Polychaeta taxon details
original description
De Wilde, C.L.M.; Govaere, Jan C.R. (1995). On the pisionids (Polychaeta: Pisionidae) from Papua New Guinea, with a description of six new species. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Biologie.</em> 65: 53-68., available online at https://bit.ly/2mlIRpg page(s): 61-64, figs. 1e-f, 2d, 3b [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype KBIN KBINPY2040, geounit Laing Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 5-15 m. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Bismarck Sea (Laing Island, Papua New Guinea). [details]
Etymology Authors: "pseudonotopodia and the very simple copulatory organs suggest a primitive form, hence the name Pisione
primitiva n.sp." [details]
Habitat Soft bottom of fine to very fine sediment, 5-15 m. [details]
Type locality Laing Island (North side), Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, -4.1722, 144.8722, 15 m depth [details]
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