WoRMS taxon details
original description
Hartman, O.; Fauchald, K. (1971). Deep-water benthic polychaetous annelids off New England to Bermuda and other North Atlantic Areas. Part II. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 6: 1-327., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10088/3458 page(s): 100-101; note: no figures [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Hartman, O.; Fauchald, K. (1971). Deep-water benthic polychaetous annelids off New England to Bermuda and other North Atlantic Areas. Part II. <em>Allan Hancock Monographs in Marine Biology.</em> 6: 1-327., available online at http://hdl.handle.net/10088/3458 [details]
Holotype LACM, geounit North West Atlantic [details]
Nontype LACM, geounit North West Atlantic [details]
Nontype LACM, geounit North West Atlantic [details]
Nontype LACM, geounit North West Atlantic [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 1102-3753 m. [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: northwestern section (off New England, USA). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet rubriceps is a Latin adjective meaning 'ruddy-headed', and refers to the reddish colour of the prostomium of the species: "they [the specimens] are conspicuous for the reddish brown color of the prostomium, hence the specific name" (Hartman & Fauchald, 1971: 101). [details]
Habitat Slope and abyssal depths, type of sediment not stated in original description.. [details]
Type locality Off New England (USA), northwestern section of Atlantic Ocean (39.8117°, -70.68°), 1102 m. [details]
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