Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Lattig, Patricia and Martin, Daniel. 2011. Sponge-associated <i>Haplosyllis</i> (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Syllinae) from the Caribbean Sea, with the description of four new species. Scientia Marina, 75(4): 733-758. page(s): 735-739, figs. 1A-H, 2A-F, 3A-D, 4A-B [details]
Holotype INVEMAR ANE 3455, geounit Colombian part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Association The species is a strict sponge endosymbiont associated with species of the genus Aplysina. [details]
Depth range 6-200 m. [details]
Distribution Caribbean Sea: Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Colombia, and Venezuela. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet aplysinicola refers to the host sponges of the genus Aplysinia in which the species was found. [details]
Habitat The species is a strict sponge endosymbiont associated with species of the genus Aplysina. [details]
Type locality Colombia, Santa Marta, Punta Betín (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated with gazetteer to be lat. 11.250682ºN, long. -74.219883ºW). [details]
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