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): 113-117, figs. 52-53 [details]
source of synonymy
San Martín, G. (1991). <i>Grubeosyllis</i> and <i>Exogone</i> (Exogoninae, Syllidae, Polychaeta) from Cuba, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida and Puerto Rico, with a revision of <i>Exogone</i>. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 49(3): 715-740., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1991/00000049/00000003/art00004 page(s): 730-731, fig. 8 [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 0.5 m deep. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Galapagos Islands (Isabela Island, Marchena Island, and Santa Cruz Island); Japan (Seto). Atlantic Ocean: Panama (Colon) and Venezuela (Puerto Cabello). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet occidentalis is the Latin word for 'westerly', and refers probably to the type locality of the species. [details]
Habitat Interstitial in intertidal coarse sand with detritus. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz Island, Bahía de la Academia, southern side (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -0.753057º, long. -90.311102º). [details]
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