WoRMS taxon details
original description
Imajima, M. (1992). Spionidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Japan. VIII. The genus <i>Scolelepis</i>. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology).</em> 18(1): 1-34., available online at http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110004311764/en page(s): 3-6, figs. 2a-i, 3a-k [details]
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 337, geounit Tokyo Bay [details]
Nontype NSMT, geounit Wakasa Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 5-19 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: both coasts of Honshu (Japan). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet branchia is a Latin noun meaning 'gills', and presumably refers to the accessory branchiae typical of the species: ''Accessory digitiform branchiae present at posterior bases of notopodia starting on setiger 7 as single small lobe, thereafter increasing in number up to 7 lobes in setiger 30'' (Imajima, 1992: 5). [details]
Habitat Not stated. [details]
Type locality Tokyo Bay, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean (35º32.0'N, 139º54.0'E), 19 m. [details]
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