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Polychaeta taxon detailsLeitoscoloplos pachybranchiatus Blake & Hilbig, 1990
328709 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328709)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte. (1990). Polychaeta from the vicinity of deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. II. New species and records from the Juan de Fuca and Explorer Ridge systems. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 44(3): 219-253., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1280
page(s): 240, fig. 12A-D [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype USNM 122710, geounit Juan De Fuca Ridge
Holotype USNM 122710, geounit Juan De Fuca Ridge [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Northeastern Pacific Ocean, off Washington (USA), hydrothermal vents, Juan de Fuca Ridge, Endeavour Segment, TLC Vent, Alvin dive A-1446-2314 (47º57.1'N, 129º06.3'W), 2216 m. [details]
Depth range 2216 m.
Depth range 2216 m. [details] Distribution Northeastern Pacific: Juan de Fuca Ridge, Endeavour Segment, TLC Vent.
Distribution Northeastern Pacific: Juan de Fuca Ridge, Endeavour Segment, TLC Vent. [details] Etymology The specific epithet pachybranchiatus is derived from the Greek words pachys, meaning 'thick', and branchos, mening 'gill',...
Etymology The specific epithet pachybranchiatus is derived from the Greek words pachys, meaning 'thick', and branchos, mening 'gill', and refers to the very thick branchiae in cross section. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Leitoscoloplos pachybranchiatus Blake & Hilbig, 1990. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328709 on 2026-09-29
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original description
Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte. (1990). Polychaeta from the vicinity of deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. II. New species and records from the Juan de Fuca and Explorer Ridge systems. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 44(3): 219-253., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1280
page(s): 240, fig. 12A-D [details] Available for editors [request]context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details] additional source Blake, J.A. 1988. Polychaeta from the vicinity of deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Eastern Pacific. II: New species and records from the Juan De Fuca and Explorer Ridge systems. Fifth Deep-sea Biology Symposium Brest - June 26th/July 1st 1988: 130. [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 122710, geounit Juan De Fuca Ridge [details]
Paratype USNM 122711, geounit Juan De Fuca Ridge [details]
Paratype USNM 122712, geounit Juan De Fuca Ridge [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2216 m. [details]Distribution Northeastern Pacific: Juan de Fuca Ridge, Endeavour Segment, TLC Vent. [details] Etymology The specific epithet pachybranchiatus is derived from the Greek words pachys, meaning 'thick', and branchos, mening 'gill', and refers to the very thick branchiae in cross section. [details] Habitat Hydrothermal vents. [details] Type locality Northeastern Pacific Ocean, off Washington (USA), hydrothermal vents, Juan de Fuca Ridge, Endeavour Segment, TLC Vent, Alvin dive A-1446-2314 (47º57.1'N, 129º06.3'W), 2216 m. [details] |
