Hourdez, Stéphane, Desbruyères, Daniel. (2000). A new species of scale-worm (Polychaeta: Polynoidae), Levensteiniella plicata sp. nov., from the east Pacific Rise. Cahiers de Biologie Marine. 41(2): 97-102.
A new species of Macellicephalinae (Polychaeta: Polynoidae) from deep-sea hydrothermal vents is described. Levensteiniella plicata sp. nov. is found among the fauna associated with the mussel Bathymodiolus thermophilus, on the East Pacific Rise at 9°50’ N. This large species was collected for the first time during the HOT’96 and HOPE’99 cruises