Branchiosyllis mayae Álvarez-Campos, San Martín & Aguado, 2012 
AphiaID: 710673

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Annelida (Phylum) > Polychaeta (Class) > Aciculata (Subclass) > Phyllodocida (Order) > Nereidiformia (Suborder) > Syllidae (Family) > Syllinae (Subfamily) > Branchiosyllis (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Branchiosyllis Ehlers, 1887
Source		original description: Álvarez-Campos, Patricia; San Martín, Guillermo; Aguado, Maria Teresa. 2012. The genus Branchiosyllis Ehlers, 1887 from Philippines Islands, with the description of two new species. Zootaxa *(3542): 49-68, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3542.html page(s): 59 [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution
Specimen		Holotype: MPMP NMA 4434 [details]
Notes		Etymology: refers to the cartoons “Maya the Bee” due to the colour pattern of the species. [details] Habitat: Inside orange, unidentified sponge, reaching high densities in a single, relatively small host individual. [details] Type locality: "Mainif point", Luzon Island, Philippines, 13 40’48’’ N, 120 51’ 20’’ E (13.68, 120.855556), 20 m [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:710673
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2012-11-15 01:02:13Z   created   Read, Geoffrey
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		Citation: Read, G. (2013). Branchiosyllis mayae Álvarez-Campos, San Martín & Aguado, 2012. 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=710673 on 2013-05-24