Polychaeta name details
original description
Mohammad, Murad-B.M. (1973). New species and records of polychaete annelids from Kuwait, Arabian Gulf. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, London.</em> 52(1): 23-44., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1973.tb01876.x page(s): 40-41, fig. 10A-F [details]
new combination reference
Hutchings, Patricia A.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1987). The Thelepinae (Terebellidae) from Australia, with a discussion of the generic and specific characters of the subfamily. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 7: 217-250. page(s): 220 [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1971.55, geounit Persian Gulf [details]
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Depth range Near low tide mark. [details]
Distribution Persian Gulf: Hawalli (= Hawally), Kuwait. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet longa (masculine: longus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'long' or 'extended', and refers to the big length of the species, stated to have ''a remarkably long body'' (Mohammad, 1973: 41). [details]
Habitat Among roots of marine vegetation, near the low tide mark. [details]
Holotype Deposited at the Natural History Museum, London, UK (NHMUK 1971.55). [details]
Type locality Hawalli (= Hawally), Kuwait, Kuwait Bay, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean (29º22'N, 48º02'E), near low tide mark, among roots of marine vegetation. [details]
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