WoRMS taxon details
Methanoaricia dendrobranchiata Blake, 2000
329359 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329359)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A. (2000). A new genus and species of polychaete worm (Family Orbiniidae) from methane seeps in the Gulf of Mexico, with a review of the systematics and phylogenetic interrelationships of the genera of Orbiniidae. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 41(4): 435-449., available online at https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.84F1D61E
page(s): 440-442, figs. 1A-B, 2A-H [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 440-442, figs. 1A-B, 2A-H [details] Available for editors
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Holotype USNM 186776, geounit Gulf of Mexico
, Note Gulf of Mexico, USA, Louisiana, Green Canyon
Holotype USNM 186776, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Type locality Gulf of Mexico, USA, Louisiana, Green Canyon [details]
Etymology Dendro, from the Greek dendrion for tree, referring to the branched nature of the branchiae; branchos, Greek for gill.
Etymology Dendro, from the Greek dendrion for tree, referring to the branched nature of the branchiae; branchos, Greek for gill. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Methanoaricia dendrobranchiata Blake, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329359 on 2026-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Blake, James A. (2000). A new genus and species of polychaete worm (Family Orbiniidae) from methane seeps in the Gulf of Mexico, with a review of the systematics and phylogenetic interrelationships of the genera of Orbiniidae. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 41(4): 435-449., available online at https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.84F1D61E
page(s): 440-442, figs. 1A-B, 2A-H [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 440-442, figs. 1A-B, 2A-H [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
additional source Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 186776, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Paratype USNM 186777, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Paratype USNM AHF-Poly 1961, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Dendro, from the Greek dendrion for tree, referring to the branched nature of the branchiae; branchos, Greek for gill. [details]Unreviewed
Type locality Gulf of Mexico, USA, Louisiana, Green Canyon [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Methanoaricia dendrobranchiata)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 1263616 Jar Photo)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 1263616)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (21 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 186776)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Methanoaricia dendrobranchiata)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 1263616 Jar Photo)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 1263616)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (21 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (Holotype USNM 186776)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
