Deep-Sea name details
Pygophelia singularis M. Sars, 1869
331456 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331456)
unaccepted > nomen nudum
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sars, M. (1869). Fortsatte bemærkninger over det dyriske livs udbredning i havets dybder. <em>Forhandliger i Videnskabernes Selskab, Christiania.</em> 1868: 246-275., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35041302
page(s): 253 [details]
page(s): 253 [details]
Note Lofoten, Norway, Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer...
From editor or global species database
Type locality Lofoten, Norway, Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 68.33º, 14.67º), at 300 fathoms (= about 548.6 m). [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Depth range 300 fathoms (= about 548.6 m).
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Lofoten (Norway, Norwegian Sea). Known only from the type locality.
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet singularis is a Latin adjective meaning 'alone', 'single' or 'unique', and presumably...
Nomenclature The name Pygophelia singularis M. Sars, 1869 is a nomen nudum, as it does not accomplish Article 12 of the ICZN. It appears...
Taxonomy Eliason (1962: 276-276) suggested that the species Pygophelia singularis M. Sars, 1869 was represented by specimens...
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Depth range 300 fathoms (= about 548.6 m).
Depth range 300 fathoms (= about 548.6 m). [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Lofoten (Norway, Norwegian Sea). Known only from the type locality.
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Lofoten (Norway, Norwegian Sea). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet singularis is a Latin adjective meaning 'alone', 'single' or 'unique', and presumably...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet singularis is a Latin adjective meaning 'alone', 'single' or 'unique', and presumably refers to some character of the species considered as being unique by the author. [details]
Nomenclature The name Pygophelia singularis M. Sars, 1869 is a nomen nudum, as it does not accomplish Article 12 of the ICZN. It appears...
Nomenclature The name Pygophelia singularis M. Sars, 1869 is a nomen nudum, as it does not accomplish Article 12 of the ICZN. It appears as a new taxon in a list of taxa provided by M. Sars (1869: 253), without the support of any further taxonomic information. [details]
Taxonomy Eliason (1962: 276-276) suggested that the species Pygophelia singularis M. Sars, 1869 was represented by specimens...
Taxonomy Eliason (1962: 276-276) suggested that the species Pygophelia singularis M. Sars, 1869 was represented by specimens belonging to the genus Ammotrypane Rathke, 1843 (now Ophelina Örsted, 1843), creating a new species dedicated to its author, Ammotrypane sarsi Eliason, 1962. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Pygophelia singularis M. Sars, 1869. 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=331456 on 2026-01-12
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Pygophelia singularis M. Sars, 1869. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331456 on 2026-01-12
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Sars, M. (1869). Fortsatte bemærkninger over det dyriske livs udbredning i havets dybder. <em>Forhandliger i Videnskabernes Selskab, Christiania.</em> 1868: 246-275., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35041302
page(s): 253 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Sars, M. (1869). Fortsatte bemærkninger over det dyriske livs udbredning i havets dybder. <em>Forhandliger i Videnskabernes Selskab, Christiania.</em> 1868: 246-275., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35041302 [details]
basis of record Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors
page(s): 253 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Sars, M. (1869). Fortsatte bemærkninger over det dyriske livs udbredning i havets dybder. <em>Forhandliger i Videnskabernes Selskab, Christiania.</em> 1868: 246-275., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35041302 [details]
basis of record Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Depth range 300 fathoms (= about 548.6 m). [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Lofoten (Norway, Norwegian Sea). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet singularis is a Latin adjective meaning 'alone', 'single' or 'unique', and presumably refers to some character of the species considered as being unique by the author. [details]
Habitat Not stated, unknown. [details]
Nomenclature The name Pygophelia singularis M. Sars, 1869 is a nomen nudum, as it does not accomplish Article 12 of the ICZN. It appears as a new taxon in a list of taxa provided by M. Sars (1869: 253), without the support of any further taxonomic information. [details]
Taxonomy Eliason (1962: 276-276) suggested that the species Pygophelia singularis M. Sars, 1869 was represented by specimens belonging to the genus Ammotrypane Rathke, 1843 (now Ophelina Örsted, 1843), creating a new species dedicated to its author, Ammotrypane sarsi Eliason, 1962. [details]
Type locality Lofoten, Norway, Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 68.33º, 14.67º), at 300 fathoms (= about 548.6 m). [details]
