WoRMS taxon details
original description
Nascimento, Rodolfo Leandro; Fukuda, Marcelo Veronesi; Paiva, Paulo Cesar de. (2019). Two new sponge-associated <i>Branchiosyllis</i> (Annelida: Syllidae: Syllinae) from Northeastern Brazil. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4568(2): 307-322., available online at https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4568.2.6 page(s): 309-313, figs. 2-5, tables 1-2 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype MNRJ 1430, geounit Todos os Santos Bay [details]
Nontype MNRJ 1436, geounit Todos os Santos Bay [details]
Nontype MNRJ 1437, geounit Fernando de Noronha [details]
Paratype MNRJ 1431-1434, geounit Todos os Santos Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Association Found in association with the sponge Haliclona caerulea (Hechtel, 1965), with an infestation rate of a few specimens in a small sponge fragment (2‒5 cm³ in volume). However the collection methods did no enable to confirm if the association is species-specific. [details]
Depth range 0.5-3 m. [details]
Distribution South Atlantic Ocean: Brazil (Todos os Santos Bay, State of Bahia; Fernando de Noronha Island, State of Pernambuco). [details]
Etymology "Named after Antônio Carlos Belchior (stage name Belchior), a remarkable Brazilian popular singer and songwriter (02.Oct.1946 — 30.April.2017) who has amazed and inspired generations with his talent, and who is the first author’s favorite artist" (Nascimento et al., 2019: 313). [details]
Habitat "Species found in association with the sponge Haliclona caerulea (Hechtel, 1965) [at 05-3 m deep]. Infestation was accomplished by few specimens in a small sponge fragment (2‒5 cm³ in volume). The collection methods prevented us to confirm whether this association is species-specific." (Nascimento et al., 2019: 313). [details]
Type locality Ilha dos Frades, Todos os Santos Bay, State of Bahia, Brazil, Atlantic Ocean (-12.7797°, -38.6197°). [details]
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