WoRMS taxon details

Nerinides vexillatus Hutchings & Rainer, 1979

329785  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329785)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hutchings, P.; Rainer, S. (1979). The polychaete fauna of Careel Bay, Pittwater, New South Wales, Australia. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 13(6): 745-796., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222937900770561
page(s): 771-773, fig. 6A-G [details]   
Holotype  AM W8198, geounit Careel Bay  
Holotype AM W8198, geounit Careel Bay [details]
Note Australia, New South Wales, Pittwater, Careel...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, New South Wales, Pittwater, Careel Bay (33º37'S, 151º20'E; provided geocoordinates slightly displaced, corrected here to approximately lat. -33.617º, long. 151.323º). [details]
Depth range Not stated. Probably shallow water.   
Depth range Not stated. Probably shallow water.  [details]

Distribution Australia: Careel Bay, Pittwater (New South Wales).  
Distribution Australia: Careel Bay, Pittwater (New South Wales). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet vexillatus is an adjective derived from the Latin noun vexillum, meaning 'small flag' or 'banneret',...  
Etymology The specific epithet vexillatus is an adjective derived from the Latin noun vexillum, meaning 'small flag' or 'banneret', and refers to the flag-like distal lamella present on the posterior branchiae.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Nerinides vexillatus Hutchings & Rainer, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329785 on 2024-04-25
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original description Hutchings, P.; Rainer, S. (1979). The polychaete fauna of Careel Bay, Pittwater, New South Wales, Australia. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 13(6): 745-796., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222937900770561
page(s): 771-773, fig. 6A-G [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype AM W8198, geounit Careel Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated. Probably shallow water.  [details]

Distribution Australia: Careel Bay, Pittwater (New South Wales). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet vexillatus is an adjective derived from the Latin noun vexillum, meaning 'small flag' or 'banneret', and refers to the flag-like distal lamella present on the posterior branchiae.  [details]

Habitat Posidonia beds. [details]

Type locality Australia, New South Wales, Pittwater, Careel Bay (33º37'S, 151º20'E; provided geocoordinates slightly displaced, corrected here to approximately lat. -33.617º, long. 151.323º). [details]