Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Willey, Arthur. (1905). Report on the Polychaeta collected by Professor Herdman, at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar by W.A. Herdman, with supplementary reports upon the Marine Biology of Ceylon, by Other Naturalists. Part IV. Supplementary Reports.</em> 30: 243-324, plates I-VIII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1936112 page(s): 288-289, plate V fig. 120 [details]
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 15-16 m (8 to 9 fathoms). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet, lanceolata, refers to the shape of the body of the worm, having the general appearance of a lance, much longer than wide and with pointed apices. [details]
Type locality Indian Ocean, south of Manaar Island, Sri Lanka. [details]
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