Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Brito, M., Núñez, J. and San Martín, G. 2000. <i>Parapionosyllis macaronesiensis</i>, a new species of Exogoninae (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from the Macaronesian Region. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 113(4): 1147-1150., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35517628 page(s): 1147-1150, fig. 1 [details]
Holotype TFMC AN/000204, geounit Canary Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 4-18 m. [details]
Distribution Central East Atlantic: Madeira Island, Selvagens Islands, and Canary Islands (Lanzarote, Tenerife). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet macaronesiensis, of Greek etymology, refers to Macaronesia (mákaro = happiness; nesoi = islands), the biogeographical region in which the specimens of the species were collected. [details]
Habitat Sandy areas lacking vegetation, and areas within beds of the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson. [details]
Type locality North east Atlantic, Canary Islands, Arrecife de Lanzarote (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be lat. 28.955722º, long. -13.545679º). [details]
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