Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Mohammad, Murad B. M. 1970. On two new polychaetous annelids from Kuwait. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 185(3/4): 303-307. page(s): 303-304, figs. 1-2 [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1969.390, geounit Kuwait [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal zone, in sand at a depth of about 20 cm. [details]
Distribution Persian Gulf: Kuwait. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet kuwaitica is composed by the toponym Kuwait, followed by the Latin suffix -ica, meaning 'belonging to', and refers to the type locality of the species, Kuwait. [details]
Habitat Intertidal zone, in sand at a depth of about 20 cm, temperature of the air 38.0°C, water 30.2°C, sand at a depth of about 20 cm 26.3°C, salinity 40.8 ppt, dissolved oxygen 4.5 cc/l, pH 8.0, relative humidity 37%. [details]
Holotype Holotype deposited at the Natural History Museum, London, UK (NHMUK 1969.390). [details]
Type locality Kuwait, Persian Gulf (29°22'N, 48°02'E), intertidal zone, sand at a depth of about 20 cm, temperature of the air 38.0°C, water 30.2°C, sand at a depth of about 20 cm 26.3°C, salinity 40.8 ppt, dissolved oxygen 4.5 cc/l, pH 8.0, relative humidity 37%. [details]
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