Perkins, Thomas H. (1981). Syllidae (Polychaeta), principally from Florida, with descriptions of a new genus and twenty-one new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1080-1172., available online athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599967 page(s): 1115-1118, figs. 13-14 [details] Available for editors
Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida) and Eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida) and Eastern Gulf of Mexico. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin and refers to the aciculated setae.
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin and refers to the aciculated setae. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Sphaerosyllis aciculata Perkins, 1981. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331997 on 2024-04-18
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Sphaerosyllis aciculata Perkins, 1981. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331997 on 2024-04-18
original descriptionPerkins, Thomas H. (1981). Syllidae (Polychaeta), principally from Florida, with descriptions of a new genus and twenty-one new species. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 93(4): 1080-1172., available online athttps://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34599967 page(s): 1115-1118, figs. 13-14 [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea)Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online athttp://www.iobis.org/[details]
additional sourceFauchald, K.; Granados-Barba, A.; Solís-Weiss, V. (2009). Polychaeta (Annelida) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 751–788 in D.L. Felder and D.K. Camp (eds.). <em>Gulf of Mexico. Origin, Waters, and Biota. Volume 1, Biodiversity.</em> Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas., available online athttps://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Depth range 2.5-11 m. [details] Distribution Atlantic coast of USA (Florida) and Eastern Gulf of Mexico. [details] Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin and refers to the aciculated setae. [details] Habitat Coarse calcareous sand, shelly sand, sand with Syringodium cover, and very fine to fine quartose sand. [details] Type locality Atlantic coast of the USA, Florida, Hutchinson Island (27º20.7'N, 80º12.8'W). [details]