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WoRMS taxon details
original description
Mackie, Andrew S.Y.; Duff, Alexandra A. (1986). <i>Atherospio disticha</i> gen. et sp. nov. (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from Loch Tuirnaig, West Coast of Scotland. <em>Ophelia.</em> 25(3): 139-146., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00785326.1986.10429745
page(s): 140-144, figs. 1-4 [details] Available for editors  [request]
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]
additional source
Meißner, K.; Bick, A. (2005). <i>Atherospio guillei</i> (Laubier and Ramos, 1974) comb. nov. (Polychaeta: Spionidae) and closest relatives. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 244(2): 115-123., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2005.07.001
page(s): table 2 [details]
Holotype NMW NMW.Z.1986.006.1, geounit Scotland [details]
Paratype AM W200243, geounit Scotland [details]
Paratype NMW NMW.Z.1986.006.2, geounit Scotland [details]
Paratype NMW NMW.Z.1986.006.3, geounit Scotland [details]
Paratype NMW NMW.Z.1986.006.4-6, geounit Scotland [details]
Paratype NRS Type No. 3612, geounit Scotland [details]
Paratype RSM NH.1986.002, geounit Scotland [details]
Paratype USNM 098944, geounit Scotland [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 27 m. [details]
Distribution North Atlantic: Scotland (Loch Tuirnaig). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet disticha is a Greek word meaning 'two-ranked' or 'arranged in two rows', and refers to the presence of aristate spines on two anterior chaetigers. [details]
Habitat Mud, at subtidal depths (27 m). [details]
Reproduction Eggs present in specimens collected in August and September, laterally within chaetigers 12-17 or 18, and up to 125 µm in diameter. [details]
Type locality Loch Tuirnaig, west coast of Scotland, UK, Atlantic Ocean (57º47'N, 05º34'W), 27 m, mud. [details]
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