WoRMS taxon details
original description
Imajima, M. (1992). Spionidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Japan. VIII. The genus <i>Scolelepis</i>. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology).</em> 18(1): 1-34., available online at http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110004311764/en page(s): 26-30, figs. 18a-j, 19a-m [details]
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 346, geounit Mutsu Bay [details]
Nontype NSMT, geounit Kyushu [details]
Nontype NSMT, geounit Tsukumo Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 5-21 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Japan (Pacific and Sea of Japan coasts of Honshu; East China Sea coast of Kyushu). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet geniculata (masculine: geniculatus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'geniculate' or 'bent at a sharp angle', and presumably refers to the neuropodial hooded hooks, which have the shafts dictinctly geniculate. [details]
Habitat Not stated. [details]
Type locality Off Asamuchi, Mutsu Bay, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 40.89º, 140.85º), 9 m. [details]
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