Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Nygren, Arne; Sundkvist, Tobias; Mikac, Barbara; Pleijel, Fredrik. 2010. Two new and two poorly known autolytines (Polychaeta: Syllidae)
from Madeira and the Mediterranean Sea. Zootaxa 2640: 35–52., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02640p052f.pdf page(s): 42-44, fig. 2A-D [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range 27 m. [details]
Diagnosis Procerini with only 1-2 unidentate simple chaetae in all chaetigers, and a trepan with single large, and 25-28 smaller teeth. [details]
Distribution Mediterranean, Adriatic Sea, only known from type locality. [details]
Etymology The species epithet oligochaeta is derived from the Greek oligos, meaning few, and the Greek khaite meaning 'hair' or 'bristle', and refers to the few chaetae this species is provided with. [details]
Habitat On sponges and hydroids. [details]
Type locality Croatia, Istria, 2 km west of Rovinj (45º05.220'N, 13º36.517'E). [details]
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