Polychaeta taxon details
Grassleia hydrothermalis Solis-Weiss, 1993
328168 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:328168)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Solis-Weiss, Vivianne. (1993). Grassleia hydrothermalis, a new genus and species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the hydrothermal vents off the Oregon coast (U.S.A.) at Gorda Ridge. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 106(4): 661-665., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34574497 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype USNM (157692),, geounit Gorda Ridges
, Note Gorda Ridge, Escanaba Trough, DSRV Alvin dive...
Holotype USNM (157692),, geounit Gorda Ridges [details]
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Type locality Gorda Ridge, Escanaba Trough, DSRV Alvin dive 2042, 12 Jun 1988, 40.9452, -127.4883, (40°56.71 'N, 127°29.3l 'W), depth 3271 m. [details]
Etymology Grassleia hydrothermalis is named for its hydrothermal vent habitat
Etymology Grassleia hydrothermalis is named for its hydrothermal vent habitat [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Grassleia hydrothermalis Solis-Weiss, 1993. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=328168 on 2025-06-06
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Solis-Weiss, Vivianne. (1993). Grassleia hydrothermalis, a new genus and species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the hydrothermal vents off the Oregon coast (U.S.A.) at Gorda Ridge. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 106(4): 661-665., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34574497 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
[request]context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM (157692),, geounit Gorda Ridges [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Grassleia hydrothermalis is named for its hydrothermal vent habitat [details]Type locality Gorda Ridge, Escanaba Trough, DSRV Alvin dive 2042, 12 Jun 1988, 40.9452, -127.4883, (40°56.71 'N, 127°29.3l 'W), depth 3271 m. [details]
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Specimen Smithsonian Institution, Washington (USNM) [details]
