WoRMS taxon details
Terebellosuctoria jimii Hutchings, Daffe & Lavesque in Kupriyanova et. al. 2026
1902764 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1902764)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kupriyanova, Elena; Criscione, Francesco; Daffe, Guillemine; Hutchings, Pat; Lavesque, Nicolas; Murray, Anna; Paxton, Hannelore; Budaeva, Nataliya. (2026). New species of Annelida of the Australian Indian Ocean Territory (Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands) seamounts. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 78(4): 139-186., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/kupriyanova-2026-rec-aust-mus-784-139186/
page(s): 172, figures 21B, 22–25, 26B; note: Holotype AM W.54638, IN2022_V08_138, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, -12.0469 S, 96.8308 E (12°02'49"S, 96°49'51"E), 674–648 m [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 172, figures 21B, 22–25, 26B; note: Holotype AM W.54638, IN2022_V08_138, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, -12.0469 S, 96.8308 E (12°02'49"S, 96°49'51"E), 674–648 m [details] Available for editors
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Holotype AM W.54638, geounit Cocos (Keeling) I.
, Note Holotype AM W.54638, IN2022_V08_138, Cocos...
Holotype AM W.54638, geounit Cocos (Keeling) I. [details]
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Type locality Holotype AM W.54638, IN2022_V08_138, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, -12.0469 S, 96.8308 E (12°02'49"S, 96°49'51"E), 674–648 m [details]
Etymology Terebellosuctoria jimii is named after Dr Naoto Jimi (Nagoya University, Japan), the first to describe the presence of a...
Etymology Terebellosuctoria jimii is named after Dr Naoto Jimi (Nagoya University, Japan), the first to describe the presence of a ventral sucker in a terebellid. Masculine genitive noun in apposition. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Terebellosuctoria jimii Hutchings, Daffe & Lavesque in Kupriyanova et. al. 2026. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1902764 on 2026-08-04
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Nomenclature
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Kupriyanova, Elena; Criscione, Francesco; Daffe, Guillemine; Hutchings, Pat; Lavesque, Nicolas; Murray, Anna; Paxton, Hannelore; Budaeva, Nataliya. (2026). New species of Annelida of the Australian Indian Ocean Territory (Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands) seamounts. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 78(4): 139-186., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/kupriyanova-2026-rec-aust-mus-784-139186/
page(s): 172, figures 21B, 22–25, 26B; note: Holotype AM W.54638, IN2022_V08_138, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, -12.0469 S, 96.8308 E (12°02'49"S, 96°49'51"E), 674–648 m [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 172, figures 21B, 22–25, 26B; note: Holotype AM W.54638, IN2022_V08_138, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, -12.0469 S, 96.8308 E (12°02'49"S, 96°49'51"E), 674–648 m [details] Available for editors
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Holotype AM W.54638, geounit Cocos (Keeling) I. [details]
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Diagnosis Terebellosuctoria jimii sp. nov. is characterised by having three pairs of branchiae, 17 pairs of notopodia, presence of eyespots, small triangular lateral lobes on segment 3 and pygidium with 8 large globular papillae.The structure of the tube opening consists of multiple disorganized branching fine outgrowths (figure 22A) covered with attached foraminiferans. The authors mention this construction but not as a species-specific character. [details]
Etymology Terebellosuctoria jimii is named after Dr Naoto Jimi (Nagoya University, Japan), the first to describe the presence of a ventral sucker in a terebellid. Masculine genitive noun in apposition. [details]
Type locality Holotype AM W.54638, IN2022_V08_138, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, -12.0469 S, 96.8308 E (12°02'49"S, 96°49'51"E), 674–648 m [details]
