Polychaeta name details
original description
Imajima, Minoru and Hove, Harry A. ten 1989. Two New Species of Serpulids (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Sesoko Island, Okinawa. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Ser. A, 15(1): 11-17,3figs. [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Not stated, but likely bisectus = 'bisected', a modern-Latin past participle used as an adjective, derived from Latin bis = two, secare = to cut", and referring to the verticil spines bifid tips. [details]
Spelling incorrect original spelling, non-gender agreement [details]
Type locality off Sesoko Marine Station, Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan,
estimated geolocation 26.6365° 127.8661°
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