original descriptionMonro, Charles Carmichael Arthur. (1930). Polychaete worms. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 2: 1-222., available online athttp://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15904801 page(s): 195-197, fig. 81a-c [details]
additional sourceGlasby, Christopher J.; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2014). Revision of the taxonomy of <em>Polycirrus</em> Grube, 1850 (Annelida: Terebellida: Polycirridae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3877(1): 1-117., available online athttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3877.1.1[details] Available for editors [request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Specimen The Natural History Museum, London [details] Type locality Antarctic Ocean [details]