Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1965). Zur Kenntnis des Sublitorals der chilenischen Küste unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Polychaeten und Ostracoden. II Die Polychaeten des Sublitorals. <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 62 Supplement: 59-305. page(s): 266-267, figs. 267-269 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Depth range 110-264 m. [details]
Distribution Southeast Pacific Ocean: Chile, from Punta Ronca to Canal Desertores. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet bisetosa (masculine: bisetosus) is a New Latin adjective meaning 'having two bristles (chaetae)', and presumably refers to the presence of two different types of dorsal chaetae in the species. The epithet is composed by the Latin prefix bi-, meaning 'two' or 'twice', and the Latin adjective setosa (masculine: setosus), meaning 'bristly' or 'having bristles'. [details]
Habitat Mixed sediments, with predominance of silt, at shelf depths. [details]
Type locality Golfo de Ancud, Chile, Southeast Pacific Ocean (-42.00º, -73.0083º), 264 m, silt. [details]
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