WoRMS taxon details
original description
Nishi, Eijiroh; Hsieh, Hwey-Lian. (2009). Chaetopterid polychaetes from Taiwan and Okinawa Island (Japan), with descriptions of two new species. <em>Zoological Studies.</em> 48(3): 370-379., available online at https://zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/48.3/370.pdf page(s): 371-374, figs. 2-3 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype ASIZP ASIZW 715, geounit Taiwan [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal zone, less than 1 m deep. [details]
Distribution West Pacific Ocean: Taiwan (Hsiao-Liu-Chiu or Liuqiu Island). [details]
Etymology Not stated by the authors, the specific epithet formosana refers obviously to the type locality of the species, Taiwan, also known by the historical name of Portuguese origin Formosa, i.e., "Beautiful". [details]
Habitat Intertidal zone, less than 1 m deep, shallow water with coral debris, and mudflats. [details]
Type locality Gaban, Hsiao-Liu-Chiu [= Xiaoliuqiu or Liuqiu Island], offshore island in Pingtung County, SW Taiwan, West Pacific Ocean (22.334°–22.345°N, 120.359°–120.388°E), intertidal zone, less than 1 m deep. [details]
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