Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Fauchald, Kristian. (1977). Some nereid polychaetes from deep water. <em>[Book chapter].</em> p. 157-171 In: Reish, D.J. and Fauchald, K. (Eds.). Essays on polychaetous annelids in memory of Dr. Olga Hartman.Los Angeles, The Allan Hancock Foundation, University of Southern California. page(s): 160-162, plate 2 figs. a-d [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (Deepsea)
Fauchald, Kristian. (1977). Some nereid polychaetes from deep water. <em>[Book chapter].</em> p. 157-171 In: Reish, D.J. and Fauchald, K. (Eds.). Essays on polychaetous annelids in memory of Dr. Olga Hartman.Los Angeles, The Allan Hancock Foundation, University of Southern California. [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype ZIRAS, geounit Cayman Trench [details]
Nontype, geounit Caribbean Sea [details]
Paratype AHF Poly 1206, geounit Cayman Trench [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 4580-6850 m. [details]
Distribution Caribbean Sea (Yucatan Basin and Cayman Trench). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet caymanensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Cayman Trench. [details]
Habitat Associated with remnants of vascular plants (Spartina straw, rhizome of Thalassia, and coconut husk), at deep-water. [details]
Type locality Caribbean Sea, West Cayman Trench (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 19.0º, long. -81.1º), between 6840-6850 m, in straw (Spartina). [details]
Type material Holotype deposited at the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia). Paratype (AHF Poly 1206) deposited at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (USA). [details]
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