WoRMS taxon details
Branchiosyllis thylacine San Martín, Hutchings & Aguado, 2008
760014 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:760014)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
San Martín, G.; Hutchings, P.A.; Aguado, M.T. 2008. Syllinae (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Australia. Part 1. Genera <i>Branchiosyllis</i>, <i>Eurysyllis</i>, <i>Karroonsyllis</i>, <i>Parasphaerosyllis</i>, <i>Plakosyllis</i>, <i>Rhopalosyllis</i>, <i>Tetrapalpia</i> n.gen., and <i>Xenosyllis</i>. Records of the Australian Museum 60: 119-160
page(s): 137-140, fig. 16A-G [details]
page(s): 137-140, fig. 16A-G [details]
Holotype AM W30120, geounit Australia
, Note Australia, New South Wales, 50 m west of Split...
Holotype AM W30120, geounit Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, New South Wales, 50 m west of Split Solitary Island (30º14'S, 153º10'48"E). [details]
Depth range 10-19 m.
Distribution Australia (New South Wales; Queensland).
Etymology The species is named after the Tasmanian wolf, also known as Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus (Harris, 1808), a...
Depth range 10-19 m. [details]
Distribution Australia (New South Wales; Queensland).
Distribution Australia (New South Wales; Queensland). [details]
Etymology The species is named after the Tasmanian wolf, also known as Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus (Harris, 1808), a...
Etymology The species is named after the Tasmanian wolf, also known as Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus (Harris, 1808), a carnivorous marsupial thought to have become extinct in the 20th century, which also had stripes on its back. Used as a noun in apposition. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Branchiosyllis thylacine San Martín, Hutchings & Aguado, 2008. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=760014 on 2025-05-01
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Nomenclature
original description
San Martín, G.; Hutchings, P.A.; Aguado, M.T. 2008. Syllinae (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Australia. Part 1. Genera <i>Branchiosyllis</i>, <i>Eurysyllis</i>, <i>Karroonsyllis</i>, <i>Parasphaerosyllis</i>, <i>Plakosyllis</i>, <i>Rhopalosyllis</i>, <i>Tetrapalpia</i> n.gen., and <i>Xenosyllis</i>. Records of the Australian Museum 60: 119-160
page(s): 137-140, fig. 16A-G [details]
page(s): 137-140, fig. 16A-G [details]
Other
additional source
Aguado, María Teresa; Murray, Anna; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2015). Syllidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 35-60., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.5
page(s): 45 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 45 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W30120, geounit Australia [details]
Nontype AM W.41616, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 10-19 m. [details]Distribution Australia (New South Wales; Queensland). [details]
Etymology The species is named after the Tasmanian wolf, also known as Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus (Harris, 1808), a carnivorous marsupial thought to have become extinct in the 20th century, which also had stripes on its back. Used as a noun in apposition. [details]
Habitat Coarse coral rubble, and amongst sponges, ascidians and bryozoans, on rocks, at shallow waters. [details]
Type locality Australia, New South Wales, 50 m west of Split Solitary Island (30º14'S, 153º10'48"E). [details]
