WoRMS taxon details
original description
Glasby, Christoper J.; Aguado, M. Teresa. 2009. A New Species and New Records of the Anthozoan Commensal Genus Alcyonosyllis (Polychaeta: Syllidae: Syllinae). The Beagle 25: 53-61 page(s): 57-60, figs. 1-3, 4A, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NTM W.22998, geounit Philippines [details]
From editor or global species database
Association The species lives in association with the the scleractinian coral Goniopora cf. stokesi Edwards & Haime, 1851 (Poritidae). [details]
Depth range 0.5-4 m. [details]
Distribution Philippine Islands, Panglao Island, SW Bohol Island. Only known from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The species is named in honour of its collector, Johann Hinterkircher, from Munich (Germany), a keen underwater photographer and collector. [details]
Habitat Living on the scleractinian coral Goniopora cf. stokesi Edwards & Haime, 1851 (Poritidae), at shallow water. [details]
Type locality Alona Beach 3km from Panglao City, Panglao Island, south-west of Bohol Island, Philippines (9°34.683’N, 123°44.75’E), 1–4 m. [details]
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