WoRMS taxon details

Nooralia bulgannabooyanga San Martín, 2002

329964  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329964)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
San Martín, G. (2002). A new genus and species of Syllidae (Polychaeta) from Australia dorsally brooding eggs by means of compound notochaetae, with comments on external brooding in the family. <i>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington</i>. 115(2): 333-340., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35518696#page/343/mode/1up
page(s): 336-338, figs. 1-3 [details]   
Holotype  AM W27399, geounit Australia  
Holotype AM W27399, geounit Australia [details]
Note Australia, New South Wales (marine), Broken...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, New South Wales (marine), Broken Bay, Barrenjoey Head (33º35'S, 151º20'E).  [details]
Depth range 5-15 m.  
Depth range 5-15 m. [details]

Distribution Australia: New South Wales.   
Distribution Australia: New South Wales.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet bulgannabooyanga is composed by the combination of two Australian aboriginal words, 'booyanga',...  
Etymology The specific epithet bulgannabooyanga is composed by the combination of two Australian aboriginal words, 'booyanga', meaning 'egg', and 'bulganna', meaning 'plenty', referring to the brooding of eggs by the females.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Nooralia bulgannabooyanga San Martín, 2002. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329964 on 2024-04-24
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description San Martín, G. (2002). A new genus and species of Syllidae (Polychaeta) from Australia dorsally brooding eggs by means of compound notochaetae, with comments on external brooding in the family. <i>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington</i>. 115(2): 333-340., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35518696#page/343/mode/1up
page(s): 336-338, figs. 1-3 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Holotype AM W27399, geounit Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 5-15 m. [details]

Distribution Australia: New South Wales.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet bulgannabooyanga is composed by the combination of two Australian aboriginal words, 'booyanga', meaning 'egg', and 'bulganna', meaning 'plenty', referring to the brooding of eggs by the females.  [details]

Habitat Among algae, sponges, bryozoans and hydrozoans, on rocky substrates.  [details]

Type locality Australia, New South Wales (marine), Broken Bay, Barrenjoey Head (33º35'S, 151º20'E).  [details]