WoRMS name details
original description
Verrill, A.E. 1900. Additions to the Turbellaria, Nemertina, and Annelida of the Bermudas, with revisions of some New England genera and species. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, 10(2): 595-671., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27731368 page(s): 663 [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference
Hutchings, Patricia A.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1986). A revision of the genus <i>Euthelepus</i> (Terebellidae: Thelepinae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 38: 105-117., available online at http://10.3853/j.0067-1975.38.1986.177 page(s): 114, fig. 4i, table 1; note: as Thelepus tenuis [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated, unknown. Probably shallow water. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic Ocean: Bermuda. [details]
Etymology Not stated in the original description. The specific epithet tenuis is a Latin adjective meaning 'thin', 'slender' or 'fine', and it could refer to the branchiae, described as being "very long and slender" (Verrill, 1900: 663), or maybe to the shape of the body of the species. [details]
Habitat Sand, probably at shallow water. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to different genus. [details]
Type locality Bermuda, Atlantic Ocean (gazetteer estimate 32.29°, -64.76°). [details]
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