Berkeleyia abyssala

Berkeleyia abyssala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scolecida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Polychaeta Subclassis: Scolecida

Familia: Orbiniidae
Subfamilia: Orbiniinae
Genus: Berkeleyia
Species: Berkeleyia abyssala

Name

Berkeleyia abyssala Blake, 2017

• Holotype USNM 56500 from Drake Passage (-57.992; -70.942)
• Paratype(s) USNM 69402 (1 specimen) from Drake Passage (-62.058; -70.917)
• Type locality Drake Passage (Sea area between Cape Horn and S Shetland Islands).
• Etymology "derived from abyssus, Latin for deep sea" [ see Blake, 2017 ]

References

Primary references

• Blake, J.A. 2017. Polychaeta Orbiniidae from Antarctica, the Southern Ocean, the Abyssal Pacific Ocean, and off South America. Zootaxa 4218(1): 1–145. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4218.1.1. ISBN 978-1-77670-068-4 (print); ISBN 978-1-77670-069-1 (online). Full article (PDF) Reference page.