WoRMS taxon details
Thelepus pulvinus Hutchings, 1990
332572 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332572)
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): 392-394, fig. 7a-d [details] Available for editors
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Note Pacific Ocean, Hong Kong, HOLOTYPE: AMW201895...
Depth range 2-15 m.
Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: Hong Kong (South China Sea).
Etymology "The specific name pulvinus is Latin meaning 'a raised ridge', referring to the arrangement of the branchial filaments...
Depth range 2-15 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 pulvinus is Latin meaning 'a raised ridge', referring to the arrangement of the branchial filaments...
Etymology "The specific name pulvinus is Latin meaning 'a raised ridge', referring to the arrangement of the branchial filaments which arise from a thickened ridge" (Hutchings, 1990: 394). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Thelepus pulvinus Hutchings, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332572 on 2025-08-22
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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): 392-394, fig. 7a-d [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 392-394, fig. 7a-d [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]
[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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Depth range 2-15 m. [details]Distribution Western Pacific Ocean: Hong Kong (South China Sea). [details]
Etymology "The specific name pulvinus is Latin meaning 'a raised ridge', referring to the arrangement of the branchial filaments which arise from a thickened ridge" (Hutchings, 1990: 394). [details]
Habitat Intertidal and rocky subtidal areas (2-15 m), with tubes firmly cemented onto the undersurface of the rocks. [details]
Type locality Pacific Ocean, Hong Kong [details]
Type material HOLOTYPE: AMW201895 from Hong Kong, Cox Head Rocks [details]
To NHMUK collection (Thelepus pulvinus Hutchings, 1990; paratype; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3539142)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Annelida Collection (1 record)
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