Polychaeta taxon details
Pseudoproclea australis Hutchings & Glasby, 1990
331427 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331427)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia A. and Glasby, C.J. 1990. Additional new species of the family Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from Western Australia, with a key to all described species of the region, in F.E. Wells, D.I. Walker, H. Kirkman and R. Lethbridge eds., Proceedings of the Third International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Albany, Western Australia: Perth, Western Australian Museum, p. 251-289.
page(s): 283-285, fig. 6a-h [details]
page(s): 283-285, fig. 6a-h [details]
Holotype AM W203541, geounit East Montalivet Island
, Note East Montalivet Island, Kimberley region,...
Holotype AM W203541, geounit East Montalivet Island [details]
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Type locality East Montalivet Island, Kimberley region, Western Australia, Australia (15°06'S, 125°18'E; provided geocoordinates seem to be incorrect, placing the type locality 90 km south of East Montalivet Island), 6 m. [details]
Depth range Intertidal to shallow subtidal communities.
Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Dampier Archipelago; Kimberely region).
Etymology The specific epithet australis, meaning 'southern' or 'Australian', refers to the country in which the species was...
Depth range Intertidal to shallow subtidal communities. [details]
Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Dampier Archipelago; Kimberely region).
Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Dampier Archipelago; Kimberely region). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet australis, meaning 'southern' or 'Australian', refers to the country in which the species was...
Etymology The specific epithet australis, meaning 'southern' or 'Australian', refers to the country in which the species was originally collected, Australia. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Pseudoproclea australis Hutchings & Glasby, 1990. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331427 on 2025-04-26
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Hutchings, Patricia A. and Glasby, C.J. 1990. Additional new species of the family Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from Western Australia, with a key to all described species of the region, in F.E. Wells, D.I. Walker, H. Kirkman and R. Lethbridge eds., Proceedings of the Third International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Albany, Western Australia: Perth, Western Australian Museum, p. 251-289.
page(s): 283-285, fig. 6a-h [details]
additional source Hutchings, Patricia A. (1997). The Terebellidae (Polychaeta) of Northern Australia with a key to all the described species of the region. pages 133-161, 7 figures. IN: Hanley, J.R.; Caswell, G.; Megirian, D.; Larson, H.K. (Eds.). <em>Proceedings of the Sixth International Biological Workshop. The marine flora and fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia.</em> Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory and the Australian Marine Sciences Association. Darwin, Australia.
page(s): 158 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 283-285, fig. 6a-h [details]
additional source Hutchings, Patricia A. (1997). The Terebellidae (Polychaeta) of Northern Australia with a key to all the described species of the region. pages 133-161, 7 figures. IN: Hanley, J.R.; Caswell, G.; Megirian, D.; Larson, H.K. (Eds.). <em>Proceedings of the Sixth International Biological Workshop. The marine flora and fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia.</em> Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory and the Australian Marine Sciences Association. Darwin, Australia.
page(s): 158 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W203541, geounit East Montalivet Island [details]
Paratype AM W203542, geounit Kimberley [details]
Paratype AM W203543, geounit East Montalivet Island [details]
Paratype LACM AHF Poly 1501, geounit Dampier Archipelago [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1989.258, geounit East Montalivet Island [details]
Paratype USNM 122756, geounit Dampier Archipelago [details]
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Depth range Intertidal to shallow subtidal communities. [details]Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Dampier Archipelago; Kimberely region). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet australis, meaning 'southern' or 'Australian', refers to the country in which the species was originally collected, Australia. [details]
Habitat Intertidal to shallow subtidal communities, associated with crevice fauna, or under boulders. [details]
Holotype Holotype (AM W203541) deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney (Australia). [details]
Type locality East Montalivet Island, Kimberley region, Western Australia, Australia (15°06'S, 125°18'E; provided geocoordinates seem to be incorrect, placing the type locality 90 km south of East Montalivet Island), 6 m. [details]
