WoRMS taxon details
original description
Sikorski, Andrey; Gunton, Laetitia M.; Pavlova, Lyudmila. (2017). Laonice species (Polychaeta, Spionidae) from the Whittard Canyon (NE Atlantic) with descriptions of two new species. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 97(05): 961-973., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315417000480 page(s): 964-966, fig. 2A-F, map 2 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NHMUK ANEA 2016.123, geounit Whittard Canyon [details]
Paratype NHMUK ANEA 2016.122, geounit Whittard Canyon [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 3373–3429 m. [details]
Distribution Northeastern Atlantic Ocean: Whittard Canyon (Bay of Biscay). [details]
Etymology "The species is named after Natalia ('Nata'), the eldest daughter of the author – A. Sikorski" (Sikorski et al., 2017: 965). [details]
Habitat Type of sediment not specified, at bathyal depths. [details]
Type locality Whittard Canyon, Bay of Biscay, Northeastern Atlantic Ocean (48.263°, -10.1597°). [details]
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