A-D [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
page(s): 95-97, fig. 18A-D [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 81850, geounit Galapagos Rise [details]
Paratype USNM 81851, geounit Galapagos Rise [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2727-2730 m. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Rift area (vicinity of geothermal vents). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet aciculata is the feminine of the Latin adjective aciculatus, meaning 'aciculated' or 'covered with pins', and refers to the presence of 1-4 acicular spines per ramus in both notopodia and neuropodia. [details]
Habitat Known from the vicinity of geothermal vents, but not associated with its community, 2727-2730 m depth. [details]
Specimen Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USNM): holotype USNM 81850, paratypes USNM 81851. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galapagos rift area, vicinity of geothermal vents, area 20 km south of 'Mounds Area', R/V Gillis Stn. 301 (00º35'N, 86º05'W), 2730 m. [details]
