WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Essenberg, Christine. (1917). On some new species of Aphroditidae from the coast of California. <em>University of California Publications in Zoology.</em> 16(22): 401-430, plates 31-37., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29548523 page(s): 403-405, plates 31, 37 [details] 
Holotype UCB, geounit Southern California [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology None given, but elsewhere the author notes "the palpi are the longest known in any species of the genus" (p. 404) [details]
Type locality off La Jolla, station 1124, southern California, 32°55.1'N 117°18.5'W, 292 m [details]
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