WoRMS taxon details
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W35501, geounit Arafura Sea [details]
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Etymology "Jitu is the Aboriginal (Kariyarra) word for ibis. The acicular hooks of the first neuropodia resemble the shape of the beak of the Australian white ibis (Threskiomis molucca) which is very common in Australia, especially in the area around the Australian Museum, Sydney where the material is deposited." [details]
Taxonomy Two paratypes of T. narribri (AM W7059, AM W23828) which were collected at Moreton Bay, Queensland, the type locality of T. narribri, are placed in T. jitu. [details]
Type locality Arafura Sea, 9 deg 48.46' S 133 deg 15.24' E [details]
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