WoRMS taxon details
Marphysa papuaensis Lavesque, Daffe, Glasby, Hourdez & Hutchings, 2022
1602870 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1602870)
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] 
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IA-2015-1559, geounit Bismarck Sea
, Note near New Britain in the strait with New...
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IA-2015-1559, geounit Bismarck Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality near New Britain in the strait with New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Sea, -4.6 S, 152.4 E, depth 430-523 m (elsewhere to 1200 m) [details]
Etymology authors: Marphysa papuaensis is named for "the type locality and geographical distribution of this species"
Etymology authors: Marphysa papuaensis is named for "the type locality and geographical distribution of this species" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Marphysa papuaensis Lavesque, Daffe, Glasby, Hourdez & Hutchings, 2022. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1602870 on 2025-06-16
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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]
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IA-2015-1559, geounit Bismarck Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology authors: Marphysa papuaensis is named for "the type locality and geographical distribution of this species" [details]Habitat Between 250 and 1200 m, mostly found inside sunken wood [details]
Type locality near New Britain in the strait with New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Bismarck Sea, -4.6 S, 152.4 E, depth 430-523 m (elsewhere to 1200 m) [details]
