Polychaeta name details
original description
Çinar, M.E. (2008). Description of a new fireworm, <i>Eurythoe turcica</i> sp. nov. (Polychaeta: Amphinomidae), from the Levantine coast of Turkey (eastern Mediterranean), with re-descriptions of <i>Eurythoe parvecarunculata</i> Horst and <i>Amphinome djiboutiensis</i> Gravier based on type material. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 42(29): 1975-1990., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930802140194 page(s): 1976-1983, figs. 2-5 [details]
Holotype ESFM POL/2007-35, geounit Levantine Sea [details]
Paratype ESFM POL/05-435, geounit Levantine Sea [details]
Paratype ESFM POL/05-447, geounit Levantine Sea [details]
Paratype ESFM POL/2007-33, geounit Levantine Sea [details]
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Depth range 40-60 m. [details]
Distribution Levantine coast of Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet turcica refers to the type locality of the species, the Levantine coast of Turkey. [details]
Habitat Mud, found free-living and within a section of sunken wood on mud. [details]
Reproduction Holotype and some paratypes with sperm capsules about 85 µm in diameter within their cavities. [details]
Type locality Off Çevlik, Turkey, Levantine Sea, Eastern Mediterranean (36.0475º, 35.9397º), 50 m, within a section of sunken wood on mud. [details]
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