WoRMS name details
original description
Hernández-Alcántara, Pablo; Solís-Weiss, Vivianne. (2000). Magelonidae from the Mexican Pacific and northern Gulf of Mexico, with the description of a new genus (<i>Meredithia</i>) and four new species. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 67(1): 625-644., available online at https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/2000/00000067/00000001/art00050 page(s): 638-640, fig. 3A-H [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Fauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
new combination reference
Mortimer, Kate; Mackie, Andrew S.Y. (2006). The Magelonidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Seychelles. 2. Description of four additional species, three new to science. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70(S3): 125-137., available online at https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2006.70s3125 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype USNM USNM: 186405, geounit Gulf of California [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution authors: "Considered Amphiamerican since it has been found both in the Gulf of California (northern region of Sinaloa, and southern Sonora) and in the northern Gulf of Mexico off Mobile Bay, Alabama and Southern Bank, Texas" [details]
Etymology authors: "The specific name refers to the acicular spines present in the abdominal setigers which distinctly characterize this species". The suffix 'fera' has a feminine ending. [details]
Type locality Santa María Bay, Mexico, Gulf of California, 24.95 N, -108.7 W (24°57'N, 108°42'W), 75 m [details]
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