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): 743-746, figs. 9A-I, 10A-F [details]
Holotype INVEMAR ANE 3468, geounit Colombian part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Association The species is a sponge endosymbiont associated with the species Verongula rigida (Esper, 1794). [details]
Depth range 6-8 m. [details]
Distribution Caribbean Sea: Colombia, Jamaica (?). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet chaetafusorata refers to the traces of fusion between blade and shaft of some chaetae, which are easily distinguishable under light microscope. [details]
Habitat The species is a sponge endosymbiont associated with the species Verongula rigida (Esper, 1794). [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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