WoRMS taxon details
original description
Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1991). <i>Syllis onkylochaeta</i> sp. n., ein korallenfressender Polychaet (Syllidae) aus dem Korallenaquarium des Löbbecke-Museums. <em>Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen.</em> 45: 59-63., available online at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02365636 page(s): 59-62, fig. 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
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Association The species lives in association with colonies of corals of the genus Xenia (Xeniidae, Alcyonaria). [details]
Depth range Shallow water. [details]
Distribution Known from Löbbecke Museum Düsseldorf (Germany). Natural occurrence probably at Indonesia. [details]
Etymology Unknown. [details]
Habitat On colonies of corals of the genus Xenia (Xeniidae, Alcyonaria). [details]
Taxonomy Martin et al. (2009) refer a list of species belonging to the genus Alcyonosyllis which included Syllis onkylochaeta. However, this new combination is not made in any of the cited papers (Glasby & Watson, 2001; San Martín & Nishi, 2003; Lattig & Martin, 2009). San Martín & Nishi (2003) comment the close relation of Syllis onkylochaeta with the genus Alcyonosyllis, but states that the articulated dorsal cirri and compound chaetae separates it from that genus. The species probably does not belong to Syllis, but so far it remains in the genus. [details]
Type locality The species was found in an aquarium with corals of the Löbbecke Museum Düsseldorf (Germany), on a colony of corals of the genus Xenia (Xeniidae, Alcyonaria), probably from Bali (Indonesia). According to article 76.1.1 of the ICZN, "if capture or collection occurred after transport by artificial means, the type locality is the place from which the name-bearing type, or its wild progenitor, began its unnatural journey". For this reason the type locality of the species should be considered as being probably Bali (Indonesia). [details]
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