Polychaeta name details
original description
Averincev, V. G. (1972). Benthic polychaetes Errantia from the Antarctic and Subantarctic collected by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition]. Issledovaniya fauny morei. <em>Zoologicheskii Institut Akademii Nauk USSR.</em> 11(19): 88-292 [Biological Results of the Soviet Antarctic Expeditions, 5]. page(s): 167-168, pl. 28 figs. 7-10 [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference
Nygren, Arne. (2004). Revision of Autolytinae (Syllidae: Polychaeta). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 680: 1-314., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00680f.pdf page(s): 80-81, fig. 31A-G [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype ZI 15766, geounit Antarctic Ocean [details]
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Depth range 30 m. [details]
Distribution Antarctic Ocean, Davis Sea. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet branchiata refers probably to the shape of the nuchal epaulettes as branching outgrowths, which might resemble branchiae. [details]
Habitat Rocks. [details]
Type locality Antarctic Ocean, Davis Sea, Tokarev Island (geocoordinates estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -66º32.0'S, long. 92º59.0'E). [details]
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