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Polychaeta taxon details

Bathykermadeca thanatos Jimi, Fujiwara & Kajihara, 2018

1288098  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1288098)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Jimi, N.; Fujiwara, Y.; Kajihara, H. (2018). New annelid species from the deepest known whale-fall environment: Bathykermadeca thanatos sp. nov. (Annelida: Polynoidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4450: 575-580., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4450.5.4
page(s): 577-580 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  NSMT Pol-H 682, geounit Japan  
Holotype NSMT Pol-H 682, geounit Japan [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search  
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Distribution On and around whalebones, south-east off Miyakojima Island, the Nansei-Shoto Trench, north-west Pacific Ocean, 4974 m.  
Distribution On and around whalebones, south-east off Miyakojima Island, the Nansei-Shoto Trench, north-west Pacific Ocean, 4974 m. [details]

Etymology The species name is derived from the Greek god of death, Thanatos  
Etymology The species name is derived from the Greek god of death, Thanatos [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Bathykermadeca thanatos Jimi, Fujiwara & Kajihara, 2018. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1288098 on 2024-04-23
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2018-07-27 01:30:30Z
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original description Jimi, N.; Fujiwara, Y.; Kajihara, H. (2018). New annelid species from the deepest known whale-fall environment: Bathykermadeca thanatos sp. nov. (Annelida: Polynoidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4450: 575-580., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4450.5.4
page(s): 577-580 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

context source (Deepsea) Jimi, N.; Fujiwara, Y.; Kajihara, H. (2018). New annelid species from the deepest known whale-fall environment: Bathykermadeca thanatos sp. nov. (Annelida: Polynoidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4450: 575-580., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4450.5.4 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype NSMT Pol-H 682, geounit Japan [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]

Distribution On and around whalebones, south-east off Miyakojima Island, the Nansei-Shoto Trench, north-west Pacific Ocean, 4974 m. [details]

Etymology The species name is derived from the Greek god of death, Thanatos [details]