Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Maciolek, Nancy J.; Blake, James A. (2021). New species of Microspio Mesnil, 1896 (Annelida: Spionidae), with additions to the description of M. pigmentata (Reish, 1959) and comparative notes on all members of the genus. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 134(1): 265-293., available online at https://doi.org/10.2988/0006-324x-134.1.265 page(s): 283, figures 5-6; note: Lydonia Canyon, Georges Bank, off Massachusetts [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype USNM 1655928, geounit Georges Bank [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology authors: Microspio lydonia "species name refers to Lydonia Canyon, where much of the material was collected [by R/V Oceanus, in 1981]. The canyon itself was named for NOAA’s Coast and Geodetic Survey vessel, the Lydonia, one of the four ships that conducted surveys of the area between the years 1930 and 1932. [details]
Type locality At head of Lydonia Canyon, Georges Bank, east of Cape Cod, Atlantic Ocean, 40.4783, -67.7117 (40 28.70' N, 67 42.70' W), 150 m [details]
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