Polychaeta taxon details
Holotype USNM 102215, geounit Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 0.09-0.26 cm. [details]
Distribution Belizean coast of the Caribbean Sea. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet derives from the Latin, longus, meaning long, and lamina, meaning the blade of a sword, and refers to the unusually long superior setal blades. [details]
Habitat Mangrove rootmat of Rhizophora mangle covered with Caulerpa verticillata or Halimeda opuntia f. triloba, at shallow water. [details]
Reproduction Developing young attached to dorsum of middle setigers, 2 per setiger. [details]
Type locality Caribbean Sea, Belize, Twin Cays, West Bay (16º50'N, 88º05'W). [details]
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