Orbiniella abyssalis

Orbiniella abyssalis, holotype.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scolecida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Annelida Classis: Polychaeta Subclassis: Scolecida

Familia: Orbiniidae
Subfamilia: Microrbiniinae
Genus: Orbiniella
Species: Orbiniella abyssalis

Name

Orbiniella abyssalis Blake, 2000

ZooBank: 204FB25A-7467-4248-B9D4-D14EC81414F3

Type locality: Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, abyssal plain, North Equatorial Pacific Ocean (12.9428°, -128.5902°).

Holotype: USNM 1594176, North Equatorial Pacific Ocean, abyssal plain, Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, NOAA BIE Project site, coll. D.T. Trueblood. Sta. DDT-05-93, veg. 20, 2–5 cm fraction, 13 Aug 1993, 12°56.566′N, 128°35.408′W, 4870 m.

Paratypes:

• USNM 1594177, 1 specimen, North Equatorial Pacific Ocean, abyssal plain, Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, NOAA BIE Project site, coll. D.T. Trueblood.
• USNM 1594178, North Equatorial Pacific Ocean, abyssal plain, Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, NOAA BIE Project site, coll. D.T. Trueblood. Sta. DDT-07-93, veg 24, 0–2 cm fraction, 02 Sep 1993, 12°56.303′N, 128°35.311′W, 4844 m.
• USNM 1594179, North Equatorial Pacific Ocean, abyssal plain, Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, NOAA BIE Project site, coll. D.T. Trueblood. Sta. DDT-11-93, veg. 22, 0–2 cm fraction, 04 Sep 1993, 12°56.055′N, 128°35.695′W, 4859 m.
• USNM 1594180, 1 specimen, North Equatorial Pacific Ocean, abyssal plain, Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, NOAA BIE Project site, coll. D.T. Trueblood. Sta. DDT-08-94, 29 Jul 1994, 12°55.020′N, 128°35.400′W, 4880 m.

References

Primary references

• Blake, J.A. 2020. New species and records of deep-water Orbiniidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from the Eastern Pacific continental slope, abyssal Pacific Ocean, and the South China Sea. Zootaxa. 4730(1): 1-61. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4730.1.1 Reference page.  [see pages 38-40, original description]

Links

• Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2020). World Polychaeta database. Orbiniella abyssalis Blake, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1418181 on 2020-09-29

• BHL bibliography
• Orbiniella abyssalis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Orbiniella abyssalis.
• ION

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