WoRMS name details
Lepidonotopodium okinawae Sui & Li, 2017
957180 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:957180)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sui, Jixing; Li, Xinzheng. (2017). A new species and new record of deep-sea scale-worms (Polynoidae: Polychaeta) from the Okinawa Trough and the South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4238(4): 562–570., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4238.4.4 [details] Available for editors 
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Holotype MBMCAS MBM304566, geounit Okinawa Trough
, Note Hydrothermal vent, Okinawa Trough, East China...
Holotype MBMCAS MBM304566, geounit Okinawa Trough [details]
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Type locality Hydrothermal vent, Okinawa Trough, East China Sea, 27.5512°, 126.9688° (27° 33.0693’N, 126° 58.1308’E), 1361 m [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Etymology the name 'okinawae' is in relation to the type locality, the Okinawa Trough
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology the name 'okinawae' is in relation to the type locality, the Okinawa Trough
Etymology the name 'okinawae' is in relation to the type locality, the Okinawa Trough [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Lepidonotopodium okinawae Sui & Li, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957180 on 2025-04-08
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Nomenclature
original description
Sui, Jixing; Li, Xinzheng. (2017). A new species and new record of deep-sea scale-worms (Polynoidae: Polychaeta) from the Okinawa Trough and the South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4238(4): 562–570., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4238.4.4 [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference Hiley, A. S.; Mongiardino Koch, N.; Rouse, G. W. (2024). Phylogenetics of Lepidonotopodini (Macellicephalinae, Polynoidae, Annelida) and Comparative Mitogenomics of Shallow-Water vs. Deep-Sea Scaleworms (Aphroditiformia). <em>Biology.</em> 13(12): 979., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/12/979
page(s): 19 Table 2 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]new combination reference Hiley, A. S.; Mongiardino Koch, N.; Rouse, G. W. (2024). Phylogenetics of Lepidonotopodini (Macellicephalinae, Polynoidae, Annelida) and Comparative Mitogenomics of Shallow-Water vs. Deep-Sea Scaleworms (Aphroditiformia). <em>Biology.</em> 13(12): 979., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/13/12/979
page(s): 19 Table 2 [details] Available for editors
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redescription
Zhang, Yanjie; Chen, Chong.; Qiu, Jian-Wen. (2018). Sexually Dimorphic Scale Worms (Annelida: Polynoidae) From Hydrothermal Vents in the Okinawa Trough: Two New Species and Two New Sex Morphs. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 5 (112): 1-20., available online at https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2018.00112/full
page(s): 14, figures 7, 8; note: original description expanded to include male specimens [details]
page(s): 14, figures 7, 8; note: original description expanded to include male specimens [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Sui, Jixing; Li, Xinzheng. (2017). A new species and new record of deep-sea scale-worms (Polynoidae: Polychaeta) from the Okinawa Trough and the South China Sea. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4238(4): 562–570., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4238.4.4 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MBMCAS MBM304566, geounit Okinawa Trough [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Etymology the name 'okinawae' is in relation to the type locality, the Okinawa Trough [details]
Type locality Hydrothermal vent, Okinawa Trough, East China Sea, 27.5512°, 126.9688° (27° 33.0693’N, 126° 58.1308’E), 1361 m [details]
