Ophryotrocha langstrumpae
{{Short description|Species of Polychaeta}}
{{Speciesbox
| genus = Ophryotrocha
| species = langstrumpae
| authority = Wiklund et al., 2012
}}
Ophryotrocha langstrumpae is a species of polychaete worm, first found on deep sea whale fall and wood fall habitats in the north-east Pacific, off the southern Californian coast. It is closely related to Ophryotrocha scutellus and Ophryotrocha batillus.{{cite journal|last1=Wiklund|first1=Helena|last2=Altamira|first2=Iris V.|last3=Glover|first3=Adrian G.|last4=Smith|first4=Craig R.|last5=Baco|first5=Amy R.|last6=Dahlgren|first6=Thomas G.|title=Systematics and biodiversity ofOphryotrocha(Annelida, Dorvilleidae) with descriptions of six new species from deep-sea whale-fall and wood-fall habitats in the north-east Pacific|journal=Systematics and Biodiversity|volume=10|issue=2|year=2012|pages=243–259|issn=1477-2000|doi=10.1080/14772000.2012.693970|s2cid=84901818}}
References
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Further reading
- Ravara, Ascensão, et al. "First account on the diversity of Ophryotrocha (Annelida, Dorvilleidae) from a mammal-fall in the deep-Atlantic Ocean with the description of three new species." Systematics and Biodiversity 13.6 (2015): 555-570.
- Wiklund, Helena. Evolution of annelid diversity at whale-falls and other marine ephemeral habitats. 2009.
External links
- {{EOL|31727850|Ophryotrocha langstrumpae}}
- [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=606956 WORMS]
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