WoRMS taxon details
original description
Hatch, A. S.; Liew, H.; Hourdez, S.; Rouse, G. W. (2020). Hungry scale worms: Phylogenetics of Peinaleopolynoe (Polynoidae, Annelida), with four new species. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 932: 27-74., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.932.48532 page(s): 49-57, Figures 6A–E, 7A, 8, 9, 10A, 11 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Hatch, A. S.; Liew, H.; Hourdez, S.; Rouse, G. W. (2020). Hungry scale worms: Phylogenetics of Peinaleopolynoe (Polynoidae, Annelida), with four new species. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 932: 27-74., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.932.48532 [details]
Holotype SIO SIO-BIC A6151, geounit Gulf of California [details]
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Biology authors: "Peinaleopolynoe orphanae displayed an interesting fighting behavior in situ, in which an individual used its everted pharynx to attack an opponent’s elytra; the two individuals attacked one another back and forth for several minutes . This may explain the damaged elytra with apparent bite marks on the posterior edges in the holotype and in several other paratypes collected." [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Ecology authors: "Peinaleopolynoe orphanae is unusual among Peinaleopolynoe in that most specimens were associated with bacterial mats adjacent to hydrothermal vents in the Pescadero Basin at ~3700 m depth. One specimen was found at a cold seep with abundant vesicomyid clams suggesting that P. orphanae may be more of a habitat generalist than its close relatives." [details]
Etymology named after Dr. Victoria J. Orphan, researcher on deep-sea chemosynthetic ecosystems [details]
Type locality Hydrothermal vents of the Pescadero Basin in the Gulf of California, Mexico 23.9538, -108.8622 (23°57.23'N, 108°51.73'W), ROV “Doc Ricketts” Dive 757, 3700 m [details]
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