original description
Reuscher, M.; Fiege, D.; Wehe, T. 2009. Four new species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Pacific hot vents and cold seeps, with a key and synoptic table of characters for all genera. Zootaxa 2191: 1-40, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2009/zt02191.html
page(s): 24-27, figs. 2a-d, 3a-f, table 4 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Reuscher, M.; Fiege, D.; Wehe, T. 2009. Four new species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Pacific hot vents and cold seeps, with a key and synoptic table of characters for all genera. Zootaxa 2191: 1-40, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2009/zt02191.html [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology The species is named after the island nation Vanuatu, located near the Fiji Basin. [details]
Habitat The species occurs in high abundance at the hydrothermal vents of the Lihir Basin and the Fiji Basin. [details]