WoRMS taxon details
Amphisamytha vanuatuensis Reuscher, Fiege & Wehe, 2009
711929 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:711929)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Reuscher, M.; Fiege, D.; Wehe, T. 2009. Four new species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Pacific hot vents and cold seeps, with a key and synoptic table of characters for all genera. Zootaxa 2191: 1-40, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2009/zt02191.html
page(s): 24-27, figs. 2a-d, 3a-f, table 4 [details]
page(s): 24-27, figs. 2a-d, 3a-f, table 4 [details]
Holotype SMF SMF17798
, Type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone
Holotype SMF SMF17798 [details]
type locality contained in Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Etymology The species is named after the island nation Vanuatu, located near the Fiji Basin.
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology The species is named after the island nation Vanuatu, located near the Fiji Basin.
Etymology The species is named after the island nation Vanuatu, located near the Fiji Basin. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Amphisamytha vanuatuensis Reuscher, Fiege & Wehe, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=711929 on 2025-01-30
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Reuscher, M.; Fiege, D.; Wehe, T. 2009. Four new species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Pacific hot vents and cold seeps, with a key and synoptic table of characters for all genera. Zootaxa 2191: 1-40, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2009/zt02191.html
page(s): 24-27, figs. 2a-d, 3a-f, table 4 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Reuscher, M.; Fiege, D.; Wehe, T. 2009. Four new species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Pacific hot vents and cold seeps, with a key and synoptic table of characters for all genera. Zootaxa 2191: 1-40, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2009/zt02191.html [details]
page(s): 24-27, figs. 2a-d, 3a-f, table 4 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Reuscher, M.; Fiege, D.; Wehe, T. 2009. Four new species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from Pacific hot vents and cold seeps, with a key and synoptic table of characters for all genera. Zootaxa 2191: 1-40, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2009/zt02191.html [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype SMF SMF17798 [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Etymology The species is named after the island nation Vanuatu, located near the Fiji Basin. [details]
Habitat The species occurs in high abundance at the hydrothermal vents of the Lihir Basin and the Fiji Basin. [details]
