WoRMS taxon details
original description
Sikorski, Andrey; Pavlova, Lyudmila V. (2016). Three new species of <em>Laonice </em>(Polychaete: Spionidae) from West and Southwest Africa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4097(3): 353-368., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4097.3.4 page(s): 354-357, figs. 1A-F, 2, 5 [details]
Holotype ZMUC POL-643, geounit Angola [details]
Paratype ZMUC POL-639, geounit Ghana [details]
Paratype ZMUC POL-640, geounit Cabinda [details]
Paratype ZMUC POL-641, geounit Angola [details]
Paratype ZMUC POL-644, geounit Angola [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 46-201 m. [details]
Distribution Eastern Atlantic Ocean: from Ghana to Angola (West Africa). [details]
Etymology "The name [galatheae] is given after the name of the Danish expedition ship that collected most of the specimens of this species" (Sikorski & Pavlova, 2016: 356). [details]
Habitat Muddy sediments, at shelf depths. [details]
Type locality Off Lobito, Angola, Eastern Atlantic Ocean (-12.2383°, 13.45°). [details]
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