Polychaeta name details
original description
Westheide, Wilfried 1974. Interstitielle Fauna von Galapagos. XI. Pisionidae, Hesionidae, Pilargidae, Syllidae (Polychaeta). Mikrofauna des Meeresbodens, 44: 1-146. page(s): 123-125, figs. 57-58 [details]
new combination reference
Nygren, Arne. (2004). Revision of Autolytinae (Syllidae: Polychaeta). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 680: 1-314., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00680f.pdf page(s): 142-143, fig. 70A-E [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz Island, Bahía de la Academia. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet multidentatus refers to the high number of teeth on the trepan (about 56), distinctive of the species. [details]
Habitat On intertidal old corals. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Santa Cruz Island, Bahía de la Academia, northern side, immediately in front of Darwin Station (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -0.742942º, long. -90.305915º). [details]
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