WoRMS taxon details
original description
Imajima, M. (1990). Spionidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Japan. V. The genera <i>Streblospio</i> and <i>Dispio</i>. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology).</em> 16(4): 155-163., available online at http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110004311743/en page(s): 158-161, fig. 3a-l [details]
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 324, geounit Wakasa Bay [details]
Paratype NSMT Pol. P 325, geounit Wakasa Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 5 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Wakasa Bay (Japan, Sea of Japan). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet oculata (masculine: oculatus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'having eyes', and refers to the presence of two pairs of small eyes forming a crescent, while in the two most similar species in the genus, D. magna (Day, 1955) and D. brachychaeta Blake, 1983, they are absent. [details]
Habitat Not stated. [details]
Type locality Off Yura-gawa (= Yura River), Wakasa Bay, Honshu, Japan, Sea of Japan, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 35.54º, 135.3º), 5 m. [details]
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