Deep-Sea taxon details
Orbiniella eugeneruffi Blake, 2020
1418182 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1418182)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A. (2020). New species and records of deep-water Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific continental slope, abyssal Pacific Ocean, and the South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4730(1): 1-61., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4730.1.1
page(s): 41, fig. 20, table 3 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 41, fig. 20, table 3 [details] Available for editors
Holotype MCZ 153578, geounit South China Sea
, Note Off Brunei, Island of Borneo, South China Sea...
Holotype MCZ 153578, geounit South China Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Off Brunei, Island of Borneo, South China Sea (05.816°, 114.2887°). [details]
Depth range 1199-1260 m.
Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: South China Sea (off Brunei, Island of Borneo).
Etymology "This species is named for the late Mr. Robert Eugene Ruff, polychaete systematist and long-time friend and colleague....
Depth range 1199-1260 m. [details]
Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: South China Sea (off Brunei, Island of Borneo).
Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: South China Sea (off Brunei, Island of Borneo). [details]
Etymology "This species is named for the late Mr. Robert Eugene Ruff, polychaete systematist and long-time friend and colleague....
Etymology "This species is named for the late Mr. Robert Eugene Ruff, polychaete systematist and long-time friend and colleague. Eugene was part of a select taxonomic team that was developed by the author to identify polychaetes from offshore and deep-sea surveys, including those from off Brunei" (Blake, 2020: 41). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Orbiniella eugeneruffi Blake, 2020. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1418182 on 2026-06-08
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Orbiniella eugeneruffi Blake, 2020. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1418182 on 2026-06-08
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Blake, James A. (2020). New species and records of deep-water Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific continental slope, abyssal Pacific Ocean, and the South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4730(1): 1-61., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4730.1.1
page(s): 41, fig. 20, table 3 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 41, fig. 20, table 3 [details] Available for editors
Holotype MCZ 153578, geounit South China Sea [details]
Paratype MCZ 153579, geounit South China Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1199-1260 m. [details]Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: South China Sea (off Brunei, Island of Borneo). [details]
Etymology "This species is named for the late Mr. Robert Eugene Ruff, polychaete systematist and long-time friend and colleague. Eugene was part of a select taxonomic team that was developed by the author to identify polychaetes from offshore and deep-sea surveys, including those from off Brunei" (Blake, 2020: 41). [details]
Habitat Type of sediment not stated, in continental slope depths (1199-1260 m). [details]
Type locality Off Brunei, Island of Borneo, South China Sea (05.816°, 114.2887°). [details]
To ZooBank (Nomenclatural Acts) Note: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:52A90D09-F6F2-4C99-B141-BB75003ACC0D
