Polychaeta taxon details

Marphysa banana Lavesque, Daffe, Glasby, Hourdez & Hutchings, 2022

1602869  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1602869)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Annelida (Phylum)
  4. Polychaeta (Class)
  5. Errantia (Subclass)
  6. Eunicida (Order)
  7. Eunicidae (Family)
  8. Marphysa (Genus)
  9. Marphysa banana (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Lavesque, Nicolas; Daffe, Guillemine; Glasby, Christopher; Hourdez, Stéphane; Hutchings, Pat. (2022). Three new deep-sea species of <em>Marphysa</em> (Annelida, Eunicida, Eunicidae) from Papua New Guinea (Bismarck and Solomon seas). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1122: 81-105., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1122.89990 [details] OpenAccess publication
Holotype  MNHN MNHN-IA-2015-1608, geounit Bismarck Sea  
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IA-2015-1608, geounit Bismarck Sea [details]
, Note inside decomposing banana leaves, off New...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality inside decomposing banana leaves, off New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Sea, -2.483°S, 150.66°E, 273–324 m [details]
Etymology Marphysa banana is named for the decomposing banana leaves among which all the specimens were found.  
Etymology Marphysa banana is named for the decomposing banana leaves among which all the specimens were found. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Marphysa banana Lavesque, Daffe, Glasby, Hourdez & Hutchings, 2022. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1602869 on 2025-08-21
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2022-09-25 08:23:54Z
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Read, Geoffrey

original description Lavesque, Nicolas; Daffe, Guillemine; Glasby, Christopher; Hourdez, Stéphane; Hutchings, Pat. (2022). Three new deep-sea species of <em>Marphysa</em> (Annelida, Eunicida, Eunicidae) from Papua New Guinea (Bismarck and Solomon seas). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1122: 81-105., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1122.89990 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype MNHN MNHN-IA-2015-1608, geounit Bismarck Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Marphysa banana is named for the decomposing banana leaves among which all the specimens were found. [details]

Habitat Between 273 and 324 m, found inside banana leaves that presumably have been entrained from river runoff via coastal waters. [details]

Type locality inside decomposing banana leaves, off New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Sea, -2.483°S, 150.66°E, 273–324 m [details]
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