Polychaeta taxon details
Orbinia wui Sun & Li, 2018
1245353 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1245353)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sun, Yue; Li, Xinzheng. (2018). Orbinia wui, a new species from China, with redescription of O. dicrochaeta Wu, 1962 (Annelida, Orbiniidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4403(2): 351-364., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4403.2.7
page(s): 352-358, figs. 1-2, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 352-358, figs. 1-2, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype MBMCAS MBM023038, geounit East China Sea
, Note East China Sea, 28.00 123.00 (28°00' N,...
Holotype MBMCAS MBM023038, geounit East China Sea [details]
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Type locality East China Sea, 28.00 123.00 (28°00' N, 123°00' E), 84 m. [details]
Depth range 58–64 m.
Distribution West Pacific Ocean: East China Sea; South China Sea.
Etymology "The species is named in honor of the Chinese marine biologist, the late Professor Baoling Wu, who was the pioneer and...
Depth range 58–64 m. [details]
Distribution West Pacific Ocean: East China Sea; South China Sea.
Distribution West Pacific Ocean: East China Sea; South China Sea. [details]
Etymology "The species is named in honor of the Chinese marine biologist, the late Professor Baoling Wu, who was the pioneer and...
Etymology "The species is named in honor of the Chinese marine biologist, the late Professor Baoling Wu, who was the pioneer and leader of taxonomy and benthic ecology of polychaete worms in China" (Sun & Li, 2018: 357). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Orbinia wui Sun & Li, 2018. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1245353 on 2025-06-02
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Sun, Yue; Li, Xinzheng. (2018). Orbinia wui, a new species from China, with redescription of O. dicrochaeta Wu, 1962 (Annelida, Orbiniidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4403(2): 351-364., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4403.2.7
page(s): 352-358, figs. 1-2, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 352-358, figs. 1-2, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MBMCAS MBM023038, geounit East China Sea [details]
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Depth range 58–64 m. [details]Diagnosis Original diagnosis (Sun & Li, 2018: 352): Prostomium conical, pointed. Branchiae from chaetiger 5. Thorax with 16 chaetigers, posterior thoracic neuropodial postchaetal lobes fimbriated with 6–8 papillae. First six thoracic neuropodia have 3–4 rows of uncini, with the last row short and curving ventral to anterior rows; subsequent thoracic neuropodia have 3–4 long rows of subuluncini and one short row of uncini posteriorly. [details]
Distribution West Pacific Ocean: East China Sea; South China Sea. [details]
Etymology "The species is named in honor of the Chinese marine biologist, the late Professor Baoling Wu, who was the pioneer and leader of taxonomy and benthic ecology of polychaete worms in China" (Sun & Li, 2018: 357). [details]
Habitat Different mixtures of mud and sand, at shelf depths. [details]
Type locality East China Sea, 28.00 123.00 (28°00' N, 123°00' E), 84 m. [details]
