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Polychaeta taxon detailsNeogyptis hinehina Pleijel, Rouse, Sundkvist & Nygren, 2012
743520 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:743520)
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Pleijel, F.; Rouse, G. W.; Sundkvist, T.; Nygren, A. 2012. A partial revision of Gyptis (Gyptini, Ophiodrominae, Hesionidae, Aciculata, Annelida), with descriptions of a new tribe, a new genus and five new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 165(3): 471-494, available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00819.x
page(s): 485 [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype SIO SIO-BIC A2491, verbatimGeounit Lau Basin,...
Holotype SIO SIO-BIC A2491, verbatimGeounit Lau Basin, South of ... [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Lau Basin, South of Tonga, 22°31.94'S, 176°43.11'W (-22.5323, -176.7185°), 1821 m. Authors describe the vent site as "off Fiji", but it is closer to Tonga and its sea bed is under Tongan jurisdiction. [details]
Etymology Named after Hine Hina vent site.
Etymology Named after Hine Hina vent site. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Neogyptis hinehina Pleijel, Rouse, Sundkvist & Nygren, 2012. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743520 on 2026-07-16
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Pleijel, F.; Rouse, G. W.; Sundkvist, T.; Nygren, A. 2012. A partial revision of Gyptis (Gyptini, Ophiodrominae, Hesionidae, Aciculata, Annelida), with descriptions of a new tribe, a new genus and five new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 165(3): 471-494, available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2012.00819.x
page(s): 485 [details] Available for editors [request] Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SIO SIO-BIC A2491, verbatimGeounit Lau Basin, South of ... [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named after Hine Hina vent site. [details]Habitat Hydrothermal vents, 1821–1973 m. [details] Type locality Lau Basin, South of Tonga, 22°31.94'S, 176°43.11'W (-22.5323, -176.7185°), 1821 m. Authors describe the vent site as "off Fiji", but it is closer to Tonga and its sea bed is under Tongan jurisdiction. [details] |
