Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Doner, Stacy A.; Blake, James A. (2006). New species of Cirratulidae (Polychaeta) from the northeastern United States. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 70(S3): 65-73., available online at https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/110 page(s): 66, figs. 1, 5B, E [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy source
Blake, James A. (2021). New species and records of Caulleriella (Annelida, Cirratulidae) from shelf and slope depths of the Western North Atlantic Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4990(2): 253-279., available online at https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4990.2.3 page(s): 268, figure 8; note: description and many additional records. An offshore species [details]
Holotype USNM 1076557, geounit Georges Bank [details]
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment Initial data entry wrongly placed species in Chaetozone. Corrected 4 Oct 2015, GBR. [details]
Etymology Authors: "venefica comes from Latin, meaning “Witch” and refers to the resemblance of the anterior end to a witch’s hat." [details]
Type locality Georges Bank, NW Atlantic, 40.665, -67.7783, 84 m [details]
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