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Depth range

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Subtidal.

Reference

Solis-Weiss, V.; Fauchald, K. (1989). Orbiniidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from mangrove root-mats in Belize, with a revision of Protoariciin genera. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 102(3): 772-792.

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João Gil [email]

Distribution

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Tropical Western Atlantic: Bermuda; Gulf of Mexico; Caribbean Sea. Eastern Pacific: from Mexico to Costa Rica. Recorded at a fish aquaculture in Brindisi (Italy).

References

  • Solis-Weiss, V.; Fauchald, K. (1989). Orbiniidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from mangrove root-mats in Belize, with a revision of Protoariciin genera. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 102(3): 772-792.
  • Dean, Harlan K.; Blake, James A. (2015). The Orbiniidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of Pacific Costa Rica. Zootaxa. 3956(2): 183-198.

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Habitat

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Subtidal, probably euryhaline, associated with vegetation (Thalassia testudinum beds, algal mats and Rhizophora mangle root-mats), in sand, sandy mud, or mangrove root-mats with minimal sediment.

Reference

Solis-Weiss, V.; Fauchald, K. (1989). Orbiniidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from mangrove root-mats in Belize, with a revision of Protoariciin genera. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 102(3): 772-792.

license
cc-by-4.0
copyright
WoRMS Editorial Board
contributor
João Gil [email]