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Over 180 species are recorded, of which 28 species and 4 genera are new: Harmothoe charlottae n.sp., Sthenelais pettiboneae n.sp., Compsanaitis inflata n.gen., n.sp., Podarke microantennata n.sp., Augeneria verdis n.sp., Schistomeringos filiformis n.sp., Caulleriella dimorphosetosa n.sp., C. longisetosa n.sp., C. retusiseta n.sp., Chaetozone platycerca n.sp., Tharyx aphelocephalus n.sp., Lobochesis bibrancha n.gen., n.sp., L. longiseta n.sp., Ophelia elongata n.sp., O. multibranchia n.sp., Notomastus annulus n.sp., N. chrysosetus n.sp., N. estuarius n.sp., Polycirrus rosea n.sp., Pseudostreblosoma serratum n.gen., n.sp., Streblosoma atos n.sp., S. latitudinis n.sp., Longicarpus glandulus n.gen., n.sp., Nicolea amnis n.sp., Terebella pappus n.sp., Desdemona aniara n.sp., Euchone variabilis n.sp., and Laonome triangularis n.sp. For each species a full description is given except where a recent easily accessible description in English is available, in which case only a reference to that description is given. Habitat data where known is given together with the Australian distribution of the species. Many of the species are new records for Australia or for New South Wales. Keys to the families and species described in the paper are given.
Carazziella hirsutiseta Blake & Kudenov, 1978 (additional source)
Caulleriella dimorphosetosa Hutchings & Murray, 1984 accepted as Chaetozone dimorphosetosa (Hutchings & Murray, 1984) (original description)
Caulleriella longisetosa Hutchings & Murray, 1984 accepted as Tharyx longisetosus (Hutchings & Murray, 1984) (original description)
Caulleriella retusiseta Hutchings & Murray, 1984 accepted as Tharyx retusisetus (Hutchings & Murray, 1984) (original description)
Chaetozone platycera Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Cirrosyllis incerta Schmarda, 1861 accepted as Schistomeringos incerta (Schmarda, 1861) (status source)
Compsanaitis Hutchings & Murray, 1984 accepted as Paranaitis Southern, 1914 (original description)
Compsanaitis inflata Hutchings & Murray, 1984 accepted as Paranaitis inflata (Hutchings & Murray, 1984) (original description)
Desdemona aniara Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Euchone variabilis Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Hadrachaeta aspeta Hutchings, 1977 (additional source)
Harmothoe charlottae Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Laonome triangularis Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Leonnates stephensoni Rullier, 1965 (additional source)
Lobochesis Hutchings & Murray, 1984 accepted as Thoracophelia Ehlers, 1897 (original description)
Lobochesis bibrancha Hutchings & Murray, 1984 accepted as Thoracophelia bibrancha (Hutchings & Murray, 1984) (original description)
Lobochesis longiseta Hutchings & Murray, 1984 accepted as Thoracophelia longiseta (Hutchings & Murray, 1984) (original description)
Longicarpus Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Longicarpus glandulus Hutchings & Murray, 1984 accepted as Longicarpus modestus (Quatrefages, 1866) (original description)
Neanthes oxypoda (Marenzeller, 1879) accepted as Nectoneanthes oxypoda (Marenzeller, 1879) (additional source)
Nicolea amnis Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Nicolea minima Hartmann-Schröder, 1984 accepted as Nicolea amnis Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (source of synonymy)
Notomastus (Clistomastus) chrysosetosus Hutchings & Murray, 1984 accepted as Notomastus chrysosetus Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Notomastus annulus Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Notomastus chrysosetus Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Notomastus estuarius Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Ophelia elongata Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Ophelia multibranchia Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Pista pectinata Hutchings, 1977 (additional source)
Pista typha (Grube, 1878) (additional source)
Podarke microantennata Hutchings & Murray, 1984 accepted as Oxydromus microantennatus (Hutchings & Murray, 1984) (original description)
Polycirrus rosea Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Pseudostreblosoma Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Pseudostreblosoma serratum Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Schistomeringos filiforma Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Schistomeringos incerta (Schmarda, 1861) (status source)
Sthenelais pettiboneae Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Streblosoma atos Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Streblosoma latitudinis Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Terebella pappus Hutchings & Murray, 1984 (original description)
Tharyx aphelocephalus Hutchings & Murray, 1984 accepted as Kirkegaardia aphelocephala (Hutchings & Murray, 1984) (original description)
