Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Lucas Rodríguez, Yolanda; San Martín, Guillermo; Fiege, Dieter. (2017 (2018 in print)). Two new species of <i>Branchiosyllis</i> Ehlers, 1887 (Annelida: Polychaeta: Syllidae) and redescription of <i>Branchiosyllis exilis</i> (Gravier, 1900), from Socotra Archipelago (Yemen, Indian Ocean). <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 48(3): 1519–1527., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12526-017-0657-8 page(s): 4-7, figs. 5-7, tables 1-2 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype SMF 24154, geounit Socotra [details]
Paratype SMF 24155, geounit Socotra [details]
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Depth range 18-20 m. [details]
Distribution Indian Ocean: Socotra Island, Socotra Archipelago (Arabian Sea). [details]
Etymology The species is named after Juan Pablo Camblor, marine biologist and director of Scuba Diving and Marine Biology School ''ZOEA'', ''friend of the first author'' (Lucas Rodríguez et al., 2017). [details]
Habitat Corals and algae on hard substrate, at subtidal depths. [details]
Type locality Ras Qataninh Bay, Socotra Island, Yemen, Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean (12.3632°, 53.5233°), 18-20 m, corals and algae on hard substrate. [details]
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