Mesochaetopterus ecuadorica Nishi, Hickman & Bailey-Brock, 2009 
AphiaID: 605519

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Canalipalpata (Subclass) > Spionida (Order) > Chaetopteridae (Family) > Mesochaetopterus (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Mesochaetopterus Potts, 1914
Source		original description: Nishi, E.; Hickman, C.P.; Bailey-Brock, J.H. 2009. Chaetopterus and Mesochaetopterus (Polychaeta: Chaetopteridae) from the Galapagos Islands, with descriptions of four new species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 158: 239-259, available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1635/053.158.0113 page(s): 251 [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		type locality: Galapagos Islands (from specimen)
Specimen		Holotype: MCCDRS 3933, locality Galapagos Islands (Tagus Cove, Isabela Island, Galapagos, 0.7647 S, 90.3392 W, 1.1 m.) [details]
Notes		Etymology: after the nation of Ecuador. [details] Type locality: Tagus Cove, Isabela Island, Galapagos, 0.7647 S, 90.3392 W, 1.1 m. [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:605519
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2012-07-09 22:25:23Z   created   Read, Geoffrey
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		Citation: Read, G. (2013). Mesochaetopterus ecuadorica Nishi, Hickman & Bailey-Brock, 2009. In: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database. Accessed through: Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2013) World Polychaeta database at http://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605519 on 2013-05-20