WoRMS taxon details
original description
Fauchald, Kristian. (1977). Some nereid polychaetes from deep water. <em>[Book chapter].</em> p. 157-171 In: Reish, D.J. and Fauchald, K. (Eds.). Essays on polychaetous annelids in memory of Dr. Olga Hartman.Los Angeles, The Allan Hancock Foundation, University of Southern California. page(s): 162-164, plate 3 figs. a-d (in figure captions as Nereis yaquinae) [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea)
Fauchald, Kristian. (1977). Some nereid polychaetes from deep water. <em>[Book chapter].</em> p. 157-171 In: Reish, D.J. and Fauchald, K. (Eds.). Essays on polychaetous annelids in memory of Dr. Olga Hartman.Los Angeles, The Allan Hancock Foundation, University of Southern California. [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype AHF Poly 1207, geounit Oregon, Washington, Vancouver Coast and Shelf [details]
Paratype AHF Poly 1208, geounit Oregon, Washington, Vancouver Coast and Shelf [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2000-2800 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean, off central Oregon (USA). [details]
Etymology The species is named after the Yaquina, the Oregon State University research vessel. [details]
Habitat Occurs at bathyal depths. Further details unknown. [details]
Spelling León-González & Trovant (2013) misspell the name twice as "yaguinae" in a table and in text, although they have it correctly as "yaquinae" in their key and in two further text mentions. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, USA, off central Oregon (44º33.5'N, 125º14.6'W), at 2000 m. [details]
Type material Holotype (AHF Poly 1207) and paratype (AHF Poly 1208) deposited at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (USA). [details]
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