Polychaeta name details
original description
San Martin, Guillermo; López, Eduardo. (1998). Description of a new species of Sphaerosyllis from Australia and New Zealand (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Exogoninae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 111(1): 241-245., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35458991 page(s): 241-244, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy
San Martín, Guillermo. (2005). Exogoninae (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Australia with the description of a new genus and twenty-two new species. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 57(1): 39-152., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1438 page(s): 65; note: rank upgrade [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype AM W22146, geounit Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 5 m. [details]
Distribution Australia (New South Wales, Western Australia) and New Zealand (Kaikoura). [details]
Etymology The species is named in honor of Dr. Nathan W. Riser, in ackowledgment of his important contributions to the knowledge of the genus Sphaerosyllis, and in appreciation for the help given to the authors of the species. [details]
Habitat Sandy mud and holfasts of Lessonia, at shallow water. [details]
Type locality Australia, New South Wales, Hawkesbury River, 300 m NE Green Point (33º34'S, 151º13.5'E). [details]
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