WoRMS taxon details
original description
Álvarez-Campos, Patricia; Verdes, Aida. (2017). Syllids inhabiting holdfasts of Lessonia spicata in Central Chile: diversity, systematics, and description of three new species. <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 1-12., available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JJSPB2yz9wtBdJT8twvs/full page(s): 5-6, figs. 1-3, 9-13 [details] Available for editors [request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MNCN 16.01/17500, geounit Valparaiso (region) [details]
Paratype MCZ 25199, geounit Valparaiso (region) [details]
Paratype MNCN 16.01/17462-17469, geounit Valparaiso (region) [details]
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Depth range Intertidal zone. [details]
Diagnosis Uniform dorsal brown colouration throughout the body and long, thick tentacular and dorsal cirri. Unidentate falcigers in anterior and posterior chaetigers, slightly bidentate midbody falcigers and posterior falcigers with thick ventral shafts and a distal spur. Long and thick dorsal simple chaetae present from midbody to posterior parapodia. [details]
Distribution Pacific Ocean: Las Cruces (Central Chile). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The species is named after Alba Medrano, colleague and friend of the authors, ''for her kind assistance and invaluable help during the author's visit to ECIM (Las Cruces, Chile)'' (Álvarez-Campos & Verdes, 2017). [details]
Habitat Intertidal zone of exposed rocky shores, on holdfasts of Lessonia spicata and algae turfs of Chondracanthus intermedius and Gelidium chilense. [details]
Type locality Intertidal zone of Estación Costera de Investigaciones Marinas (ECIM) beach, Las Cruces, San Antonio Province, Valparaiso Region, Chile, Pacific Ocean (gazetteer estimate -33.5028°, -71.6335°), on holdfasts of Lessonia spicata and algae turfs of Chondracanthus intermedius and Gelidium chilense, on exposed rocky shores. [details]
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