WoRMS name details
original description
Gravier, C. ((1901) 1902). Contribution à l'étude des annélides polychètes de la Mer Rouge (Suite). <em>Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 4e Série.</em> 3(2): 147-268, plates 7-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36282274 [details]
source of synonymy
Fauvel, P. 1923. Annélides Polychètes des îles Gambiers et de la Guyane française. Accad.nuovi.Lincei Rome Mem., Ser. 2, 6: 1-59. [details]
Holotype MNHN POLY TYPE 350, geounit Djibouti [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated in the original description. Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden (Djibouti); Gulf of Oman (Iran); Persian Gulf; Arabian Sea. [details]
Etymology Not stated, but clearly named after Dr. Rutgerus Horst (b. 16 August 1849 in Angerlo, Netherlands - d. 18 October 1930 in Leiden, Netherlands), Dutch invertebrate zoologist and curator at the Leiden Museum, specialized in annelids. [details]
Habitat Not stated in the original description. Rocky, sandy, muddy and coral shores. [details]
Type locality Djibouti, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean (gazetteer estimate 11.7°, 43.1°). [details]From other sources
Taxonomy Current taxon junior synonym of species listed [details]
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