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Name

Hourdez, Stéphane; Desbruyères, Daniel; Laubier, Lucien. (2006). Malacoceros samurai, a new species of Spionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from hydrothermal vent chimney walls on the south East Pacific Rise. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 119(4): 592-599.

SourceID

128650

DOI

10.2988/0006-324X(2006)119[592:MSANSO]2.0.CO;2 [view]

Authors

Hourdez, Stéphane; Desbruyères, Daniel; Laubier, Lucien

Year

2006

Title

<i>Malacoceros samurai</i>, a new species of Spionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from hydrothermal vent chimney walls on the south East Pacific Rise.

Journal

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Suffix

119(4): 592-599

Type

Publication

Link

https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X(2006)119[592:MSANSO]2.0.CO;2

Note

World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb). Pdf of publication freely available at ARCHIMER, Ifremer's institutional repository

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Abstract

Malacoceros samurai, new species, (Spionidae) is described from deep-sea hydrothermal vents of the southern East Pacific Rise, at 17°25'S. It is a large species, living on chimney walls along with Avinella spp. Although this species is described in the genus Malacoceros, it possesses unidentate hooded hooks and anterior scalpel-like aristate neurosetae, both characters which clearly differentiate it from other species of the same genus. These unusual characters require the modification of the generic diagnosis of Malacoceros.

Geographical term

East Pacific

Bibliographical terms

Abyssal, Deep-Sea
Hydrothermal vents, Cold seeps
Systematics, Taxonomy

Taxonomic terms

Annelida
Polychaeta

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2013-01-12 18:30:12Z

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Malacoceros samurai Hourdez, Desbruyères & Laubier, 2006 (original description)

Holotype USNM 1092991, geounit Pacific Ocean, identified as Malacoceros samurai Hourdez, Desbruyères & Laubier, 2006
Paratype USNM 1092992, geounit Pacific Ocean, identified as Malacoceros samurai Hourdez, Desbruyères & Laubier, 2006
Paratype MNHN POLY TYPE 1480, geounit Pacific Ocean, identified as Malacoceros samurai Hourdez, Desbruyères & Laubier, 2006

Depth range

for Malacoceros samurai Hourdez, Desbruyères & Laubier, 2006

2585 m (not stated in the original description). [details]

Distribution

for Malacoceros samurai Hourdez, Desbruyères & Laubier, 2006

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

Etymology

for Malacoceros samurai Hourdez, Desbruyères & Laubier, 2006

"The species name refers to the scalpel-like neurosetae found on the middle segments that are reminiscent of ... [details]

Habitat

for Malacoceros samurai Hourdez, Desbruyères & Laubier, 2006

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

Type locality

for Malacoceros samurai Hourdez, Desbruyères & Laubier, 2006

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