WoRMS taxon details
Polycirrus quadratus Hutchings, 1990
330892 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330892)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia Ann. (1990). Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from the Hong Kong region. In: Morton, Brian (Ed.). <em>Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China.</em> Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. pp: 377-412.
page(s): 384-386, fig. 3a-e [details] Available for editors
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Note Pacific Ocean, Hong Kong, HOLOTYPE: AM...
Depth range 2-5 m.
Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: Hong Kong (South China Sea).
Etymology "The specific name is derived from the word quadratus meaning 'four cornered' or 'square', referring to the development of...
Depth range 2-5 m. [details]
Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: Hong Kong (South China Sea).
Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: Hong Kong (South China Sea). [details]
Etymology "The specific name is derived from the word quadratus meaning 'four cornered' or 'square', referring to the development of...
Etymology "The specific name is derived from the word quadratus meaning 'four cornered' or 'square', referring to the development of the tentacular membrane and lower lip" (Hutchings, 1990: 386). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Polycirrus quadratus Hutchings, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330892 on 2025-06-21
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Nomenclature
original description
Hutchings, Patricia Ann. (1990). Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from the Hong Kong region. In: Morton, Brian (Ed.). <em>Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China.</em> Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. pp: 377-412.
page(s): 384-386, fig. 3a-e [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 384-386, fig. 3a-e [details] Available for editors
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Hutchings, Patricia Ann. (1990). Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from the Hong Kong region. In: Morton, Brian (Ed.). <em>Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China.</em> Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. pp: 377-412. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2014). Revision of the taxonomy of <em>Polycirrus</em> Grube, 1850 (Annelida: Terebellida: Polycirridae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3877(1): 1-117., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3877.1.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Glasby, Christopher J.; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2014). Revision of the taxonomy of <em>Polycirrus</em> Grube, 1850 (Annelida: Terebellida: Polycirridae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3877(1): 1-117., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3877.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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Depth range 2-5 m. [details]Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: Hong Kong (South China Sea). [details]
Etymology "The specific name is derived from the word quadratus meaning 'four cornered' or 'square', referring to the development of the tentacular membrane and lower lip" (Hutchings, 1990: 386). [details]
Habitat Underneath boulders, 2-5 m. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Hong Kong [details]
Type material HOLOTYPE: AM W201886, examined by Glasby and Hutchings (2014) [details]
Unreviewed
Specimen Australian Museum, Sydney [details]
