WoRMS taxon details
original description
Cerca, José; Meyer, Christian; Purschke, Günter; Struck, Torsten H. (2020). Delimitation of cryptic species drastically reduces the geographical ranges of marine interstitial ghost-worms (Stygocapitella; Annelida, Sedentaria). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 143: 106663: 1-16., available online at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790319303975 page(s): 14 of 16, no figure; note: Plymouth Bay, Devon, British Isles [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NHM NHMO C6986, geounit Devon [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution North Sea (British & German coast) and the Channel (British & French coast), also Lubec (ME, USA). [details]
Etymology Stygocapitella josemariobrancoi is named after politically active Portuguese singer José Mário Branco (1942 - 2019) [details]
Type locality Plymouth Bay, Devon, British Isles, 50.3486, -4.2007, between high-water line and one meter above, at a sediment depth of 0.15 cm [details]
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