Checklist of newly-vouchered annelid taxa from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean, based on morphology and genetic delimitation Author Wiklund, Helena https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8252-3504 Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden & Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom & University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden helena.wiklund@marine.gu.se Author Rabone, Muriel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8351-2313 Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom Author Glover, Adrian G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9489-074X Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom a.glover@nhm.ac.uk Author Bribiesca-Contreras, Guadalupe https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8163-8724 Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom Author Drennan, Regan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0137-5464 Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom & University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom Author Stewart, Eva C D https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8383-5705 Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom & University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom Author Boolukos, Corie M Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom Author King, Lucas D Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom Author Sherlock, Emma Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom Author Smith, Craig R https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3976-0889 University of Hawaii, Honolulu, United States of America Author Dahlgren, Thomas G https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6854-2031 NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bergen, Norway & University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden & Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden Author Neal, Lenka Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom l.nealova@nhm.ac.uk text Biodiversity Data Journal 2023 2023-09-15 11 86921 86921 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e86921 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e86921 1314-2828-11-e86921 C611C2E2385050A296DFAE776F86CF82 Paraonidae sp. (NHM_902) Materials Type status: Other material . Occurrence: catalogNumber: NHMUK ANEA 2023.474 ; recordNumber: NHM_1841; recordedBy: Adrian Glover | Helena Wiklund | Thomas Dahlgren | Madeleine Brasier ; individualCount: 1 ; preparations: specimen stored in 80% non-denatured ethanol aqueous solution | DNA voucher stored in buffer; otherCatalogNumbers: 0174126188; associatedSequences: OQ746724 (16S); occurrenceID: C318D5C9-31E2-5D88-B357-B63029398E7E ; Taxon: taxonConceptID: Paraonidae sp. (NHM_902); scientificName: Paraonidae; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Annelida; class: Polychaeta; family: Paraonidae; taxonRank: family; scientificNameAuthorship: Cerruti, 1909; Location: waterBody: Pacific; stateProvince: Clarion Clipperton Zone; locality: Ocean Mineral Singapore exploration claim Stratum A ; verbatimLocality: OMS Stratum A ; maximumDepthInMeters: 4051; locationRemarks: Deployment BC 22; at Station S 9; from R/ V Thomas G. Thompson Cruise no. TN319; verbatimLatitude: 12'05.994; verbatimLongitude: 117'11.796; decimalLatitude: 12.0999 ; decimalLongitude: -117.1966 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Identification: identifiedBy: Helena Wiklund | Lenka Neal | Thomas Dahlgren | Adrian Glover | Madeleine Brasier | Regan Drennan | Eva Stewart ; dateIdentified: 2021-04-20 ; identificationRemarks: identified by DNA and morphology; Event: eventID: OMS1_AB02_BC22; samplingProtocol: USNEL Box Core ; eventDate: 2015-03-12 ; eventTime: 19:03; habitat: Abyssal plain; fieldNotes: Collected from 0-2 cm layer of box core using a 300 micron sieve; Record Level: language: en; institutionCode: NHMUK; collectionCode: ZOO; datasetName: ABYSSLINE; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence: catalogNumber: NHMUK ANEA 2023.473 ; recordNumber: NHM_1774; recordedBy: Adrian Glover | Helena Wiklund | Thomas Dahlgren | Madeleine Brasier ; individualCount: 1 ; preparations: specimen stored in 80% non-denatured ethanol aqueous solution | DNA voucher stored in buffer; otherCatalogNumbers: 0174126195; associatedSequences: OQ746717 (16S); occurrenceID: 1B73CEE7-0CEB-58D1-B204-5997521AE97E ; Taxon: taxonConceptID: Paraonidae sp. (NHM_902); scientificName: Paraonidae; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Annelida; class: Polychaeta; family: