WoRMS taxon details
original description
Lindgren, Johanna; Hatch, Avery S.; Hourdez, Stephané; Seid, Charlotte A.; Rouse, Greg W. (2019). Phylogeny and Biogeography of Branchipolynoe (Polynoidae, Phyllodocida, Aciculata, Annelida), with Descriptions of Five New Species from Methane Seeps and Hydrothermal Vents. <em>Diversity.</em> 11(9): 153: 1-39., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/9/153 page(s): 31-35, figures 17–19 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype SIO-BIC A5460, geounit Fiji [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution White Lady hydrothermal vent, North Fiji Basin; Kilo Moana; Lau Back-arc Basin, Tonga; Nifonea hydrothermal vent, New Hebrides Arc; Niuatahi Seamount, Tonga-Tofua Arc, Tonga; Vanuatu hydrothermal vent, New Hebrides Arc; Haungaroa hydrothermal vent, Kermadec Arc; Brothers Caldera hydrothermal vent, Kermadec Arc.
Previous records of B. pettiboneae from Fiji and Lau basins would appear to be B. tjiasmantoi. [details]
Etymology Named in honor of Wewin Tjiasmanto, in appreciation for his support for the Scripps Oceanographic Collections. [details]
Type locality North Fiji Basin, White Lady hydrothermal vent, -16.99 S, 173.91 E (given as W in the article), 1991 m, Jason II Dive 149 [details]
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