WoRMS name details
original description
Maciolek, N.J. (1981). Spionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Galápagos Rift Geothermal Vents. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 94(3): 826-837., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34607337 page(s): 834-836, fig. 5 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 65921, geounit Galapagos Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2447 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galápagos Rift geothermal vents. [details]
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Howard L. Sanders (b. Newark, New Jersey, USA, 17 March 1921 - d. Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA, 8 February 2001), of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, whose commitment to science of the highest quality was a continual inspiration for the author of the species. [details]
Habitat Geothermal vents, amongst Riftia pachyptila, known to occur at 2447 m. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galápagos Rift geothermal vents, ''Rose Garden'' geothermal vent (0º48.2'N, 86º13.5'W), 2447 m, amongst Riftia pachyptila. [details]
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