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WoRMS name details
original description
Hartman, Olga. (1957). Orbiniidae, Apistobranchidae, Paraonidae and Longosomidae. <em>Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions.</em> 15(3): 211-393., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4160176
page(s): 277-279 [details]
additional source
Gibbs, Peter E. (1971). The polychaete fauna of the Solomon Islands. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology.</em> 21(5): 99-211., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2283038
page(s): 165 [details] Available for editors  [request]
new combination reference
Day, John H. (1977). A review of the Australian and New Zealand Orbiniidae (Annelida: Polychaeta). 217-246. <i>In</i>: Reish, Donald J.; Fauchald, Kristian (Eds.). Essays on polychaetous annelids in memory of Dr. Olga Hartman. The Allan Hancock Foundation, University of Southern California.
page(s): 223-224 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype LACM AHF Poly 0684, geounit Encounter Bay [details]
Nontype NHMUK 1970.553, geounit Solomon Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Shore to 15 m. [details]
Distribution South Australia and New South Wales (Australia); Marovo Lagoon, Vangunu Island (Solomon Islands). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet bifurcatus, Latin adjective meaning 'bifurcated' or 'forked in two', refers to the posterior thoracic neuropodia being divided in two. [details]
Habitat On limestone reefs among Zostera roots, pebbles and sand at shallow water (Australia); mud and silty sand, 2-13 m depth (Solomon Islands). [details]
Type locality Australia, South Australia, Encounter Bay (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -35.58º, long. 138.603º). [details]
Type material Holotype deposited at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles (AHF Poly 0684). [details]
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