A new species of scale-worm (Polychaeta: Polynoidae), Levensteiniella plicata sp. nov., from the East Pacific Rise

Cahiers de Biologie Marine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-102

  Hourdez, Stéphane ^a   Desbruyères, Daniel ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Annelida; Deep sea; East Pacific Rise; Hydrothermal vents; Polychaeta; Polynoidae

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL ORGANISM; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; NEW SPECIES; POLYCHAETE;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

LEVENSTEINIELLA PLICATA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 0342757904     PISSN: 00079723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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