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WoRMS taxon details
original description
Hartman, O.; Fauchald, K. (1971). Deep-water benthic polychaetous annelids off New England to Bermuda and other North Atlantic Areas. Part II. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 6: 1-327., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10088/3458
page(s): 117-118, plate 17 figs. a-b [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Census of Marine Life. (2012). SYNDEEP: Towards a first global synthesis of biodiversity, biogeography and ecosystem function in the deep sea. Unpublished data (datasetID: 59). [details]
basis of record
Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Holotype LACM, geounit Hatteras Abyssal Plain [details]
Nontype USNM 1073352, geounit New England (USA) [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 530-5023 m. [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: off New England; Bermuda Rise; off SE South America. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet scabra (masculine: scaber) is a Latin adjective meaning 'rough' or 'scabrous', and refers to the epithelium of the species, described as ''scabrous, appears dull gray under low magnification'' (Hartman & Fauchald, 1971: 117). [details]
Habitat Probably soft sediments, at slope and abyssal depths. [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, off New England (36º24.4'N, 67º56'W), at 4749 m. [details]
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