WoRMS taxon details
original description
Pettibone, Marian H. (1985). Polychaete worms from a cave in the Bahamas and from experimental wood panels in deep water of the North Atlantic (Polynoidae, Macellicephalinae, Harmothoinae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 98(1): 127-149., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34648400 page(s): 131-133, figure 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
ecology source
Gonzalez, Brett C.; Martínez, Alejandro; Borda, Elizabeth; Iliffe, Thomas M.; Fontaneto, Deigo; Worsaae, Katrine. (2017). Genetic spatial structure of an anchialine cave annelid indicates connectivity within - but not between - islands of the Great Bahama Bank. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 109: 259–270., available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790317300088 note: no evidence of inter-island dispersal [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 96262, geounit Caicos Islands [details]
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Distribution Known only from anchialine habitat of Conch Bar Cave, Middle Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas. [details]
Etymology author: "named for Thomas M. Iliffe, one of the collectors, in recognition of his interesting studies on cave faunas [details]
Type locality Conch Bar Cave, Middle Caicos Island, Turks and Caicos Islands. Gazeteer geolocation 21.826111, -71.791111. "The cave is developed in a coastal dune-derived hill (Conch Bar Hill) located 500 m inland from the open ocean. It consists of multiple levels, the lowest of which is permanently flooded with tidal brackish waters 10 or more meters deep. The four polynoids were collected from a broad shallow pool containing considerable amounts of organic detritus including leaves, twigs, and land snail shells in the sediments. Surface salinity in the pool was 23 0/00." [details]
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