Annelida Polychaeta | Errantia | Aciculata Phyllodocida
Polynoidae Branchipolynoe halliseyae
Genus Species

BI-2008/9-106, NSF OCE-0826254, AT15-44

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HOLOTYPE

Originally identified as Branchipolynoe sp. 3 by J. Lindgren. J. Lindgren sequencing indicated Branchipolynoe halliseyae. Host mussel species not determined. Collected together: A1322 (7 in formalin whole, no subsamples; 3 in formalin numbered with individual subsamples, of which one became the holotype), A1491 (piece in RNAlater), A1490 (female in glute), A1489 (6 whole in ethanol plus subsamples; all individuals now assigned new catalog numbers). Photos: 5216-5223 male?, 5224-32 female?, 5233-36 male?; 7297-7303 x2.5 juvenile head, 7304-7316 x1 adult, 7329x1 ventral, 7330 x? close papillae, 7332 x1 branchiae, 7333-7334 x? ovary.

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AD4501

Mound 12

8.9298° N
84.3131° W

984.0 - 997.0 m

Feb. 22, 2009

HOV Alvin

R/V Atlantis

Lisa Levin | Anne Dekas

Johanna Lindgren

formalin 8%

EtOH 50%

Start/end coordinates and depth range reflect sample collection events from cruise dive log, excluding black coral at off-seep habitat. Overall dive coordinates and maximum depth from WHOI dive log: 08-55.800N, 084-18.810W (8.93, -84.3135); 1008 m.