WoRMS taxon details
Photinopolynoe iskrae Hiley, Green & Rouse, 2025
1849371 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1849371)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hiley, A. S.; Green, K. R.; Rouse, G. W. (2025). Seven new species of scaleworms (Lepidonotopodini, Polynoidae, Polychaeta, Annelida) from deep-sea chemosynthetic-based ecosystems. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 55(6)., available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12526-025-01580-7
page(s): 18-21, Figures 9B, 13, 14, 15; note: whale fall off San Diego, California, USA, 32.777 N, -117.488 W, 845 m [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 18-21, Figures 9B, 13, 14, 15; note: whale fall off San Diego, California, USA, 32.777 N, -117.488 W, 845 m [details] Available for editors
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Holotype SIO-BIC A12347, geounit East Pacific
, Note Holotype, SIO-BIC A12347 from Rosebud whale...
Holotype SIO-BIC A12347, geounit East Pacific [details]
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Type locality Holotype, SIO-BIC A12347 from Rosebud whale fall off San Diego, California, USA, 32.777 N, -117.488 W, 845 m, collected ROV Doc Ricketts Dive 1253 [details]
Etymology Photinopolynoe iskrae is named in memory of the dog 'Iskra', whose name means 'spark', and was the childhood pet of Maja...
Etymology Photinopolynoe iskrae is named in memory of the dog 'Iskra', whose name means 'spark', and was the childhood pet of Maja Young, a student at the American School in Warsaw, and winner of a naming competition. Feminine genitive noun in apposition. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Photinopolynoe iskrae Hiley, Green & Rouse, 2025. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1849371 on 2026-09-28
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Hiley, A. S.; Green, K. R.; Rouse, G. W. (2025). Seven new species of scaleworms (Lepidonotopodini, Polynoidae, Polychaeta, Annelida) from deep-sea chemosynthetic-based ecosystems. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 55(6)., available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12526-025-01580-7
page(s): 18-21, Figures 9B, 13, 14, 15; note: whale fall off San Diego, California, USA, 32.777 N, -117.488 W, 845 m [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 18-21, Figures 9B, 13, 14, 15; note: whale fall off San Diego, California, USA, 32.777 N, -117.488 W, 845 m [details] Available for editors
[request]
Holotype SIO-BIC A12347, geounit East Pacific [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Photinopolynoe iskrae is named in memory of the dog 'Iskra', whose name means 'spark', and was the childhood pet of Maja Young, a student at the American School in Warsaw, and winner of a naming competition. Feminine genitive noun in apposition. [details]Habitat Photinopolynoe iskrae were collected from a whale fall (holotype) and methane seeps. Paratypes SIOBIC A13178 and MZUCR-1531–01 were associated with wood at the methane seeps. [details]
Type locality Holotype, SIO-BIC A12347 from Rosebud whale fall off San Diego, California, USA, 32.777 N, -117.488 W, 845 m, collected ROV Doc Ricketts Dive 1253 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Iskra’s glitter worm | [details] |
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