Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Carrerette, Orlemir; Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos. (2015). The genus <em>Loimia </em>Malmgren, 1866 (Annelida: Terebellidae) off the Brazilian coast, with description of three new species and notes on some morphological characters of the genus. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3999(1): 1-31., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3999.1.1 page(s): 16-22, figs. 7-9, table 3 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 10.3-143 m. [details]
Distribution SW Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (Campos Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro; State of São Paulo). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet “armata” refers to the large lobes on segment 1, directed anteriorly and encasing the mouth, as a shield or a helmet. [details]
Habitat Type of sediment not specified, at shelf depths. [details]
Type locality Campos Basin, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, SW Atlantic Ocean (-22.2092°, -40.2236°). [details]
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