Vrijenhoekia alphadelphini

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phyllodocida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Polychaeta Subclassis: Palpata Ordo: Aciculata Subordo: Phyllodocida

Familia: Hesionidae
Subfamilia: Psamathinae
Genus: Vrijenhoekia
Species: Vrijenhoekia alphadelphini

Name

Vrijenhoekia alphadelphini (Shimabukuro et al., 2019)

Original combination: Sirsoe alphadelphini Shimabukuro et al., 2019

ZooBank: 9EEF6978-FF57-4C0C-948C-EB7C1743E1A1

Type locality: Southwest Atlantic Ocean, 25.338°N 39.642°E / 25.338; 39.642, depth 3227 m.

Holotype: MZUSP 3373.

Paratypes: MZUSP 3574; ColBio DS00168.

Synonymy

• Sirsoe alphadelphini Shimabukuro et al., 2019: 20, figs. 12A–B; — Shimabukuro et al., 2021: 4–5.
• Vrijenhoekia alphadelphini (Shimabukuro et al., 2019) Kroesche & Rouse, 2025: 3, 28.

References

• Kroesche, R. & Rouse, G.W. 2025. Four New Species of Hesionidae (Annelida, Polychaeta, Phyllodocida) from Eastern Pacific Chemosynthetic Habitats and Reinstatement of Vrijenhoekia. Diversity 17(2): 121. DOI: 10.3390/d17020121 . Reference page. 
• Shimabukuro, M., Carrerette, O., Alfaro-Lucas, J.M., Rizzo, A.E., Halanych, K.M., Sumida, P.Y.G. 2019. Diversity, Distribution and Phylogeny of Hesionidae (Annelida) Colonizing Whale Falls: New Species of Sirsoe and Connections Between Ocean Basins. Frontiers in Marine Science 6(478): 1–26. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00478 . Reference page. 
• Shimabukuro, M., Carrerette, O., Alfaro-Lucas, J.M., Rizzo, A.E., Halanych, K.M., Sumida, P.Y.G. 2021. Corrigendum: Diversity, Distribution and Phylogeny of Hesionidae (Annelida) Colonizing Whale Falls: New Species of Sirsoe and Connections Between Ocean Basins. Frontiers in Marine Science 8: 1–5. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.691503 . Reference page. 

Links

• Vrijenhoekia alphadelphini (Shimabukuro, Carrerette, Alfaro-Lucas, Rizzo, Halanych & Sumida, 2021) in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on July 03, 2025

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