WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Blake, James A. (2020). New species and records of deep-water Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific continental slope, abyssal Pacific Ocean, and the South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4730(1): 1-61., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4730.1.1 page(s): 20-21, fig. 10 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype MCZ 154094, geounit Juan De Fuca Ridge [details]
Paratype MCZ 154095, geounit Juan De Fuca Ridge [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2196 m. [details]
Distribution NE Pacific Ocean: Juan de Fuca Ridge. [details]
Etymology "This species is named for Dr. Yann Lelièvre, Université de Montréal, benthic biologist who participated in the survey and published an important paper on the ecology and biodiversity of the site (Lelièvre et al. 2018)" (Blake, 2020: 21). [details]
Habitat Hydrothermal vents, in lower continental slope depths (2196 m). [details]
Type locality Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge, off Washington, USA, NE Pacific Ocean (47.9493°, -129.0983°). [details]
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