WoRMS taxon details
original description
Polloni, Pamela T.; Rowe, Gilbert T.; Teal, John M. (1973). <i>Biremis blandi</i> (Polychaeta: Terebellidae), new genus, new species, caught by D.S.R.V. "Alvin" in the Tongue of the Ocean, New Providence, Bahamas. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 20(2): 170-175., available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00351456 page(s): 170-173, figs. 1-4, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea)
Polloni, Pamela T.; Rowe, Gilbert T.; Teal, John M. (1973). <i>Biremis blandi</i> (Polychaeta: Terebellidae), new genus, new species, caught by D.S.R.V. "Alvin" in the Tongue of the Ocean, New Providence, Bahamas. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 20(2): 170-175., available online at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00351456 [details] Available for editors [request]
redescription
Londoño-Mesa, Mario H. (2009). Terebellidae (Polychaeta: Terebellida) from the Grand Caribbean region. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2320: 1-93., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/f/z02320p093f.pdf page(s): 13-15, fig. 3A-J; note: [redescription from holotype & additional material] [details] Available for editors [request]
ecology source
Suárez-Morales, E., Londoño-Mesa, M., & Heard, R.W. (2011). Discovery of a new genus of tanaidacean (Crustacea: Tanaidacea: Mirandotanaidae) found associated with a deep-sea terebellid polychaete. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 80 (2): 157-167., available online at http://dpc.uba.uva.nl/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ctz;sid=1c74daac63c3bec2af28ff0c5fd64410;idno=m8002a05;view=text;rgn=div2;cc=ctz;node=m8002a05%3A8.1 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 47976, geounit Tongue of the Ocean [details]
Nontype USNM 170580, geounit Caribbean Sea [details]
Nontype USNM 170581, geounit Caribbean Sea [details]
Paratype USNM 47977, geounit Tongue of the Ocean [details]
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Depth range 376-597 m. [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: Tongue of the Ocean; Caribbean Sea. [details]
Etymology "The species is named for Edward L. Bland, Jr., "Alvin" pilot who caught the specimens." [details]
Habitat On fine carbonate silt and clay, at bathyal depths. [details]
Type locality Tongue of the Ocean, near New Providence, Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean (25°00'N; 77°35'W; 25°, -77.5833°), 597 m depth. [details]
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