Polychaeta taxon details
Holotype AM W.54407 (LK311), geounit Cocos (Keeling) I. [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range As the maximum depth yet recorded for Placostegus leslieharrisae is 367 m (minimum 271 m) it is not yet regarded as a 'deep sea' species, as the choosen starting depth at WoRMS for deep sea is 500 m. [details]
Etymology Placostegus leslieharrisae is named for Leslie Harris (Senior Collection Manager, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, CA, USA) [details]
Type locality Muirfield Seamount, Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territory, -13.1683, 96.1872 (13°10'06"S, 96°11'14"E), depth 271–311 m [details]
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