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Malacoceros samurai Hourdez, Desbruyères & Laubier, 2006

390265  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:390265)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hourdez, Stéphane; Desbruyères, Daniel; Laubier, Lucien. (2006). <i>Malacoceros samurai</i>, a new species of Spionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from hydrothermal vent chimney walls on the south East Pacific Rise. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 119(4): 592-599., available online at https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X(2006)119[592:MSANSO]2.0.CO;2
page(s): 594-598, figs. 1-4, table 1 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 
Holotype  USNM 1092991, geounit Pacific Ocean  
Holotype USNM 1092991, geounit Pacific Ocean [details]
Note Rehu Marka site, South East Pacific Rise,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Rehu Marka site, South East Pacific Rise, South Pacific Ocean (-17.416°, -113.202°). [details]
Depth range 2585 m (not stated in the original description).  
Depth range 2585 m (not stated in the original description). [details]

Distribution South Pacific Ocean: Rehu Marka site (South East Pacific Rise).  
Distribution South Pacific Ocean: Rehu Marka site (South East Pacific Rise). [details]

Etymology "The species name refers to the scalpel-like neurosetae found on the middle segments that are reminiscent of samurai...  
Etymology "The species name refers to the scalpel-like neurosetae found on the middle segments that are reminiscent of samurai sabers" (Hourdez et al., 2006: 598). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Malacoceros samurai Hourdez, Desbruyères & Laubier, 2006. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390265 on 2024-03-30
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Malacoceros samurai Hourdez, Desbruyères & Laubier, 2006. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390265 on 2024-03-30
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original description Hourdez, Stéphane; Desbruyères, Daniel; Laubier, Lucien. (2006). <i>Malacoceros samurai</i>, a new species of Spionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from hydrothermal vent chimney walls on the south East Pacific Rise. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 119(4): 592-599., available online at https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X(2006)119[592:MSANSO]2.0.CO;2
page(s): 594-598, figs. 1-4, table 1 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Holotype USNM 1092991, geounit Pacific Ocean [details]
Paratype MNHN POLY TYPE 1480, geounit Pacific Ocean [details]
Paratype USNM 1092992, geounit Pacific Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2585 m (not stated in the original description). [details]

Distribution South Pacific Ocean: Rehu Marka site (South East Pacific Rise). [details]

Etymology "The species name refers to the scalpel-like neurosetae found on the middle segments that are reminiscent of samurai sabers" (Hourdez et al., 2006: 598). [details]

Habitat On hydrothermal vent chimney walls, 2585 m depth. [details]

Type locality Rehu Marka site, South East Pacific Rise, South Pacific Ocean (-17.416°, -113.202°). [details]
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