WoRMS name details
NomenclatureTaxonomysource of synonymy
Kudenov, Jerry D. (1994). Redescription of <i>Hipponoa gaudichaudi</i> [sic, for Hipponoe] Audouin & Milne-Edwards, 1830 (Polychaeta, Amphinomidae). <i>In</i>: J.-C. Dauvin, L. Laubier & D.J. Reish (Eds). Actes de la 4ème Conférence internationale des Polychètes. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 162: 199-207. page(s): 200 [details]
Holotype NHMUK 1966.26.6, geounit Agulhas Current [details]
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Association Found between the valves of Lepas attached to floating objects. [details]
Depth range Sea surface, on floating objects. [details]
Distribution South Africa: Agulhas Bank, off Port Elizabeth (Eastern Cape Province). Single record, based on one specimen. [details]
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet agulhana refers to the type locality of the species, the Agulhas Current (off South Africa, Indian Ocean). [details]
Habitat Sea surface, between the valves of Lepas attached to floating objects. [details]
Type locality Agulhas Current, off Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, Indian Ocean (-34°, 25°; provided geocoordinates seem misplaced, corrected here to about -34°, 26°), surface, between the valves of Lepas attached to floating objects. [details]
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