Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Imajima, M. (1992). Spionidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) from Japan. VIII. The genus <i>Scolelepis</i>. <em>Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, Series A (Zoology).</em> 18(1): 1-34., available online at http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110004311764/en page(s): 13-16, figs. 8a-h, 9a-h, 10a-k [details]
Holotype NSMT Pol. H 340, geounit Shimoda [details]
Paratype NSMT Pol. P 341, geounit Shimoda [details]
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Depth range 50 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: off Shimoda (Honshu, Japan). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet sagittaria (masculine: sagittarius) is a Latin adjective meaning 'of or concerning arrows', and presumably refers to the shape of the prostomium, described as being ''sagittate''(Imajima, 1992: 13). [details]
Habitat Not stated. [details]
Type locality Off Shimoda, Honshu, Japan, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate 34.65º, 138.94º), 50 m.
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