original descriptionGosse, P.H. (1853). Notes on some new or little-known Marine Animals. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2)12: 384-386., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12905727[details]
basis of recordEhlers, E. H. (1868). Die Borstenwürmer (Annelida Chaetopoda) nach systematischen und anatomischen Untersuchungen dargestellt. <em>Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig.</em> 2: 269-748, plates XII-XXIV., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1985162[details]
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