Description
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Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -962 meters (0 to -3,156 feet).Mean = -56.840 meters (-186.483 feet), Standard Deviation = 140.380 based on 304 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Annelida
()
- Lamarck, 1809
- Segmented Worms
- Class:
Polychaeta
()
- Grube, 1850
- Polychaetes
- Order:
Scolecida
()
- Family:
Maldanidae
()
- Genus:
Axiothella
()
- Verrill, 1900
- Specific name:
mucosa
- (Andrews)
- Scientific name: - Axiothella mucosa (Andrews)
- Specific name:
mucosa
- (Andrews)
- Genus:
Axiothella
(
- Family:
Maldanidae
(
- Order:
Scolecida
(
- Class:
Polychaeta
(
- Phylum:
Annelida
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Axiothella
There are approximately 13 species in this genus:
A. antarctica · A. australis · A. brasiliensis · A. catalina · A. catenata · A. constricta · A. mucosa · A. obockensis · A. quadrimaculata · A. rubrocincta · A. rubrocincta complexa · A. rubrocincta rubrocincta · A. serrata
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Fishery circular / U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries. [Washington]: The Bureau, 1931-1939. ENG url p. 103.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 14, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: EPA'S EMAP Database
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NBI
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: NOAA HML Tidal Creek Database
- National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2551821
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-67566
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14571401
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 67566
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 504607
Footnotes
Curator for this page: Eriberto de Assis. Date last reviewed: 1899-12-30
