Deep-Sea taxon details
Amphisamytha goemoncola Carrerette, Bergamo, Shimabukuro, Jimi, Fujiwara, & Sumida, 2026
1873152 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1873152)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Carrerette, Orlemir; Bergamo, Gilberto; Shimabukuro, Maurício; Jimi, Naoto; Fujiwara, Yoshihiro; Sumida, Paulo Y. (2026). Hitchhiking in the deep: A new Amphisamytha species (Annelida: Ampharetidae) riding on widespread squat lobster at hydrothermal vents in the Okinawa Trough (NW Pacific). <em>Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers.</em> 228: 104654: 1-10., available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967063726000075
page(s): 4 of 10, figures 4-5; note: Holotype MZUSP 8511, Iheya- North hydrothermal field, Okinawa Trough, NW Pacific, 27.7904 N, 126.9005 E (27 47.4256′ N, 126 54.0319′ E), 1042 m depth [details] Available for editors
page(s): 4 of 10, figures 4-5; note: Holotype MZUSP 8511, Iheya- North hydrothermal field, Okinawa Trough, NW Pacific, 27.7904 N, 126.9005 E (27 47.4256′ N, 126 54.0319′ E), 1042 m depth [details] Available for editors
Holotype MZUSP 8511, geounit Okinawa Trough
, Note Holotype MZUSP 8511, Iheya-North hydrothermal...
Holotype MZUSP 8511, geounit Okinawa Trough [details]
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Type locality Holotype MZUSP 8511, Iheya-North hydrothermal field, Okinawa Trough, NW Pacific, 27.7904 N, 126.9005 E (27 47.4256′ N, 126 54.0319′ E), 1042 m depth. The authors' figure 1 map shows the location incorrectly as a latitude just north of 25 N (it is actually at latitude 27.7 N according to the authors' data). [details]
Etymology The authors do not state explicitly how they chose the spelling of the species epithet of the name Amphisamytha goemoncola....
Etymology The authors do not state explicitly how they chose the spelling of the species epithet of the name Amphisamytha goemoncola. Names ending in 'cola' denote association. However, they state that "The Japanese name for the squat lobster Shinkaia crosnieri is Goemon-Koshioriebi, where Koshioriebi means "squat lobster" and Goemon refers to the legendary outlaw Ishikawa Goemon. According to folklore, Goemon was executed by being boiled alive in a cauldron, a fate metaphorically echoed by the appearance of S. crosnieri dwelling in hot hydrothermal vent waters. The new species described herein is named Amphisamytha goemoncola, in reference to its close association with S. crosnieri" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Amphisamytha goemoncola Carrerette, Bergamo, Shimabukuro, Jimi, Fujiwara, & Sumida, 2026. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1873152 on 2026-05-16
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Amphisamytha goemoncola Carrerette, Bergamo, Shimabukuro, Jimi, Fujiwara, & Sumida, 2026. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1873152 on 2026-05-16
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Carrerette, Orlemir; Bergamo, Gilberto; Shimabukuro, Maurício; Jimi, Naoto; Fujiwara, Yoshihiro; Sumida, Paulo Y. (2026). Hitchhiking in the deep: A new Amphisamytha species (Annelida: Ampharetidae) riding on widespread squat lobster at hydrothermal vents in the Okinawa Trough (NW Pacific). <em>Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers.</em> 228: 104654: 1-10., available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967063726000075
page(s): 4 of 10, figures 4-5; note: Holotype MZUSP 8511, Iheya- North hydrothermal field, Okinawa Trough, NW Pacific, 27.7904 N, 126.9005 E (27 47.4256′ N, 126 54.0319′ E), 1042 m depth [details] Available for editors
page(s): 4 of 10, figures 4-5; note: Holotype MZUSP 8511, Iheya- North hydrothermal field, Okinawa Trough, NW Pacific, 27.7904 N, 126.9005 E (27 47.4256′ N, 126 54.0319′ E), 1042 m depth [details] Available for editors
Holotype MZUSP 8511, geounit Okinawa Trough [details]
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Association Amphsamytha goemoncola was found attached to the appendages of Shinkaia crosnieri, a squat lobster widely distributed across multiple hydrothermal vent fields in the Okinawa Trough and other chemosynthesis-based environments. [details]Etymology The authors do not state explicitly how they chose the spelling of the species epithet of the name Amphisamytha goemoncola. Names ending in 'cola' denote association. However, they state that "The Japanese name for the squat lobster Shinkaia crosnieri is Goemon-Koshioriebi, where Koshioriebi means "squat lobster" and Goemon refers to the legendary outlaw Ishikawa Goemon. According to folklore, Goemon was executed by being boiled alive in a cauldron, a fate metaphorically echoed by the appearance of S. crosnieri dwelling in hot hydrothermal vent waters. The new species described herein is named Amphisamytha goemoncola, in reference to its close association with S. crosnieri" [details]
Type locality Holotype MZUSP 8511, Iheya-North hydrothermal field, Okinawa Trough, NW Pacific, 27.7904 N, 126.9005 E (27 47.4256′ N, 126 54.0319′ E), 1042 m depth. The authors' figure 1 map shows the location incorrectly as a latitude just north of 25 N (it is actually at latitude 27.7 N according to the authors' data). [details]
