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Polychaeta taxon details

Placostegus leslieharrisae Kupriyanova & Flaxman, 2024

1769092  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1769092)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kupriyanova, Elena; Flaxman, Beth. (2024). Serpulidae (Annelida) of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 76(4): 211-242., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/kupriyanova-2024-rec-aust-mus-764-211242/
page(s): 235, figure 13A-E; note: Muirfield Seamount, Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territory, (13°10'06"S, 96°11'14"E), depth 271–311 m [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  AM W.54407 (LK311), geounit Cocos (Keeling) I.  
Holotype AM W.54407 (LK311), geounit Cocos (Keeling) I. [details]
Note Muirfield Seamount, Cocos (Keeling) Islands...  
From editor or global species database
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]
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...  
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...  
Etymology Placostegus leslieharrisae is named for Leslie Harris (Senior Collection Manager, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, CA, USA) [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Placostegus leslieharrisae Kupriyanova & Flaxman, 2024. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1769092 on 2026-04-30
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original description Kupriyanova, Elena; Flaxman, Beth. (2024). Serpulidae (Annelida) of the Australian Indian Ocean Territories. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 76(4): 211-242., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/kupriyanova-2024-rec-aust-mus-764-211242/
page(s): 235, figure 13A-E; note: Muirfield Seamount, Cocos (Keeling) Islands Territory, (13°10'06"S, 96°11'14"E), depth 271–311 m [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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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