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Polychaeta source details

Zanol, J.; Paiva, P. C.; Attolini, F. D. (2000). Eunice and Palola (Eunicidae: Polychaeta) from the eastern Brazilian Coast (13°00'-22°30'S). Bulletin of Marine Science. 67(1): 449-464.
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Zanol, J.; Paiva, P. C.; Attolini, F. D.
2000
Eunice and Palola (Eunicidae: Polychaeta) from the eastern Brazilian Coast (13°00'-22°30'S)
Bulletin of Marine Science
67(1): 449-464
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Seventeen species of Eunicidae belonging to the genera Eunice and Palola were found on the eastern Brazilian Coast. Among them are two new species: Eunice marcusi and Palola brasiliensis. The coast line is dominated by calcareous bottoms and its fauna is one of the poorest known in the western Atlantic.
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 Etymology

Palola brasiliensis is named after Brazil, the country where the specimens were collected offshore of its coast [details]

 Type locality

Offshore of southern coast of Bahia, Brazil, Atlantic coast, -17.0983 S, -36.7522 W (17°05'54"S; 36°45'08"W), 50 m. [details]