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Peinaleopolynoe orphanae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Subclass:	Errantia
Order:	Phyllodocida
Family:	Polynoidae
Genus:	Peinaleopolynoe
Species:	P. orphanae
Binomial name
Peinaleopolynoe orphanae Hatch & Rouse, in Hatch, Liew, Hourdez & Rouse, 2020

Peinaleopolynoe orphanae (elvis worm) is a species of Polynoidae discovered by Hatch, Liew, Hourdez & Rouse, 2020. The specimen was discovered alongside several others of the same genus (Peinaleopolynoe). It was named for geobiologist Victoria Orphan. In 2021, the World Register of Marine Species named it as one of the ten remarkable new marine species of 2020.

References

1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Peinaleopolynoe orphanae Hatch & Rouse, in Hatch, Liew, Hourdez & Rouse, 2020". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
2. "Four New Species Of Glittery Deep Sea 'Elvis Worms' Discovered". IFLScience. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
3. Yirka, Bob; Phys.org. "Four species of Elvis worm identified on the deep sea floor". phys.org. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
4. "Scientists name four new Elvis worm species". UPI. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
5. McGreevy, Nora. "These 'Elvis Worms' Shimmer and Sparkle—and Fight Rough". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
6. https://lifewatch.be/en/2021.03.19-WoRMS-LifeWatch-press-release

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