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Polychaeta taxon detailsMetasychis varicollaris Wang, Li & Wang, 2021
1654027 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1654027)
accepted
Species
marine,
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Wang, Yueyun; Li, Xinzheng; Wang, Chunsheng. (2021). <i>Metasychis varicollaris</i> sp. nov. and report of <i>Metasychis gotoi</i> (Maldanidae, Annelida) from the China Seas. <em>PeerJ.</em> 9:e10608 [pp. 1-13]., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10608
page(s): 4-7, figs. 2A-N, 3A-F [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype MBMCAS MBM 012597, geounit South China Sea
Holotype MBMCAS MBM 012597, geounit South China Sea [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality South China Sea, Pacific Ocean (21.5°N, 114°E), 54.5 m. [details]
Depth range 41-61 m.
Depth range 41-61 m. [details] Distribution Pacific Ocean: northern South China Sea.
Distribution Pacific Ocean: northern South China Sea. [details] Etymology From Wang et al. (2021: 7): "Etymology. “vario”, Latin: different, various; “collare”, Latin: collar, neck. The...
Etymology From Wang et al. (2021: 7): "Etymology. “vario”, Latin: different, various; “collare”, Latin: collar, neck. The specific name varicollaris refers to the collar shape of this species, different from that of congeneric members." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Metasychis varicollaris Wang, Li & Wang, 2021. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1654027 on 2026-03-02
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Wang, Yueyun; Li, Xinzheng; Wang, Chunsheng. (2021). <i>Metasychis varicollaris</i> sp. nov. and report of <i>Metasychis gotoi</i> (Maldanidae, Annelida) from the China Seas. <em>PeerJ.</em> 9:e10608 [pp. 1-13]., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10608
page(s): 4-7, figs. 2A-N, 3A-F [details] Available for editors [request] Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MBMCAS MBM 012597, geounit South China Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 41-61 m. [details]Distribution Pacific Ocean: northern South China Sea. [details] Etymology From Wang et al. (2021: 7): "Etymology. “vario”, Latin: different, various; “collare”, Latin: collar, neck. The specific name varicollaris refers to the collar shape of this species, different from that of congeneric members." [details] Habitat Muddy sediments at shelf depths (41-61 m). [details] Type locality South China Sea, Pacific Ocean (21.5°N, 114°E), 54.5 m. [details] |
