WoRMS name details
original description
Harrington, N.R. (1897). On nereids commensal with hermit crabs. <em>Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences.</em> 16: 214-222, plates XVI-XVIII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12567973 page(s): 217-220, plate XVI figs. 1-3, plate XVII figs. 1-7, plate XVIII figs. 1-5 [details]
source of synonymy
Berkeley, Edith; Berkeley, Cyril. (1948). Annelida. Polychaeta Errantia. <em>Canadian Pacific Fauna. Fisheries Research Board of Canada, Toronto.</em> 9b(1): 1-100. [details]
From editor or global species database
Association Lives associated with the hermit crabs Eupagurus armatus (Dana, 1851) and E. tenuimanus (Dana, 1851), inside gastropod shells of Lunatia, Natica, Fusus and Pterynotus. [details]
Depth range 18.3-36.6 m. [details]
Distribution NE Pacific Ocean: Puget Sound (Washington, USA). [details]
Etymology Not stated, uncertain. The specific epithet cyclurus is derived from the Greek and presumably refers to the collar-like peristomium typical of the species. [details]
Habitat On bottoms covered with Laminaria and various algae, in gastropod shells of Lunatia, Natica, Fusus and Pterynotus inhabited mainly by the hermit crab Eupagurus armatus (Dana, 1851), but also E. tenuimanus (Dana, 1851), at subtidal depths. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Type locality Puget Sound bays, Washington, USA, NE Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 47.83º, -122.43º), 10-20 fathoms (about 18.3-36.6 m), on bottoms covered with Laminaria and various algae, in gastropod shells of Lunatia, Natica, Fusus and Pterynotus inhabited mainly by the hermit crab Eupagurus armatus (Dana, 1851), but also E. tenuimanus (Dana, 1851). [details]
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