Polychaeta name details
original description
Imajima, M. (1990). Spionidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Japan. IV. The genus <i>Prionospio (Prionospio)</i>. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology).</em> 16(3): 105-140., available online at http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110004311741/en page(s): 130-134, figs. 16a-e, 17a-m [details]
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 312, geounit Sagami Bay [details]
Paratype NSMT Pol. H 313, geounit Sagami Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 5-730 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Japan (both coasts of Honshu; Pacific coast of Shikoku; East China Sea coast of Kyushu); Tsushima Strait. [details]
Etymology Not stated, unknown. The specific epithet paradisea derives from the Greek word paradeisos, meaning 'paradise' (but also 'park', or 'garden'). It could refer to the presence of well developed dorsal crests from chaetiger 10 through chaetiger 60, or to the pre- and postchaetal notopodial lamellae of anterior parapodia being dorsally fused with each other, forming an envelope surrounding notochaetae (maybe resembling the wings of angels?), but the etymology is uncertain. [details]
Habitat Not stated. [details]
Type locality Off Koyahata, Sagami Bay, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 35.24º, 139.18º), 68 m. [details]
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