WoRMS taxon details
Malacoceros samurai Hourdez, Desbruyères & Laubier, 2006
390265 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:390265)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hourdez, Stéphane; Desbruyères, Daniel; Laubier, Lucien. (2006). <i>Malacoceros samurai</i>, a new species of Spionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from hydrothermal vent chimney walls on the south East Pacific Rise. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 119(4): 592-599., available online at https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X(2006)119[592:MSANSO]2.0.CO;2
page(s): 594-598, figs. 1-4, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 594-598, figs. 1-4, table 1 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype USNM 1092991, geounit Pacific Ocean
, Note Rehu Marka site, South East Pacific Rise,...
Holotype USNM 1092991, geounit Pacific Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Rehu Marka site, South East Pacific Rise, South Pacific Ocean (-17.416°, -113.202°). [details]
Depth range 2585 m (not stated in the original description).
Distribution South Pacific Ocean: Rehu Marka site (South East Pacific Rise).
Etymology "The species name refers to the scalpel-like neurosetae found on the middle segments that are reminiscent of samurai...
Depth range 2585 m (not stated in the original description). [details]
Distribution South Pacific Ocean: Rehu Marka site (South East Pacific Rise).
Distribution South Pacific Ocean: Rehu Marka site (South East Pacific Rise). [details]
Etymology "The species name refers to the scalpel-like neurosetae found on the middle segments that are reminiscent of samurai...
Etymology "The species name refers to the scalpel-like neurosetae found on the middle segments that are reminiscent of samurai sabers" (Hourdez et al., 2006: 598). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Malacoceros samurai Hourdez, Desbruyères & Laubier, 2006. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390265 on 2024-04-24
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original description
Hourdez, Stéphane; Desbruyères, Daniel; Laubier, Lucien. (2006). <i>Malacoceros samurai</i>, a new species of Spionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from hydrothermal vent chimney walls on the south East Pacific Rise. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 119(4): 592-599., available online at https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324X(2006)119[592:MSANSO]2.0.CO;2
page(s): 594-598, figs. 1-4, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
page(s): 594-598, figs. 1-4, table 1 [details] Available for editors
[request] 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 1092991, geounit Pacific Ocean [details]
Paratype MNHN POLY TYPE 1480, geounit Pacific Ocean [details]
Paratype USNM 1092992, geounit Pacific Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2585 m (not stated in the original description). [details]Distribution South Pacific Ocean: Rehu Marka site (South East Pacific Rise). [details]
Etymology "The species name refers to the scalpel-like neurosetae found on the middle segments that are reminiscent of samurai sabers" (Hourdez et al., 2006: 598). [details]
Habitat On hydrothermal vent chimney walls, 2585 m depth. [details]
Type locality Rehu Marka site, South East Pacific Rise, South Pacific Ocean (-17.416°, -113.202°). [details]
