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Polychaeta taxon details

Micronephthys platycephala Murray, Wong & Hutchings, 2015

1339500  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1339500)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Murray, Anna; Wong, Eunice; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2015). Nephtyidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 414-436., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.16
page(s): 423-426, figs. 6-7 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  AM W.47397, geounit Great Barrier Reef  
Holotype AM W.47397, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
Note Carter Reef, NE of Lizard Island, Great...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Carter Reef, NE of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, -14.5667, 145.5667 (14°34'S, 145°34'E), 30–36 m, plankton tow (accidental collection, otherwise benthic) [details]
Etymology authors: Micronephthys platycephala "species name is derived from the greek words "platys" (flat) and "kephale" (head) and...  
Etymology authors: Micronephthys platycephala "species name is derived from the greek words "platys" (flat) and "kephale" (head) and refers to the flattened prostomium." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Micronephthys platycephala Murray, Wong & Hutchings, 2015. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1339500 on 2024-04-19
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original description Murray, Anna; Wong, Eunice; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2015). Nephtyidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 414-436., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.16
page(s): 423-426, figs. 6-7 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype AM W.47397, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology authors: Micronephthys platycephala "species name is derived from the greek words "platys" (flat) and "kephale" (head) and refers to the flattened prostomium." [details]

Type locality Carter Reef, NE of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, -14.5667, 145.5667 (14°34'S, 145°34'E), 30–36 m, plankton tow (accidental collection, otherwise benthic) [details]