Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Kupriyanova, Elena; Criscione, Francesco; Daffe, Guillemine; Hutchings, Pat; Lavesque, Nicolas; Murray, Anna; Paxton, Hannelore; Budaeva, Nataliya. (2026). New species of Annelida of the Australian Indian Ocean Territory (Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands) seamounts. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 78(4): 139-186., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/kupriyanova-2026-rec-aust-mus-784-139186/ page(s): 146, figures 4–6, 7A; note: Holotype AM W.54596, IN2022_V08_157, South-west of Cocos (Keeling) Islands; -13.24389 S, 96.0814 E; 1,023 m. [details] 
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W.54596, geounit Cocos Islands part of the Indian Ocean [details]
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Distribution Off Cocos and Christmas Islands in the Indian Ocean, and also off the Great Australian Bight; 965–1,991 m. [details]
Etymology Anchinothria pettiboneae is named after Marian Pettibone, the polychaete researcher who did work on onuphids during her long career. Feminine genitive noun in apposition. [details]
Type locality Holotype AM W.54596, IN2022_V08_157, South-west of Cocos (Keeling) Islands; -13.24389 S, 96.0814 E; 1,023 m [details]
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