WoRMS taxon details
original description
Imajima, M. (1991). Spionidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Japan. VI. The genera <i>Malacoceros</i> and <i>Rhynchospio</i>. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology).</em> 17(1): 5-17., available online at http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110004311747/en page(s): 12-14, fig. 5a-q [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 329, geounit Sagami Bay [details]
Nontype NSMT, geounit Tokyo Bay [details]
Paratype NSMT Pol. P 330, geounit Sagami Bay [details]
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Depth range 8-14 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Pacific coast of Honshu (Japan). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet tuberculata (masculine: tuberculatus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'tuberculate' or 'warty', and presumably refers to the characteristic presence of three minute tubercles on the underside of the prostomial horns. [details]
Habitat Not stated. [details]
Type locality Off Chigasaki, Sagami Bay, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean (35º18.7'N, 139º24.0'E), 8 m.
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