WoRMS taxon details
original description
McCowin, Marina F.; Rouse, Greg W. (2018). A new Lamellibrachia species and confirmed range extension for Lamellibrachia barhami (Siboglinidae, Annelida) from Costa Rica methane seeps. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4504(1): 1-21., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4504.1.1 page(s): 5 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
McCowin, Marina F.; Rouse, Greg W. (2018). A new Lamellibrachia species and confirmed range extension for Lamellibrachia barhami (Siboglinidae, Annelida) from Costa Rica methane seeps. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4504(1): 1-21., available online at https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4504.1.1 [details]
Holotype SIO SIO-BIC A8382, geounit Costa Rican part of the North Pacific Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Distribution Known from one site only. Authors: "Lamellibrachia donwalshi sp. nov. has only been recovered from a single small area (varies by 0.01 N) and depth range of 999 to 1,040 meters. It was previously noted by Levin et al. (2015) as Lamellibrachia sp. [details]
Etymology authors: "Don Walsh was one of the first people to descend to the bottom of the Challenger Deep aboard
the bathyscaphe Trieste in 1960. He went on to a distinguished career in oceanography and marine policy. We name Lamellibrachia donwalshi sp. nov. in honor of his contributions to deep sea research and exploration." [details]
Type locality Methane seep known as Mound 12, collected by HOV Alvin, Dive 4917, off Costa Rica, Eastern Pacific, ~1,000 meters depth, 8.93°N, 84.32°W. [details]
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