Paratype NHMUK 1983.1740, geounit Merimbula, identified as Lobochesis bibrancha Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype NHMUK 1983.1741, geounit Broken Bay, identified as Lobochesis longiseta Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype NHMUK 1983.1742, geounit New South Wales, identified as Ophelia elongata Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype NHMUK 1983.1743-45, geounit New South Wales, identified as Ophelia multibranchia Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype NHMUK 1983.1750-52, geounit Jervis Bay, identified as Nicolea amnis Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype NHMUK 1983.1753, geounit Merimbula, identified as Terebella pappus Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype USNM 81470, geounit Hawkesbury River, identified as Notomastus annulus Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype USNM 81471, geounit Hawkesbury River, identified as Notomastus chrysosetus Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype USNM 81472, geounit New South Wales, identified as Notomastus estuarius Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype USNM 81484, geounit Hawkesbury River, identified as Compsanaitis inflata Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype USNM 81485, geounit Port Phillip Bay, identified as Longicarpus glandulus Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype USNM 81487, geounit New South Wales, identified as Pseudostreblosoma serratum Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype AM 81488, geounit Port Stephens, identified as Streblosoma latitudinis Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype USNM 81490, geounit Merimbula, identified as Lobochesis bibrancha Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype USNM 81491, geounit Broken Bay, identified as Lobochesis longiseta Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype USNM 81492, geounit New South Wales, identified as Ophelia elongata Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype USNM 81493, geounit New South Wales, identified as Ophelia multibranchia Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype LACM AHF POLY 1404, geounit Hawkesbury River, identified as Compsanaitis inflata Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype LACM AHF POLY 1414, geounit Broken Bay, identified as Lobochesis longiseta Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype LACM AHF POLY 1415, geounit Merimbula, identified as Lobochesis bibrancha Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype LACM AHF POLY 1416, geounit New South Wales, identified as Ophelia elongata Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype LACM AHF POLY 1417, geounit New South Wales, identified as Ophelia multibranchia Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype USNM 81486, geounit New South Wales, identified as Nicolea amnis Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Holotype AM W.12446, geounit Port Stephens, identified as Streblosoma latitudinis Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Holotype AM W.13053, geounit Kurnell, Botany Bay, identified as Streblosoma atos Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Holotype USNM W.18618, geounit Hawkesbury River, identified as Notomastus annulus Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Holotype AM W.18623, geounit Hawkesbury River, identified as Notomastus chrysosetus Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Holotype AM W.18635, geounit New South Wales, identified as Notomastus estuarius Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Holotype AM W.19029, geounit New South Wales, identified as Ophelia multibranchia Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Holotype AM W.194965, identified as Thoracophelia bibrancha (Hutchings & Murray, 1984)
Holotype AM W.194965, geounit Merimbula, identified as Lobochesis bibrancha Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype AM W.194966, geounit Merimbula, identified as Lobochesis bibrancha Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Holotype AM W.195000, geounit Broken Bay, identified as Lobochesis longiseta Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Nontype AM W.195001, geounit Broken Bay, identified as Lobochesis longiseta Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Nontype AM W.195002, geounit Broken Bay, identified as Lobochesis longiseta Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Holotype AM W.195332, geounit Port Jackson, identified as Longicarpus glandulus Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype AM W.195333, geounit Port Jackson, identified as Longicarpus glandulus Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype AM W.195646, geounit New South Wales, identified as Ophelia multibranchia Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype AM W.195651, geounit New South Wales, identified as Ophelia multibranchia Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Holotype AM W.196195, geounit Merimbula, identified as Terebella pappus Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Holotype