WoRMS taxon details
original description
Martin, D.; Aguado, M.T.; Britayev, T.A. 2009. Review of the symbiotic genus <i>Haplosyllides</i> (Polychaeta: Syllidae), with a description of a new species. Zoological Science 26(9): 646-655 page(s): 651-653, figs. 6, 8-10 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ZMH P-22072, geounit Puerto Rican part of the North Atlantic Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Association Associated with Ophiocoma pumila Lütken, 1856 and other ophiuroids, probably as a commensal. [details]
Depth range 15 m. [details]
Distribution Atlantic coast of Puerto Rico. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet ophiocomae refers to the species Ophiocoma pumila Lütken, 1856, one of the ophiuroid species with which the species was found associated. [details]
Habitat The species was found to live associated with Ophiocoma pumila Lütken, 1856 and other ophiuroids. [details]
Type locality Atlantic coast of Puerto Rico, Tortuguero (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated with gazetteer to be lat. 18.477271º, long. -66.458972º). [details]
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