WoRMS taxon details
Cossura flabelligera Zhadan, 2017
956801 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:956801)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Zhadan, Anna. (2017). Two new species of Cossura (Cossuridae, Annelida) from the terminal lobes of the Congo River deep-sea fan. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 97(05): 881-888., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315417000066
page(s): 884-885, figs. 3-5 [details]
page(s): 884-885, figs. 3-5 [details]
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IA-TYPE 1784, geounit Congo Basin
, Note Offshore of Congo River fan, Congo, West...
Holotype MNHN MNHN-IA-TYPE 1784, geounit Congo Basin [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Offshore of Congo River fan, Congo, West Africa, 'CoL C' site, -6.7015°, 5.4884° (06 42.092′ S 005 29.306′ E), 4846 m [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Etymology The 'flabelligera' species-group name is in reference to the mucous sheath which resembles the mucous cover in polychaete...
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology The 'flabelligera' species-group name is in reference to the mucous sheath which resembles the mucous cover in polychaete...
Etymology The 'flabelligera' species-group name is in reference to the mucous sheath which resembles the mucous cover in polychaete genus Flabelligera [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Cossura flabelligera Zhadan, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=956801 on 2025-04-16
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Zhadan, Anna. (2017). Two new species of Cossura (Cossuridae, Annelida) from the terminal lobes of the Congo River deep-sea fan. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 97(05): 881-888., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315417000066
page(s): 884-885, figs. 3-5 [details]
page(s): 884-885, figs. 3-5 [details]
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Zhadan, Anna. (2017). Two new species of Cossura (Cossuridae, Annelida) from the terminal lobes of the Congo River deep-sea fan. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 97(05): 881-888., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315417000066 [details]





Holotype MNHN MNHN-IA-TYPE 1784, geounit Congo Basin [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Etymology The 'flabelligera' species-group name is in reference to the mucous sheath which resembles the mucous cover in polychaete genus Flabelligera [details]
Type locality Offshore of Congo River fan, Congo, West Africa, 'CoL C' site, -6.7015°, 5.4884° (06 42.092′ S 005 29.306′ E), 4846 m [details]