Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Gravier, Charles. (1911). Expédition Antarctique Française du "Pourquoi-Pas", dirigée par le Dr. J.-B. Charcot (1908-1910). Espèces nouvelles d'annélides polychètes. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.</em> 17(5): 310-316., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34198359 page(s): 310-311 [details]
basis of record
Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <i>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review</i>. 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Gravier, C. 1911. Annélides polychètes recueillis par la Seconde Expéditon Antarctique Française (1908-1910). Deuxième Expédition Antarctique Française (1908-1910) Commandée par le Dr. Jean Charcot, 1: 1-165, 12 pls., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12005 page(s): 46-49, plate I figs. 4-6 [details]
Syntype MNHN POLY TYPE 469, geounit Petermann Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 6 m. [details]
Distribution Antarctica. [details]
Etymology The species is dedicated to Dr. Jacques Liouville (Paris, 5 December 1879 - Rabat, 15 June 1960), physician and naturalist, in charge of the biological material of the Second Antarctic French Expedition (1908-1910), who collected and preserved the polychaete material. [details]
Habitat On rocks, among algae, bryozoans and spirorbids. [details]
Type locality Antarctic, Petermann Island (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -65.1666667º, long. -64.1666667º). [details]
Type material Syntype deposited at the Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, POLY TYPE 469. [details]
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