Peinaleopolynoe orphanae

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).

[1][2][3][4] It was named for geobiologist Victoria Orphan.

[5] In 2021, the World Register of Marine Species named it as one of the ten remarkable new marine species of 2020.

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