WoRMS name details
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Etymology Not stated, but assumed named after the 4 pairs of branchiae. The Ilyphagus octobranchus species name looks formulated as a noun in apposition (for example Octobranchus is a genus of Trichobranchidae), rather than an adjectival form, which might have been octobranchiatus. Two examples of the latter are Pimlicocrinus octobranchiatus and Dichograptus octobranchiatus, both fossils. [details]
Type locality Off New England in slope depths. The holotype station is referred to as "S1 3" but a station of that alphanumeric is not listed in the station list. Salazar-Vallejo & Buzhinskaja (2011: 37) give the location as station Slope 3 (39°58'24"N, 70°41'18"W), 300 m [details]
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