WoRMS taxon details
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Depth range 821-927m [details]
Etymology Rhachotropis oweni sp. nov. is named after Owen Anderson, acknowledging his contribution and dedication to New Zealand’s deep-sea fauna. [details]
Type material Holotype: NIWA 82905, female, 13.6 mm, Clark Seamount, Southern Kermadec Ridge, New Zealand, 36°26'43.08'' S, 177°50'21.12''E, epibenthic sledge, TAN1206/99, 850–927 m, 24 April 2012. Paratype: NIWA 78497, 17.4 mm, Chatham Rise, New Zealand, 44°46'39.60''S, 174°07'58.80''E, beam trawl, 821–822 m,TAN1116/58, 09 November 2011. [details]
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