AM W.196218, geounit New South Wales, identified as Nicolea amnis Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype AM W.196230, geounit New South Wales, identified as Ophelia multibranchia Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype AM W.196582, geounit Hawkesbury River, identified as Compsanaitis inflata Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Holotype AM W.196585, geounit Hawkesbury River, identified as Compsanaitis inflata Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Paratype AM W.196598, geounit Hawkesbury River, identified as Compsanaitis inflata Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Holotype AM W.196900, geounit Hawkesbury River, identified as Polycirrus rosea Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Holotype AM W.8812, geounit New South Wales, identified as Ophelia elongata Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Holotype AM W18949, geounit New South Wales, identified as Pseudostreblosoma serratum Hutchings & Murray, 1984
Intertidal to shallow waters (recorded in Posidonia seagrass beds). [details]
Intertidal, at mid to low tide levels. [details]
2-5.5 fathoms (about 3.5-10 m). [details]
Not stated. Probably intertidal to shallow water. [details]
Not stated in the original description. Intertidal. [details]
Original diagnosis by Hutchings & Murray (1984: 24): ''Body narrow with well developed parapodia whose bases are ... [details]
Original diagnosis by Hutchings & Murray (1984: 75): ''Fusiform body with ventral groove running along either ... [details]
Original diagnosis by Hutchings & Murray (1984: 97): ''Prostomium and peristomium not expanded or proboscis-shaped. ... [details]
Original diagnosis by Hutchings & Murray (1984: 92): ''Compact prostomium. Three pairs of branchiae on segments 2, ... [details]
Australia: New South Wales (Botany Bay; Merimbula; Port Hacking). [details]
Australia: New South Wales (Hawkesbury River). [details]
Australia: New South Wales (Belmont Beach; Merewether Beach; Merimbula Lake; Shoalhaven); Queensland (Pallarenda ... [details]
Australia: New South Wales (Byron Bay; Ocean Beach, Broken Bay). [details]
Australia: New South Wales (Lake Merimbula; Port Jackson); Victoria (Port Phillip Bay). [details]
Australia: Northern Territory (Darwin Harbour); New South Wales (Botany Bay; Broughton Island; Jervis Bay; Port ... [details]
Australia: New South Wales (Hawkesbury River). [details]
Australia: New South Wales (Gunnamatta Bay; Hawkesbury River). [details]
Australia: New South Wales. Widespread in reduced-salinity environments, such as estuaries. [details]
Australia: New South Wales (Belmont Beach; Burwood Beach; Dolls Point; Merewether Beach; Trial Bay). [details]
Australia: New South Wales (Botany Bay). [details]
Australia: New South Wales (Hawkesbury River; Look-At-Me-Now Headland). [details]
Australia: New South Wales (Botany Bay). [details]
Australia: New South Wales (Kernell, Botany Bay; Burwood Beach). [details]
Australia: New South Wales (Hawkesbury River; Port Stephens); Queensland (Mary River). [details]
Australia: New South Wales; Queensland; South Australia; Tasmania; Victoria; Western Australia. Widespread in southern ... [details]
Small individuals collected in November 1980, and adults in November 1980 and June 1981, both at Ocean Beach ... [details]
In 175 it was recorded as being abundant only during the months of January, February and April. [details]
Online catalogues (consulted November 29, 2016) of the collections of the Australian Museum, Sidney (AM), the ... [details]
The generic name is composed by the Greek adjective compso, meaning 'elegant' or 'pretty', and the name of the ... [details]
The specific epithet inflata is a Latin word meaning 'inflated' or 'having become swollen', and refers to the ... [details]
The generic name is composed by the Ancient Greek noun lobos, meaning 'lobe', and the Ancient Greek noun skhesis or ... [details]
The specific epithet bibrancha is composed by the Latin prefix bi-, meaning 'twice' or 'two', and brancha, from the ... [details]
The specific epithet longiseta (masculine: longisetus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'having long hair', and refers ... [details]
The generic name is composed by the words longi-, the combining form of the Latin adjective longus and meaning ... [details]
The specific epithet glandulus seems to be an incorrect spelling of the Latin adjective glandulosus, meaning ... [details]
The specific epithet amnis is a Latin noun meaning 'stream', 'current', or 'torrent', and refers to the estuarine ... [details]
The specific epithet annulus is a Latin noun meaning 'ring', and refers to the development of the girdle in the ... [details]
The specific epithet chrysosetus is composed by the prefix of Greek origin chryso-, meaning 'gold', and the word ... [details]
The specific epithet estuarius is a latinized form derived of the Latin noun aestuarium, meaning 'estuary' or ... [details]
