Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Blake, J. A.; Hilbig, B. (1990). Polychaeta from the vicinity of deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. II. New species and records from the Juan de Fuca and Explorer Ridge systems. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 44(3): 219-253., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1280 page(s): 231-233, fig. 7 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
additional source
Blake, J.A. 1988. Polychaeta from the vicinity of deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Eastern Pacific. II: New species and records from the Juan De Fuca and Explorer Ridge systems. Fifth Deep-sea Biology Symposium Brest - June 26th/July 1st 1988: 130. [details]
Holotype USNM 122698, geounit Juan De Fuca Ridge [details]
Paratype CMN 1989-0076, geounit Eastern Pacific [details]
Paratype CMN 1989-0272, geounit Eastern Pacific [details]
Paratype CMN 1989-0273, geounit Eastern Pacific [details]
Paratype USNM 122697, geounit Eastern Pacific [details]
Paratype USNM 122699, geounit Eastern Pacific [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1808-2216 m. [details]
Distribution Hydrothermal vents of the Northeastern Pacific Ocean. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet ridgensis derives from the word 'ridge' and refers to the distribution of the species, collected on the Juan de Fuca and Explorer Ridge systems. [details]
Habitat Hydrothermal vents. [details]
Type locality Eastern Pacific Ocean, off Washington State (USA), Juan de Fuca Ridge, Endeavour Segment, TLC Vent (47º57.1'N, 129º06.3'W). [details]
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