Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Dean, H.K. (1998). A new species of Hesionidae, <i>Glyphohesione nicoyensis</i> (Annelida, Polychaeta), from the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 111(2): 257-262., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35459011 page(s): 257-261, figs. 1-2 [details]
Holotype MCZ 4015, geounit Gulf of Nicoya [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 35 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Gulf of Nicoya (Costa Rica). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet nicoyensis refers to the type locality of the species, the Gulf of Nicoya on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. [details]
Habitat In mud, muddy sand, and sandy sediments from the intertidal to the subtidal. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Costa Rica, Gulf of Nicoya, Punta Morales, mid intertidal, western side of Lagartos sandflat (10º04'N, 84º58'W; provided longitude ''85º58'W'' corrected here to ''84º58'W''), muddy sand. [details]
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