MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Pygospiopsis Blake, 1983

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Pygospiopsis Blake, 1983

AphiaID

174825 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174825)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Pygospio dubia Monro, 1930 accepted as Pygospiopsis dubia (Monro, 1930) (type by original designation)

Parent

Spionidae Grube, 1850

Original name

Pygospiopsis Blake, 1983

Synonymised names

Pseudatherospio Lovell, 1994 · unaccepted (subjective synonym)

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Species Pygospiopsis antarctica Blake & Maciolek, 2018
Species Pygospiopsis antennata Blake & Maciolek, 2018
Species Pygospiopsis dubia (Monro, 1930)
Species Pygospiopsis fauchaldi (Lovell, 1994)
Species Pygospiopsis occipitalis Blake, 1996
Species Pygospiopsis profunda Blake & Maciolek, 2018

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Blake, James A. (1983). Polychaetes of the family Spionidae from South America, Antarctica and adjacent seas and islands. In: Biology of the Antarctic Seas XIV. Antarctic Research Series. 39(3): 205-287., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/AR039p0205/summary
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Descriptive notes

Etymology The name Pygospiopsis is formed by the name of the genus Pygospio Claparède, 1863, followed by the suffix of Greek origin...

Etymology The name Pygospiopsis is formed by the name of the genus Pygospio Claparède, 1863, followed by the suffix of Greek origin -opsis, meaning 'aspect' or 'appearance' and used in taxonomy to express 'resembling in appearance', and refers to the similairy between the two genera. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Pygospiopsis Blake, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174825 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

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2005-07-14 08:59:00Z

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Braeckman, Ulrike

2006-09-28 06:51:36Z

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Martinez, Olga

2008-03-26 11:36:43Z

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Fauchald, Kristian

2016-03-29 21:02:21Z

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Gil, João

2023-05-09 16:40:34Z

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Gil, João

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original description Blake, James A. (1983). Polychaetes of the family Spionidae from South America, Antarctica and adjacent seas and islands. In: Biology of the Antarctic Seas XIV. Antarctic Research Series. 39(3): 205-287., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/AR039p0205/summary
page(s): 242 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Pseudatherospio Lovell, 1994) Lovell, L.L. (1994). Pseudatherospio fauchaldi, a new genus and species of Spionidae (Polychaeta, Annelidae) from southern California, USA. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Zoologie. 162: 237-241.
page(s): 238, table 1 [details]

basis of record Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

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additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

additional source Blake, J.A. 1996. Family Spionidae Grube, 1850. pages 81-223. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 6 - The Annelida Part 3. Polychaeta: Orbiniidae to Cossuridae. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara
page(s): 152-153; note: Emendation (re-diagnosis of genus) [details]

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