WoRMS name details
original description
San Martín, G. 1990. Eusyllinae (Syllidae, Polychaeta) from Cuba and Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science, 46(3): 590-619., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1990/00000046/00000003/art00003 page(s): 592-595, figs. 2-3 [details]
additional source
Fauchald, 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 at https://books.google.es/books?id=CphA8hiwaFIC&lpg=PR1&pg=PA751 [details]
new combination reference
San Martín, G.; López, E.; Aguado, M.T. 2009. Revision of the genus <i>Pionosyllis</i> (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Eusyllinae), with a cladistic analysis, and the description of five new genera and two new species. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 89(7): 1455-1498 page(s): 1481 [details]
Holotype USNM 122682, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
Paratype MNCN 16.01/675, geounit Cuba [details]
Paratype USNM 122683, geounit Gulf of Mexico [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 0.5-37 m. [details]
Distribution Gulf of Mexico (Florida) and Caribbean Sea (Cuba). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet spinisetosa refers to the long spines of the blades of the compound chaetae. [details]
Habitat Coarse sand and in sponges on Rhizophora mangle roots, at shallow water. [details]
Type locality Gulf of Mexico, off Florida (29º54'58.6"N, 86º4'58.5"W). [details]
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