Polychaeta name details
original description
Westheide, Wilfried 1974. Interstitielle Fauna von Galapagos. XI. Pisionidae, Hesionidae, Pilargidae, Syllidae (Polychaeta). Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens, 44: 1-146. page(s): 93-97, fig. 42A-C, 43 [details]
new combination reference
Aguado, M.T. & San Martín, G. (2006) Sílidos (Syllidae: Polychaeta) del Parque Nacional de Coiba (Pacífico, Panamá). Revista de Biología tropical, 54(3): 725-743. , available online at http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-77442006000300004&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=es page(s): 729-730 [details]
new combination reference
Díaz-Castañeda, Victoria; San Martín, Guillermo. (2001). Syllidae (Polychaeta) from San Quintín lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, with the description of a new genus. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 114(3): 708-719., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34558872 page(s): 710-712, figs. 2-4 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 0.5 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands: Santa Cruz Island (Bahía de la Academia) and Fernandina Island (Punta Espinosa). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet mediodentata refers to the pharyngeal tooth being located at the medial region of the pharynx. [details]
Habitat Interstitial in sandy beaches and mangroves. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz Island, Bahía de la Academia, northern side, immediately in front of Darwin Station (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -0.743332º, long. -90.304801º). [details]
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