| Ophryotrocha langstrumpae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Annelida |
| Clade: | Pleistoannelida |
| Subclass: | Errantia |
| Order: | Eunicida |
| Family: | Dorvilleidae |
| Genus: | Ophryotrocha |
| Species: | O. langstrumpae |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophryotrocha langstrumpae Wiklund et al., 2012 | |
Ophryotrocha langstrumpae is a species of polychaete worm, first found on deep sea whale fall and wood fall habitats in the north-east Pacific, off the southern Californian coast. It is closely related to Ophryotrocha scutellus and Ophryotrocha batillus.[1]
References
- ↑ Wiklund, Helena; Altamira, Iris V.; Glover, Adrian G.; Smith, Craig R.; Baco, Amy R.; Dahlgren, Thomas G. (2012). "Systematics and biodiversity ofOphryotrocha(Annelida, Dorvilleidae) with descriptions of six new species from deep-sea whale-fall and wood-fall habitats in the north-east Pacific". Systematics and Biodiversity. 10 (2): 243–259. doi:10.1080/14772000.2012.693970. ISSN 1477-2000. S2CID 84901818.
Further reading
- Ravara, Ascensão, et al. "First account on the diversity of Ophryotrocha (Annelida, Dorvilleidae) from a mammal-fall in the deep-Atlantic Ocean with the description of three new species." Systematics and Biodiversity 13.6 (2015): 555-570.
- Wiklund, Helena. Evolution of annelid diversity at whale-falls and other marine ephemeral habitats. 2009.
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