WoRMS taxon details
original description
Musco, Luigi; Giangrande, Adriana. (2005). A new sponge-associated species, <i>Syllis mayeri</i> n. sp. (Polychaeta: Syllidae), with a discussion on the status of <i>S. armillaris</i> (Müller, 1776). <i>Scientia Marina</i>. 69(4): 467-474., available online at http://www.icm.csic.es/scimar/index.php/secId/6/IdArt/3233/ page(s): 468-472, figs. 1-3 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype MNCN 16.1/10263, geounit Belizean part of the Caribbean Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Association Species found inside the canals of the sponge Ircinia strobilina (Lamarck, 1816). [details]
Depth range Sublittoral, at 15 m. [details]
Distribution Belize, Barrie Bow Cay. [details]
Etymology The species is dedicated to the late Alexander M.H. Mayer, artist and friend of the authors. [details]
Habitat Found inside the canals of the sponge Ircinia strobilina (Lamarck, 1816), collected at 15 m. [details]
Holotype Holotype deposited at the MNCNM, catalogue number 16.01/10263. [details]
Type locality Caribbean Sea, Belize, Carrie Bow Cay (geocoordinates not provided but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. 16.8º, long. -88.083323). [details]
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