Depth range
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2.5–88 m (Arabian Sea); 507 m (Red Sea).
- Hartman, Olga. (1976 [issue for 1974]). Polychaetous annelids of the Indian Ocean including an account of species collected by members of the International Indian Ocean Expeditions, 1963-1964 and a catalogue and bibliography of the species from India. Journal of Marine Biological Association of India. 16(1): 191-252.
- Rosenfeldt, Pongchai 1989. Die Poychaeta der Rotmeer-Expeditionen MESEDA II (1977) mit FS Valdiva. Senckenbergiana biologica 69(1-3): 213-242.
- Parapar, Julio; Vijapure, Tejal; Moreira, Juan; Sukumaran, Soniya. (2016). A new species of Heterospio (Annelida, Longosomatidae) from the Indian Ocean. European Journal of Taxonomy. 220: 1-17.
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Diagnosis
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Eight anterior chaetigers short; chaetiger 9 (CH9) first elongated segment. Eight pairs of branchiae in fully developed individuals. Chaetae forming cinctures from CH10, provided with both thin and robust capillary chaetae arranged in two rows; both types of chaetae highly flattened in distal half; from CH14 robust capillary chaetae without fine distal end, subuluncini-like, thicker than on previous chaetigers. Aristate chaetae and acicular hooks not observed on elongated segments.
Parapar, Julio; Vijapure, Tejal; Moreira, Juan; Sukumaran, Soniya. (2016). A new species of Heterospio (Annelida, Longosomatidae) from the Indian Ocean. European Journal of Taxonomy. 220: 1-17.
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Distribution
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Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea (W India; Pakistan); Red Sea (Sudan).
Parapar, Julio; Vijapure, Tejal; Moreira, Juan; Sukumaran, Soniya. (2016). A new species of Heterospio (Annelida, Longosomatidae) from the Indian Ocean. European Journal of Taxonomy. 220: 1-17.
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Habitat
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Shallow water records (2.5–22 m) from clayey silt and sandy silt sediments.
Parapar, Julio; Vijapure, Tejal; Moreira, Juan; Sukumaran, Soniya. (2016). A new species of Heterospio (Annelida, Longosomatidae) from the Indian Ocean. European Journal of Taxonomy. 220: 1-17.
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