WoRMS taxon details
original description
Somaschini A & San Martín G (1994) Description of two new species of Sphaerosyllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Exogoninae) and first report of Sphaerosyllis glandulata for the Mediterranean Sea. Cahiers de Biologie Marine, 35: 357-367 page(s): 358-361, figs. 1-2 [details]
basis of record
Bellan, G. (2001). Polychaeta, <i>in</i>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 214-231. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Musco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana. (2005). Mediterranean Syllidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) revisited: biogeography, diversity and species fidelity to environmental features. <em>Marine Ecology Progress Series.</em> 304: 143-153 + 4 pp. Supplementary appendix., available online at https://doi.org/10.3354/meps304143 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype MONA 186017, geounit Tyrrhenian Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 10-20 m. [details]
Distribution Mediterranean Sea. Endemic. [details]
Etymology The species is named in honour of Mrs. Maria Flavia Gravina, for her help. [details]
Habitat Coarse sand. [details]
Type locality Mediterranean Sea, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Pontine Islands, Zannone Island, Faro (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 40.974307º, long. 13.054408º). [details]Unreviewed
Bioclimatic category temperate [details]
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