Solis-Weiss, Vivianne. (1993). Grassleia hydrothermalis, a new genus and species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the hydrothermal vents off the Oregon coast (U.S.A.) at Gorda Ridge. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 106(4): 661-665.
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Solis-Weiss, Vivianne
1993
Grassleia hydrothermalis, a new genus and species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the hydrothermal vents off the Oregon coast (U.S.A.) at Gorda Ridge
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
A new ampharetid genus (Grassleia hydrothermalis) from the hydrothermal vents found off the coasts of Oregon is described. It differs from other genera in its unusual abdominal shape: very short (seven setigers) and constricted in the first. Its affinities with close related genera are discussed.