Vrijenhoekia mindiae

Vrijenhoekia mindiae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Phyllodocida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Polychaeta Subclassis: Palpata Ordo: Aciculata Subordo: Phyllodocida

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

Name

Vrijenhoekia mindiae Kroesche & Rouse, 2025

ZooBank: DD775715-3E3C-41DB-AF7C-7F904A1D1601

Type locality: Mound 12, bone, wood, and chips deployment, Costa Rica, 8.930000°N 84.312000°W / 8.930000; -84.312000, 992 m depth.

Holotype: SIO-BIC A9606.

Paratypes: SIO-BIC A3255; SIO-BIC A1406; SIO-BIC A9608A–D; SIO-BIC A8101A; SIO-BIC A9612A–F; SIO-BIC A9926A.

Etymology: named after Mindi M. Summers.

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.  [24–28, figs. 15–17]

Links

• Vrijenhoekia mindiae Kroesche & Rouse, 2025 in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on June 01, 2025

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