Polychaeta name details
original description
Imajima, M. (1990). Spionidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Japan. IV. The genus <i>Prionospio (Prionospio)</i>. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology).</em> 16(3): 105-140., available online at http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110004311741/en page(s): 134-135, figs. 18a-d, 19a-l [details]
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 314, geounit Amakusa [details]
Nontype NSMT, geounit Honshu Island [details]
Nontype NSMT, geounit Sagami Bay [details]
Nontype NSMT, geounit Tsushima Trough [details]
Paratype NSMT Pol. P 315, geounit Amakusa [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 96 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Japan (both coasts of Honshu; Amakusa, East China Sea); Tsushima Strait. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet lineata (masculine: lineatus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'lined' or 'having lines', and presumably refers to the presence of one pair of brown pigmented longitudinal bands on the prostomium. [details]
Habitat Intertidal specimens collected in a Zostera bed. [details]
Type locality Amakusa, South Japan, East China Sea, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 32.458º, 130.209º), intertidal zone, Zostera bed. [details]
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