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Polychaeta taxon details

Aphrodita malkaris Hutchings & McRae, 1993

876199  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:876199)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia A.; McRae, Jane. (1993). The Aphroditidae (Polychaeta) from Australia, together with a redescription of the Aphroditidae collected during the Siboga Expedition. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 45(3): 279-363., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.45.1993.24
page(s): 303-305 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  WAM 88-89, geounit Western Australia (state)  
Holotype WAM 88-89, geounit Western Australia (state) [details]
Note Rowley Shoals, north western Australia,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Rowley Shoals, north western Australia, l6°58'S 120°07', 428-432 m, 20 Aug 1983 (WAM 88-89) [details]
Etymology The specific name is from an aboriginal word Malkaris which means a shield, and this species has the body form of a shield.  
Etymology The specific name is from an aboriginal word Malkaris which means a shield, and this species has the body form of a shield. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Aphrodita malkaris Hutchings & McRae, 1993. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876199 on 2024-04-24
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original description Hutchings, Patricia A.; McRae, Jane. (1993). The Aphroditidae (Polychaeta) from Australia, together with a redescription of the Aphroditidae collected during the Siboga Expedition. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 45(3): 279-363., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.45.1993.24
page(s): 303-305 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype WAM 88-89, geounit Western Australia (state) [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific name is from an aboriginal word Malkaris which means a shield, and this species has the body form of a shield. [details]

Type locality Rowley Shoals, north western Australia, l6°58'S 120°07', 428-432 m, 20 Aug 1983 (WAM 88-89) [details]