Polychaeta taxon details
Holotype MNCN 16.01/665, geounit Cuba [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1-18 m. [details]
Distribution Gulf of Mexico (Cuba). [details]
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Osvaldo Gómez, Instituto de Invstigaciones Marinas de la Universidad de la Habana, a prominent Cuban carcinologist, member of the Primera Expedición Cubano-Española a la Isla de la Juventud y Archipiélago de los Canarreos. [details]
Habitat Amongst algae, in living corals, and in coral rubble, at shallow water. [details]
Type locality Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, NW from La Havana, off La Herradura (geocoordinates not provided, estimated using gazetteer to be lat. 23.018452º, long. -82.915248º). [details]
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