WoRMS taxon details
original description
Verrill, A.E. 1900. Additions to the Turbellaria, Nemertina, and Annelida of the Bermudas, with revisions of some New England genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(2): 595-671., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27731368 page(s): 628 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Bermuda. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet brachydonta derives from the Latin prefix brachi-, meaning 'short', and the Greek word donta, 'teeth', making reference to the small size of the ventral teeth of the species. [details]
Habitat Probably in dead corals. [details]
Type locality Atlantic Ocean, Bermuda. Further details not provided. [details]
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