Polychaeta name details
original description
Webster, Harrison Edwin and Benedict, James E. (1887). The Annelida Chaetopoda, from Eastport, Maine. <em>U.S. Commission of Fish & Fisheries. Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries.</em> 1885. part 13, II. appendix to report of commissioner, D.22. :707-758, including pls. 1-8., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15839855 page(s): 722, plate III figs. 46-50 [details]
source of synonymy
Hartman, Olga. (1959). Catalogue of the Polychaetous Annelids of the World. Parts 1 and 2. <em>Allan Hancock Foundation Occasional Paper.</em> 23: 1-628. [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference
San Martín, G.; M. Worsfold, T. (2015). Guide and keys for the identification of Syllidae (Annelida, Phyllodocida) from the British Isles (reported and expected species). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 488: 1-29., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.488.9061 page(s): 19 [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Low water to 20 fathoms (36.5 m). [details]
Distribution Atlantic coast of North America (Maine, USA). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet longicirris is composed by the Latin prefix long-, meaning 'elongated' or 'extended', and the Latin word cirris, plural of cirrus and meaning 'curl' or 'tuft of hair', and refers probably to the length of the dorsal cirri, described as being "a little longer and stouter than the lateral antennae" (Webster & Benedict, 1887: 722). [details]
Habitat Sand, gravel, shells, low water to 20 fathoms (36.5 m). [details]
Taxonomy Moved to a different genus. [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, USA, Maine, Eastport (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 44.88º, long. -66.98º), low water to 20 fathoms (36.5 m), sand, gravel, shells [details]
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