The specific epithet elongata is the feminine of the Latin participle elongatus, meaning 'prolonged'or 'elongated', ... [details]
The specific epithet multibranchia is composed by the Latin prefix multi-, meaning 'many', and the Latin noun of ... [details]
The specific epithet rosea (masculine: roseus) is a Latin adjective meaning 'pink', and refers to the colour of the ... [details]
The generic name is composed by the name of the genus Streblosoma M. Sars in G.O. Sars, 1872, preceded by the ... [details]
The specific epithet serratum is a Latin adjective meaning 'serrated', and refers to the serrated notochaetae of ... [details]
The specific epithet is stated by the authors to be derived from the Greek word atos, and to refer to the medial ... [details]
The specific epithet latitudinis is the genitive singular of the Latin noun latitudo, meaning 'breadth' or 'width', ... [details]
The specific epithet pappus is a Latin noun with Greek origin, being an affectionate term for elderly men, ... [details]
The gender of Pseudostreblosoma is neuter (Hutchings & Murray, 1984: 92). [details]
In Posidonia seagrass beds, in estuarine and other enclosed environments. [details]
Muddy sand and sandy mud sediments, between 4-12 m depth, in salinities of 30-35‰. [details]
Sandy intertidal protected beaches, often at seaward margins of estuaries. [details]
Sandy exposed beaches, intertidal. [details]
Silty clay, silty sand, sand and artificial reefs, at shallow water in fully marine protected bay situations. [details]
Associated with clumps of ascidians, mussels or small solid structures in soft bottom deposits, in Posidonia ... [details]
Fine mud and sandy mud with much shell, in shallow protected environments with salinities of 33-35 ‰. [details]
Mud to muddy sand and sandy mud, in salinities of 27-35 ‰, shallow water in protected areas. [details]
Sediments of muddy sand (fine to coarse), in salinities of 0.0-29.0 ‰, at shallow water in the upper reaches of ... [details]
Sand in protected bay, at 3-4 m. [details]
Estuarine sandy mud, 4 m depth in a salinity of 33.4 ‰. [details]
Amongst mangroves of Avicennia marina, in muddy sediment. [details]
Posidonia seagrass beds and between and underneath boulders covered in oysters and barnacles. [details]
Intertidally in sandy mud flats, or on rock platforms in crevices, under stones, boulders, and in soft sediment in ... [details]
Deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia (AM W.196585). [details]
Deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia (AM W. 18618). [details]
Deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia (AM W.18623). [details]
Deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia (AM W.18635). [details]
Deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia (AM W. 196900). [details]
Deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney (AM W18949). [details]
Hutchings & Murray (1984: 52) commented under remarks on S. loveni that "Schmarda's description is based solely on ... [details]
The genus Cirrosyllis was established in Hesionidae by Schmarda (1861), to include six new species: Cirrosyllis ... [details]
Hawkesbury River, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -33.5326, 151.2174), 5 m, mud, salinity range ... [details]
Merimbula Lake, seaward side between mouth and jetty 200 m upstream, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate ... [details]
Ocean Beach, Broken Bay, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -33.528°, 151.316°), intertidal, sandy ... [details]
Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -33.858°, 151.252°). [details]
Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -33.99°, 151.16°). [details]
Hawkesbury River, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -33.546°, 151.230°), 7 m, sandy, shelly mud, ... [details]
Hawkesbury River, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -33.542°, 151.244°), 7 m, sandy mud, salinity ... [details]
Avoca Lake (= Avoca Lagoon or Bulbararing Lagoon), New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -33.460°, 151.427°). [details]
Burwood Beach, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -32.959°, 151.743°), subtidal, sandy surf beach. [details]
Botany Bay, north east Dolls Point, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -33.99°, 151.16°), 3-4 m, sand ... [details]
Hawkesbury River, near Hungry Beach, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -33.582°, 151.276°), 4 m, ... [details]
Botany Bay, underneath Captain Cook Bridge, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -34.007944, 151.127608), ... [details]
Kurnell, Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -34.016°, 151.194°), amongst mangroves of ... [details]
Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -32.7°, 152.1°), Posidonia seagrass beds. [details]
Merimbula Lake, in oyster lease area 300 m above Merimbula Bridge, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate ... [details]
HOLOTYPE: AM W.196900, Australia, New South Wales, Hungry Beach, Hawkesbury River. [details]
