WoRMS taxon details
original description
Eilertsen, Mari Heggernes; Dahlgren, Thomas G.; Rapp, Hans Tore. (2020). A new species of Osedax (Siboglinidae: Annelida) from colonization experiments in the Arctic deep sea. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 7 (443): 1-8., available online at https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00443 page(s): 3 of 8, figures 1A-F; note: colonising bones, mid-ocean ridge in the Arctic [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea)
Eilertsen, Mari Heggernes; Dahlgren, Thomas G.; Rapp, Hans Tore. (2020). A new species of Osedax (Siboglinidae: Annelida) from colonization experiments in the Arctic deep sea. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 7 (443): 1-8., available online at https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00443 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype ZMBN 136747 (Zoological Museum, University of Bergen), geounit Loki's Castle [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Editor's comment The article contains nomenclatural acts but no ZooBank registration was initially included in the article. This was swiftly corrected upon notifying authors & journal. A ZooBank registration did already exist. [details]
Etymology Authors: "named after the Fenris wolf, son of the Norse god Loki, for whom the vent field where the species was discovered is named." [details]
Type locality Loki's Castle vent area, Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge, 2340 m depth at 73.5671, 8.15881 (73 34' 01.6" N, 8 09' 31.70" E ) [details]
Type specimen ZMBN 136747. There is no type-deposition statement and no explanation of the museum acronym (Bergen University Zoology Museum) [details]
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