Polychaeta name details
original description
Gravier, Charles. (1911). Expédition Antarctique Française du "Pourquoi-Pas", dirigée par le Dr. J.-B. Charcot (1908-1910). Espèces nouvelles d'annélides polychètes. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 17(5): 310-316., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34198359 page(s): 311 [details]
additional source
Gravier, C. 1911. Annélides polychètes recueillis par la Seconde Expéditon Antarctique Française (1908-1910). Deuxième Expédition Antarctique Française (1908-1910) Commandée par le Dr. Jean Charcot, 1: 1-165, 12 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12005 page(s): 57-59, plate I figs. 14-16, plate II figs. 17-18 [details]
new combination reference
Bergström, Erik. (1914). Zur Systematik der Polychætenfamilie der Phyllodociden. <em>Zoologiska bidrag från Uppsala.</em> 3: 37-224, plates I-V., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36924250 page(s): 119-120, text-fig. 30 [details]
Syntype MNHN POLY TYPE 210, geounit South Shetland Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 420 m. [details]
Distribution Antarctic Ocean: King George Island (South Shetland Islands). [details]
Etymology The species is named charcoti in honour of Dr. Jean-Baptiste Charcot (b. Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 15 July 1867 - d. at sea, off Iceland, 16 September 1936), French scientist, medical doctor, polar scientist and "commandand des deux expéditions françaises qui ont exploré la région antarctique sud-américaine" (Gravier, 1911: 59), including the Deuxième Expédition Antarctique Française, during which the types of the new species were collected. [details]
Habitat Mud and pebbles, at 420 m. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Type locality Antarctic Ocean, South Shetland Islands, King George Island, middle of Admiralty Bay (provided coordinates 62º12'S, 60º55'W of Paris meridian, corrected here to approximately lat. -62.15º, long. -58.42º), at 420 m, on mud and pebbles. [details]
Type material Syntype (MNHN POLY TYPE 210) deposited at the Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (France). [details]
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