Polychaeta taxon details
Holotype SMNH 5949, geounit Washington (State) [details]
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Depth range 1 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific coast of the USA, Washington State, San Juan Island. Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The species is named in honour of Dr. Hans G. Hansson (August 21, 1945 - January 30, 2011), specialist in Echinodermata. Short biography in Swedish Wikipedia here, and brief necrological note by Sabine Stöhr here. [details]
Habitat Found almost exclusively in the sponge Halichondria sp. [details]
Type locality Pacific coast of the USA, Washington State, San Juan Island (48º32.73'N, 123º00.75'W). [details]
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