WoRMS name details
original description
Kudenov, Jerry D. and Harris, Leslie H. 1995. Family Syllidae Grube, 1850. pages 1-97. IN: Blake, James A.; Hilbig, Brigitte; and Scott, Paul H. Taxonomic Atlas of the Benthic Fauna of the Santa Maria Basin and Western Santa Barbara Channel. 5 - The Annelida Part 2. Polychaeta: Phyllodocida (Syllidae and scale-bearing families), Amphinomida, and Eunicida. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Santa Barbara page(s): 24-26, fig. 1.7 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype LACM AHF Poly 1666, geounit Southern California [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 20-200 m. [details]
Distribution Southern California. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet, breviseta, refers to the short blades on all compound falcigers. [details]
Habitat Coarse, mixed and soft sediments. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Southern California, Santa Catalina Island, Catalina Outfall (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be lat. 33.3833ºN, -118.4167ºW). [details]
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