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Original description of Macroclymenella stewartensis

Original name (Basionym): Macroclymenella stewartensis Augener 1926

Described from: New Zealand (mainland)

Type locality: Pegasus Bay, Stewart Island

Remarks: Found 'Am ebbestrand unter steinem' which would be atypical for this sediment-burrowing species. Augener illustrates the head, the tail, and the collar segment.

Source: Augener, H. 1926 : Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-16. 34. Polychaeta III. Polychaeten von Neuseeland. II. Sedentaria Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk naturhistorisk Forening, København 81: 157-294.

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