Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Ravara, Ascensão; Marçal, Ana R.; Wiklund, Helena; Hilário, Ana. (2015). First account on the diversity of Ophryotrocha (Annelida, Dorvilleidae) from a mammal-fall in the deep-Atlantic Ocean with the description of three new species. <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> [vol unassigned] 1-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2015.1047428 page(s): 10 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Ravara, Ascensão; Marçal, Ana R.; Wiklund, Helena; Hilário, Ana. (2015). First account on the diversity of Ophryotrocha (Annelida, Dorvilleidae) from a mammal-fall in the deep-Atlantic Ocean with the description of three new species. <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> [vol unassigned] 1-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2015.1047428 [details]
Holotype NHMUK NHM2014.43, geounit Portuguese Atlantic Coast [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology Authors: "Ophryotrocha lusa is named in allusion to 'LUSO', the first Portuguese deep-water ROV used on the sampling process of this study. The name 'luso' is the gentilic for the inhabitants of Portugal." [details]
Type locality Setubal canyon, off Portugal, 38.2809, -9.1122, 1000 m, on experimental deployment of cow bones [details]
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