WoRMS taxon details
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 1494155, geounit Oahu Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Prostomium longer than wide, with distinct prostomial horns. Notopodia of chaetigers 1–8 with elongate foliaceous postchaetal lamellae with distinctly crenulate upper edges (elkhorn-shaped). Superior processes elongate and present from chaetigers 1–8. Chaetiger 9 with only bilimbate simple capillaries. Abdominal hooded hooks tridentate. Posterior abdominal lateral pouches (C configuration) present from chaetiger 40, paired. [details]
Etymology named after Dr. Alexandra Rizzo, a polychaete researcher [details]
Type locality near shore, Mamala Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, 21.2896, -158.0102 (21°17'22.4" N, 158°00'36.7" W), 39.6 m [details]
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