WoRMS name details
Branchinotogluma ovata Wu, Zhan & Xu, 2019
1376967 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1376967)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Wu, Xuwen; Zhan, Zifeng; Xu, Kuidong. (2019). Two new and two rarely known species of Branchinotogluma (Annelida: Polynoidae) from deep-sea hydrothermal vents of the Manus Back-Arc basin, with remarks on the diversity and biogeography of vent polynoids. <em>Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers.</em> 149: 103051., available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967063718302280
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Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Etymology authors: B. ovata named "from the Latin adjective ovata (ovate), referring to its ovate body shape which is distinct from...
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology authors: B. ovata named "from the Latin adjective ovata (ovate), referring to its ovate body shape which is distinct from...
Etymology authors: B. ovata named "from the Latin adjective ovata (ovate), referring to its ovate body shape which is distinct from most congeners" [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Branchinotogluma ovata Wu, Zhan & Xu, 2019. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1376967 on 2026-07-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Wu, Xuwen; Zhan, Zifeng; Xu, Kuidong. (2019). Two new and two rarely known species of Branchinotogluma (Annelida: Polynoidae) from deep-sea hydrothermal vents of the Manus Back-Arc basin, with remarks on the diversity and biogeography of vent polynoids. <em>Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers.</em> 149: 103051., available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967063718302280
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new combination reference Hiley, Avery S..; Mongiardino Koch, Nicolás.; Rouse, Greg W. (2024). Phylogenetics of Lepidonotopodini (Macellicephalinae, Polynoidae, Annelida) and Comparative Mitogenomics of Shallow-Water vs. Deep-Sea Scaleworms (Aphroditiformia). <em>Biology.</em> 13(12): 979: 1-87., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/12/979
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[request]new combination reference Hiley, Avery S..; Mongiardino Koch, Nicolás.; Rouse, Greg W. (2024). Phylogenetics of Lepidonotopodini (Macellicephalinae, Polynoidae, Annelida) and Comparative Mitogenomics of Shallow-Water vs. Deep-Sea Scaleworms (Aphroditiformia). <em>Biology.</em> 13(12): 979: 1-87., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/12/979
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context source (Deepsea)
Wu, Xuwen; Zhan, Zifeng; Xu, Kuidong. (2019). Two new and two rarely known species of Branchinotogluma (Annelida: Polynoidae) from deep-sea hydrothermal vents of the Manus Back-Arc basin, with remarks on the diversity and biogeography of vent polynoids. <em>Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers.</em> 149: 103051., available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967063718302280 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Holotype MBMCAS MBM286053, geounit Bismarck Sea [details]
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Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Etymology authors: B. ovata named "from the Latin adjective ovata (ovate), referring to its ovate body shape which is distinct from most congeners" [details]
Type locality Manus Back-Arc Basin, Bismarck Sea, Pacific Ocean, -3.7284,151.6725, 1707 m [details]
