Orbiniella grasslei

Orbiniella grasslei, holotype.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scolecida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Polychaeta Subclassis: Scolecida

Familia: Orbiniidae
Subfamilia: Microrbiniinae
Genus: Orbiniella
Species: Orbiniella grasslei

Name

Orbiniella grasslei Blake, 2000

ZooBank: C1344615-DC39-4782-89FB-F7DBBAB3ECA1

Type locality: Hydrothermal vent area at 21°N, East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean (20.8333°, -109.1°).

Holotype: MCZ 153574, East Pacific Rise, hydrothermal vent area at 21°N: HOV Alvin Dive 1221-15, 20°50′N; 109°06′W, 4 May 1982, 1618 m, washings of Riftia pachyptila tubes and Calyptogena magnifica shells.

Paratypes:

• MCZ 153575, 3 specimens, same data as holotype.
• MCZ 153576, 4 specimens, East Pacific Rise, hydrothermal vent area at 21°N: HOV Alvin Dive 1223-17, 20°50′N; 109°06′W, 7 May 1982, 2616 m, rubble.

References

Primary references

• Blake, J.A. 2020. New species and records of deep-water Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific continental slope, abyssal Pacific Ocean, and the South China Sea. Zootaxa. 4730(1): 1-61. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4730.1.1 Reference page.  [see pages 41-44, original description]

Links

• Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Orbiniella grasslei Blake, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1418183 on 2020-09-29

• BHL bibliography
• Orbiniella grasslei – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Orbiniella grasslei.
• ION

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