Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1980). Amsterdam Expeditions to the West Indian Islands, Report 9. Die Polychaeten der Amsterdam-Expeditionen nach Westindien. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 50(2): 387-401., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/504338 page(s): 390-391, figs. 6-9 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype ZMA V. Poll. 2696, geounit Virgin Islands part of the North Atlantic Ocean [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Groundwater. [details]
Distribution Caribbean Sea and Antilles. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet bifurcata refers to shape of the shafts of the composed chaetae, which are clearly bifurcated. [details]
Habitat Groundwater, interstitial in coarse sand. [details]
Type locality Virgin Islands, Atlantic coast of Anegada, Deep Bay, east Loblolly Bay; (18º44'20"N, 64º18'18"W). [details]
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