WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Gunton, Laetitia M.; Kupriyanova, Elena; Alvestad, Tom. (2020). Two new deep-water species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the eastern Australian continental margin. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 72(4): 101-121., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/gunton-2020-rec-aust-mus-724-101121/ page(s): 106, figures 2-5; note: offshore NSW, Australia [details]
Ecologyecology source
Gunton, Laetitia M.; Kupriyanova, Elena K.; Roterman, Christopher N. (2025). Well-connected worms: genetic connectivity of annelids (Melinnidae and Ampharetidae) across a biogeographical break in Australia's eastern abyss. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 77(2): 121-135., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/gunton-2025-rec-aust-mus-772-121135/ note: Report on phylogeography and haplotypes [details]
Other
Holotype AM W.50735, geounit New South Wales [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology authors: Melinnopsis gardelli is named "after Rickard Gardell for his generous donation to the Australian Museum Research Institute." [details]
Type locality Jervis Commonwealth Marine Reserve, offshore New South Wales, Australia, RV Investigator, voyage IN2017_V03, Beam Trawl -35.333, 151.258 (start 35°19'58.8"S 151°15'28.8"E), 2636-2650 m [details]
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