Jones, Meredith L. (1981). Riftia pachyptila, new genus, new species, the vestimentiferan worm from the Galápagos Rift geothermal vents (Pogonophora. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1295-1313., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34600182[details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Riftia Jones, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=324628 on 2024-10-19
original descriptionJones, Meredith L. (1981). Riftia pachyptila, new genus, new species, the vestimentiferan worm from the Galápagos Rift geothermal vents (Pogonophora. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1295-1313., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34600182[details]
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