Paraonidae; taxonRank: family; scientificNameAuthorship: Cerruti, 1909; Location: waterBody: Pacific; stateProvince: Clarion Clipperton Zone; locality: Ocean Mineral Singapore exploration claim Stratum A ; verbatimLocality: OMS Stratum A ; maximumDepthInMeters: 4045; locationRemarks: Deployment EB 10; at Station S 7; from R/ V Thomas G. Thompson Cruise no. TN319; verbatimLatitude: 12'10.43; verbatimLongitude: 117'11.57; decimalLatitude: 12.17383 ; decimalLongitude: -117.19283 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Identification: identifiedBy: Helena Wiklund | Lenka Neal | Thomas Dahlgren | Adrian Glover | Madeleine Brasier | Regan Drennan | Eva Stewart ; dateIdentified: 2021-04-20 ; identificationRemarks: identified by DNA and morphology; Event: eventID: OMS1_AB02_EB10; samplingProtocol: Brenke Epibenthic Sledge ; eventDate: 2015-03-11 ; eventTime: 22:49; habitat: Abyssal plain; fieldNotes: Collected from epi net (on the epibenthic sledge); Record Level: language: en; institutionCode: NHMUK; collectionCode: ZOO; datasetName: ABYSSLINE; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence : catalogNumber: NHMUK ANEA 2023.472 ; recordNumber: NHM_1452; recordedBy: Adrian Glover | Helena Wiklund | Thomas Dahlgren | Madeleine Brasier ; individualCount: 1 ; preparations: specimen stored in 80% non-denatured ethanol aqueous solution | DNA voucher stored in buffer; otherCatalogNumbers: 0174126771; associatedSequences: OQ746681 (16S) | OQ738585 (COI); occurrenceID: 809B6B20-59C8-5F3C-AA11-14CB2D37F674 ; Taxon : taxonConceptID: Paraonidae sp. (NHM_902); scientificName: Paraonidae ; kingdom: Animalia ; phylum: Annelida ; class: Polychaeta ; family: Paraonidae ; taxonRank: family; scientificNameAuthorship: Cerruti , 1909; Location : waterBody: Pacific ; stateProvince: Clarion Clipperton Zone ; locality: UK Seabed Resources Ltd exploration area UK-1 Stratum B ; verbatimLocality: UK 1 Stratum B ; maximumDepthInMeters: 4137; locationRemarks: Deployment EB 07; at Station U 7; from R/ V Thomas G. Thompson Cruise no. TN319; verbatimLatitude: 12'27.26; verbatimLongitude: 116'36.77; decimalLatitude: 12.45433 ; decimalLongitude: -116.61283 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Identification : identifiedBy: Helena Wiklund | Lenka Neal | Thomas Dahlgren | Adrian Glover | Madeleine Brasier | Regan Drennan | Eva Stewart ; dateIdentified: 2021-04-20 ; identificationRemarks: identified by DNA and morphology; Event : eventID: UK 1_AB02_EB07; samplingProtocol: Brenke Epibenthic Sledge ; eventDate: 2015-03-03 ; eventTime: 20:40; habitat: Abyssal plain; fieldNotes: Collected from epi net (on the epibenthic sledge); Record Level : language: en; institutionCode: NHMUK; collectionCode: ZOO; datasetName: ABYSSLINE; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence : catalogNumber: NHMUK ANEA 2023.471 ; recordNumber: NHM_0902; recordedBy: Adrian Glover | Helena Wiklund | Thomas Dahlgren | Madeleine Brasier ; individualCount: 1 ; preparations: specimen stored in 80% non-denatured ethanol aqueous solution | DNA voucher stored in buffer; otherCatalogNumbers: 0174126798; associatedSequences: OQ746573 (16S); occurrenceID: 16DA3996-B03B-5743-AFFB-0676CA7CC718 ; Taxon : taxonConceptID: Paraonidae sp. (NHM_902); scientificName: Paraonidae ; kingdom: Animalia ; phylum: Annelida ; class: Polychaeta ; family: Paraonidae ; taxonRank: family; scientificNameAuthorship: Cerruti , 1909; Location : waterBody: Pacific ; stateProvince: Clarion Clipperton Zone ; locality: UK Seabed Resources Ltd exploration area UK-1 Stratum B ; verbatimLocality: UK 1 Stratum B ; maximumDepthInMeters: 4198; locationRemarks: Deployment EB 03; at Station U 4; from R/ V Thomas G. Thompson Cruise no. TN319; verbatimLatitude: 12'34.28; verbatimLongitude: 116'36.63; decimalLatitude: 12.57133 ; decimalLongitude: -116.6105 ; geodeticDatum: WGS84; Identification : identifiedBy: Helena Wiklund | Lenka Neal | Thomas Dahlgren | Adrian Glover | Madeleine Brasier | Regan Drennan | Eva Stewart ; dateIdentified: 2021-04-20 ; identificationRemarks: identified by DNA and morphology; Event : eventID: UK 1_AB02_EB03; samplingProtocol: Brenke Epibenthic Sledge ; eventDate: 2015-02-23 ; eventTime: 05:39; habitat: Abyssal plain; fieldNotes: Collected from epi net (on the epibenthic sledge); Record Level : language: en; institutionCode: NHMUK; collectionCode: ZOO; datasetName: ABYSSLINE; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Distribution Eastern Clarion-Clipperton Zone, central Pacific Ocean. Diagnosis Damaged specimens (Fig. 73 ) consistent with the placement within family Paraonidae , based on morphology and DNA.