Deep-Sea taxon details
Laonice (Appelloefia) natae Sikorski, Gunton & Pavlova, 2017
1451961 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1451961)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sikorski, Andrey; Gunton, Laetitia M.; Pavlova, Lyudmila. (2017). Laonice species (Polychaeta, Spionidae) from the Whittard Canyon (NE Atlantic) with descriptions of two new species. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 97(05): 961-973., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315417000480
page(s): 964-966, fig. 2A-F, map 2 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 964-966, fig. 2A-F, map 2 [details] Available for editors
Holotype NHMUK ANEA 2016.123, geounit Whittard Canyon
, Note Whittard Canyon, Bay of Biscay, Northeastern...
Holotype NHMUK ANEA 2016.123, geounit Whittard Canyon [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Whittard Canyon, Bay of Biscay, Northeastern Atlantic Ocean (48.263°, -10.1597°). [details]
Depth range 3373–3429 m.
Distribution Northeastern Atlantic Ocean: Whittard Canyon (Bay of Biscay).
Etymology "The species is named after Natalia ('Nata'), the eldest daughter of the author – A. Sikorski" (Sikorski et al., 2017: 965).
Depth range 3373–3429 m. [details]
Distribution Northeastern Atlantic Ocean: Whittard Canyon (Bay of Biscay).
Distribution Northeastern Atlantic Ocean: Whittard Canyon (Bay of Biscay). [details]
Etymology "The species is named after Natalia ('Nata'), the eldest daughter of the author – A. Sikorski" (Sikorski et al., 2017: 965).
Etymology "The species is named after Natalia ('Nata'), the eldest daughter of the author – A. Sikorski" (Sikorski et al., 2017: 965). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Laonice (Appelloefia) natae Sikorski, Gunton & Pavlova, 2017. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1451961 on 2026-04-01
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Laonice (Appelloefia) natae Sikorski, Gunton & Pavlova, 2017. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1451961 on 2026-04-01
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Sikorski, Andrey; Gunton, Laetitia M.; Pavlova, Lyudmila. (2017). Laonice species (Polychaeta, Spionidae) from the Whittard Canyon (NE Atlantic) with descriptions of two new species. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 97(05): 961-973., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315417000480
page(s): 964-966, fig. 2A-F, map 2 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 964-966, fig. 2A-F, map 2 [details] Available for editors
Holotype NHMUK ANEA 2016.123, geounit Whittard Canyon [details]
Paratype NHMUK ANEA 2016.122, geounit Whittard Canyon [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 3373–3429 m. [details]Distribution Northeastern Atlantic Ocean: Whittard Canyon (Bay of Biscay). [details]
Etymology "The species is named after Natalia ('Nata'), the eldest daughter of the author – A. Sikorski" (Sikorski et al., 2017: 965). [details]
Habitat Type of sediment not specified, at bathyal depths. [details]
Type locality Whittard Canyon, Bay of Biscay, Northeastern Atlantic Ocean (48.263°, -10.1597°). [details]
