Eurycyde longisetosa Hilton 1942

Eurycyde longisetosa Hilton

Eurycyde longisetosa Hilton, 1942a:99; 1942b:305–307, pl. 46.—Stock, 1955:263 [key].—Child, 1988:7 [key].

Eurycyde encantada Child and Hedgpeth, 1971:617–619, fig. 4.—Child, 1988:7 [key].

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—COLOMBIA. N of Punta Utria, 06°00′N, 77°21′W, 37 m, coll. R/V Velero III, sta 423–35, 25 Jan 1935, 1 (holotype of E. longisetosa, USNM 79431), 1 (paratype of same species, USNM 125892).

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. Isla San Salvador: Bahia Sullivan, tidepool, coll. J.L. Barnard, sta 144, 16 Feb 1964, 1 (holotype of E. encantada, USNM 125160). Isla Santa Cruz: Bahia Academy, 00°45′S, 90°18′W, 33 m, sta 18B-790, 20 Sep 1966, 1 with eggs, 1.

ECUADOR. Isla El Viejo: 28 km N of Salinas, 01°56′N, 80°49′W, 25 m, sta 16–6665, 5 May 1966, 1. Bahia de Santa Elena, 1 km NE of Punta Ballenita, 02°12′20″S, 80°52′10″W, 8–9 m, sta 16–6670, 8 May 1966, 1 with eggs, 2, 1, 1 juv.

DISTRIBUTION.—This species was known from the types of E. encantada in the Galapagos Islands and known only from the preliminary description of E. longisetosa from Colombia. It is now known from these localities and also from Ecuador with a depth range of 0–37 meters.

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