WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Blake, James A. (2020). New species and records of deep-water Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific continental slope, abyssal Pacific Ocean, and the South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4730(1): 1-61., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4730.1.1 page(s): 10, figs. 3-4, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype MCZ 153564, geounit Escanaba Trough [details]
Nontype MCZ 153566, geounit Escanaba Trough [details]
Paratype MCZ 153565, geounit Escanaba Trough [details]
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Depth range 3271 m. [details]
Distribution Eastern Pacific Ocean: off northern California (USA), in the vicinity of hydrothermal vents on Gorda Ridge. [details]
Etymology "The species is named for its occurrence on the Gorda Ridge [type locality]" (Blake, 2020: 10). [details]
Habitat In the vicinity of hydrothermal vents, in lower continental sope depths (3271 m). [details]
Type locality Escanaba Trough, Gorda Ridge, off northern California, USA, Eastern Pacific Ocean (41.0067°, -127.4883°). [details]
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