New species of Laetmonice (Aphroditidae, Annelida) from bathyal and abyssal depths around Australia (2015-2022)

Beth Flaxman

doi:10.3853/j.2201-4349.76.2024.1900

New species of Laetmonice (Aphroditidae, Annelida) from bathyal and abyssal depths around Australia (2015-2022)

Citation

Flaxman B (2024). New species of Laetmonice (Aphroditidae, Annelida) from bathyal and abyssal depths around Australia (2015-2022). Version 1.2. CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure (NCMI) Information and Data Centre (IDC). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.3853/j.2201-4349.76.2024.1900 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

Research voyages on board RV ‘Investigator’ between 2015 and 2022 sampled benthic communities of Australia’s Eastern and Southern continental margins from the slope down to abyssal depths (463–5000 m) as well as the seamounts off the Australian Indian Ocean Territories (IOT) that include Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Over 500 specimens of the annelid family Aphroditidae were collected during the voyages. Some of the most common aphroditids collected during these voyages belonged to the large-bodied members of the genus Laetmonice

Phylogenetic studies revealed the presence of at least nine distinct mitochondrial genetic lineages within Laetmonice, four of which have been described here as Laetmonice hutchingsae sp. nov., L. murrayae sp. nov., L. mensahaedorum sp. nov. and L. paxtonae sp. nov.

If this data has been used in any products, please acknowledge with the following: We acknowledge the use of the CSIRO Marine National Facility (https://ror.org/01mae9353) in undertaking this research.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Great Australia Bight, Indian Ocean Territories, Tasman Sea

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Beth Flaxman
originator
position: Principal Investigator
Australian Museum Research Institute
1 William Street
Sydney
New South Wales
AU
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OBIS Australia Node manager
publisher
position: OBIS Australia Data Manager
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure Data Centre
Castray Esplande
Hobart
Tasmania
AU
email: obisau@csiro.au
homepage: http://www.obis.org.au

Beth Flaxman
administrative point of contact
position: Principal Investigator
Australian Museum Research Institute
1 William Street
Sydney
New South Wales
AU
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0329-9525

Elena Kupriyanova
administrative point of contact
Australian Museum Research Institute
1 William Street
Sydney
New South Wales
AU
email: elena.kupriyanova@australian.museum
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0336-4718