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WoRMS taxon detailsParalvinella mira Han, Zhang, Wang & Zhou, 2021
1512257 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1512257)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Han, Yuru; Zhang, Dongsheng; Wang, Chunsheng; Zhou, Yadong. (2021). Out of the Pacific: A New Alvinellid Worm (Annelida: Terebellida) From the Northern Indian Ocean Hydrothermal Vents. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 8: 669918: 1-11., available online at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.669918
page(s): 5 of 11, figures 3-4; note: Wocan hydrothermal vent field, Carlsberg Ridge, Indian Ocean [details]
Holotype RSIO RSIO38206, geounit Indian Ocean
Holotype RSIO RSIO38206, geounit Indian Ocean [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Wocan hydrothermal vent field, Carlsberg Ridge, North Indian Ocean, 6.36 N, 60.53 E, 2920 m deep, ROV Jiaolong Dive 129 [details]
Etymology authors: Paralvinella mira is named "“Mira” (Latin), wonderful, surprising, named for its unexpected
presence at Wocan...
Etymology authors: Paralvinella mira is named "“Mira” (Latin), wonderful, surprising, named for its unexpected presence at Wocan field in high abundance." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Paralvinella mira Han, Zhang, Wang & Zhou, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1512257 on 2025-05-07
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Nomenclatureoriginal description
Han, Yuru; Zhang, Dongsheng; Wang, Chunsheng; Zhou, Yadong. (2021). Out of the Pacific: A New Alvinellid Worm (Annelida: Terebellida) From the Northern Indian Ocean Hydrothermal Vents. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 8: 669918: 1-11., available online at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.669918
page(s): 5 of 11, figures 3-4; note: Wocan hydrothermal vent field, Carlsberg Ridge, Indian Ocean [details]
Holotype RSIO RSIO38206, geounit Indian Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis First three chaetigers not fused; buccal apparatus with a pair of short, strong and acutely pointed tentacles, together with ungrouped slender oral tentacles; notopodia on chaetigers 5 to about 15 (except for chaetiger 7) bearing dorsal digitiform lobe; notochaetae consisting of one long and one short group of chaetae; uncini starting on chaetigers 15–20; Currently only known from northwest Indian Ocean vents. [details]Etymology authors: Paralvinella mira is named "“Mira” (Latin), wonderful, surprising, named for its unexpected presence at Wocan field in high abundance." [details] Type locality Wocan hydrothermal vent field, Carlsberg Ridge, North Indian Ocean, 6.36 N, 60.53 E, 2920 m deep, ROV Jiaolong Dive 129 [details] |
