Marphysa zanolae
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Marphysa zanolae   Lavesque, Daffe, Glasby, Hourdez & Hutchings, 2022

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Polychaeta | Eunicida | Eunicidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 350 - 847 m (Ref. 128064).  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

This species can be distinguised from its congeners by the following set of characters: absence of eyes; presence of branchiae with a single long filament commencing at chaetiger 31; presence of unidentate subacicular hooks starting from chaetiger 28; only one type of pectinate chaetae with very long outer teeth (Ref. 128064).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A deep-sea species found among pumice rocks, inside sunken wood (Ref. 128064).

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Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lavesque, N., G. Daffe, C. Glasby, S. Hourdez and P. Hutchings 2022 Three new deep-sea species of Marphysa (Annelida, Eunicida, Eunicidae) from Papua New Guinea (Bismarck and Solomon seas). ZooKeys 1122:81-105. (Ref. 128064)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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