Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Wang, Yueyun; Cheng, Hong; Wang, Chunsheng. (2021). A new eyeless species of <i>Nicon</i> (Annelida: Nereididae) from the deep Northwest Pacific Ocean. <em>Acta Oceanologica Sinica.</em> 40(12): 20-26., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-021-1886-z page(s): 21-23, figs. 2-3 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype RSIO B6416500072, geounit KIOST Seamount [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2763 m. [details]
Distribution Northwest Pacific Ocean: KIOST Seamount. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology "The specific name ablepsia comes from Latin and refers to the eyeless character of this new species" (Wang et al., 2021: 23). [details]
Habitat On seamount at abyssal depth (2763 m), type of sediment not specified. [details]
Type locality KIOST Seamount, Northwest Pacific Ocean (13.3915°N, 149.8847°E), 2763 m. [details]
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