WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Hesiocaeca methanicola Desbruyères & Toulmond, 1998) Desbruyères, Daniel; Toulmond, André. (1998). A new species of hesionid worm, <i>Hesiocaeca methanicola</i> sp. nov. (Polychaeta: Hesionidae), living in ice-like methane hydrates in the deep Gulf of Mexico. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 39(1): 93-98., available online at https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.BA5D76AF [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference
Pleijel, Fredrik; Rouse, Greg W.; Ruta, Christine; Wiklund, Helena; Nygren, Arne. (2008). <i>Vrijenhoekia balaenophila</i>, a new hesionid polychaete from a whale fall off California. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 152(4): 625-634., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00360.x page(s): 633 [details] Available for editors [request]
biology source
Lim, Shen Jean; Thompson, Luke R.; Goodwin, Kelly D. (2023). Genetic features of the marine polychaete Sirsoe methanicola from metagenomic data. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> efirst., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1067482 [details]
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English |
methane ice worm [from synonym] |
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German |
Methan-Eiswurm [from synonym] |
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