Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Di Camillo, Cristina Gioia; Martin, Daniel; Britayev, Temir A. (2011). Symbiotic association between <i>Solanderia secunda</i> (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Solanderiidae) and <i>Medioantenna variopinta</i> sp. nov. (Annelida, Polychaeta, Polynoidae) from North Sulawesi (Indonesia). <em>Helgoland Marine Research.</em> 65(4): 495-511., available online at http://doi.org/10.1007/s10152-010-0239-7 [details] Available for editors [request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology "The specific epithet variopinta refers to one of the most distinctive features of the species, which is its spectacular bright orange, whitish and violet color pattern that perfectly mimics the fertile colonies of its host hydroid." [details]
Type locality Celebes Sea, North Sulawesi, Mapia, 1° 37’ 36.28” N, 124° 48’ 8.46” E (1.626744° N, 124.80235° E) [details]
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