Boguea enigmatica

Description

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -30 meters (0 to -98 feet).Mean = -13.800 meters (-45.276 feet), Standard Deviation = 8.210 based on 15 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 ()
        Subfamily: Bogueinae ()
        Genus: Boguea () - Hartman, 1945
        Specific name: enigmatica - Chen & Wang, 2003
        Scientific name: - Boguea enigmatica Chen & Wang, 2003

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 24-Jun-1996

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Boguea

There are approximately 2 species in this genus:

B. enigmatica · B. panwaensis

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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.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 13, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 13, 2007:

Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, NBI

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 220759
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-68377
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13713736
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 68377
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 505158

Footnotes

Curator for this page: Eriberto de Assis. Date last reviewed: 1899-12-30