WoRMS taxon details
original description
McIntosh, W.C. [as M'Intosh]. (1885). Report on the Annelida Polychaeta collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 12 (part 34): i-xxxvi, 1-554, pl. 1-55, 1A-39A, & Annelida stations map., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50688426 page(s): 196-197, pl. XXX fig. 7, pl. XXXIII fig. 7, pl. XVA fig. 20 [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NHMUK 1885.12.1.146, geounit Brazil [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 350 fathoms (= about 640 m). [details]
Distribution Southwest Atlantic, Brazil. [details]
Etymology Not explicitly stated, but the specific epithet brasiliensis refers to the type locality of the species, Brazil (Brasil in Portuguese). [details]
Habitat Red mud, at bathyal depths. [details]
Type locality Off Barra Grande, State of Alagoas, Brazil, Atlantic Ocean (trawled from -9.0833° to -9.1°S, -34.8333°W). [details]
Type material Holotype deposited at the Natural History Museum, London, UK (NHMUK 1885.12.1.146). [details]
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