Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Hartmann-Schröder, G. and Rosenfeldt, Pongchai 1988. Die Polychaeten der Polarstern-Reise ANT III/2 in die Antarktis 1984. Teil 1: Euphrosinidae bis Chaetopteridae. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut, 85: 25-72. page(s): 44, fig. 23 [details]
basis of record
Clarke, Andrew; Johnston, Nadine M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype ZMH P-19143, geounit Antarctic Peninsula [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 20-485 m. [details]
Distribution Antarctic Ocean. [details]
Etymology The subspecific epithet australis makes reference to the southern origin of the subspecies in relation to the stem species, Sphaerosyllis heterosetoides Hartmann-Schröder, 1986, from Southern Australia. [details]
Habitat Soft mud, with or without stones, and among algae. [details]
Type locality Antarctic Ocean, Antarctic Peninsula (near Arctowski Polish Research Station, King George Island (62º05'30"S, 57º39'W). [details]
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