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Placiphorella methanophila Vončina, 2024
1765226 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1765226)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Brandt, A.; Chen, C.; Engel. L.; Esquete, P.; Horton, T.; Jażdżewska, A.M.; Johannsen, N.; Kaiser, S.; Kihara, T.C.; Knauber, H.; Kniesz, K.; Landschoff, J.; Lörz, A.-N.; Machado, F.M.; Martínez-Muñoz, C.A.; Riehl, T.; Serpell-Stevens, A.; Sigwart, J.D.; Tandberg, A.H.S.; Tato, R.; Tsuda, M.; Vončina, K.; Watanabe, H.K.; Wenz, C.; Williams, J.D. (2024). Ocean Species Discoveries 1–12 — A primer for accelerating marine invertebrate taxonomy. <em>Biodiversity Data Journal.</em> 12: e128431., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e128431
page(s): 9-17, figs 1-3 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 9-17, figs 1-3 [details] Available for editors
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Type locality contained in Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone
, Note Chile: Biobío Region, Concepción Province;...
type locality contained in Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Type locality Chile: Biobío Region, Concepción Province; 36°20'60''S, 73°43'60''W; 870-930 m. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet methanophila is a feminine adjective formed from the Latin noun methanum = methane, and the suffix...
Etymology The specific epithet methanophila is a feminine adjective formed from the Latin noun methanum = methane, and the suffix -phila = “loving”, “friendly” or “friend”, underlining the close association of the new species with methane seeps. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Placiphorella methanophila Voncina, 2024. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1765226 on 2025-09-12
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Brandt, A.; Chen, C.; Engel. L.; Esquete, P.; Horton, T.; Jażdżewska, A.M.; Johannsen, N.; Kaiser, S.; Kihara, T.C.; Knauber, H.; Kniesz, K.; Landschoff, J.; Lörz, A.-N.; Machado, F.M.; Martínez-Muñoz, C.A.; Riehl, T.; Serpell-Stevens, A.; Sigwart, J.D.; Tandberg, A.H.S.; Tato, R.; Tsuda, M.; Vončina, K.; Watanabe, H.K.; Wenz, C.; Williams, J.D. (2024). Ocean Species Discoveries 1–12 — A primer for accelerating marine invertebrate taxonomy. <em>Biodiversity Data Journal.</em> 12: e128431., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.12.e128431
page(s): 9-17, figs 1-3 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 9-17, figs 1-3 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific epithet methanophila is a feminine adjective formed from the Latin noun methanum = methane, and the suffix -phila = “loving”, “friendly” or “friend”, underlining the close association of the new species with methane seeps. [details]Type locality Chile: Biobío Region, Concepción Province; 36°20'60''S, 73°43'60''W; 870-930 m. [details]
