WoRMS taxon details
Melinnopsis chadwicki Gunton, Kupriyanova & Alvestad, 2020
1453822 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1453822)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gunton, Laetitia M.; Kupriyanova, Elena; Alvestad, Tom. (2020). Two new deep-water species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the eastern Australian continental margin. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 72(4): 101-121., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/gunton-2020-rec-aust-mus-724-101121/
page(s): 111, figures 6-7; note: offshore Queensland, Australia [details]
page(s): 111, figures 6-7; note: offshore Queensland, Australia [details]
Note off Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, RV...
From editor or global species database
Type locality off Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, RV Investigator voyage IN2017_V03, beam Trawl -26.961, 153.848 (start 26°57'39.6"S 153°50'52.8"E, 1071-1138 m [details]
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search
Etymology authors: Melinnopsis chadwicki is "named after Clarence (Clarry) Chadwick [ 1909 – 2004 ] for his endowment that supports...
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]
Etymology authors: Melinnopsis chadwicki is "named after Clarence (Clarry) Chadwick [ 1909 – 2004 ] for his endowment that supports...
Etymology authors: Melinnopsis chadwicki is "named after Clarence (Clarry) Chadwick [ 1909 – 2004 ] for his endowment that supports the Chadwick Biodiversity Fellowship at the Australian Museum Research Institute." Chadwick was an entomologist and a Research Associate at the Australian Museum between 1974 and 1998. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Melinnopsis chadwicki Gunton, Kupriyanova & Alvestad, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1453822 on 2026-08-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Gunton, Laetitia M.; Kupriyanova, Elena; Alvestad, Tom. (2020). Two new deep-water species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the eastern Australian continental margin. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 72(4): 101-121., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/gunton-2020-rec-aust-mus-724-101121/
page(s): 111, figures 6-7; note: offshore Queensland, Australia [details]
page(s): 111, figures 6-7; note: offshore Queensland, Australia [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Gunton, Laetitia M.; Kupriyanova, Elena K.; Roterman, Christopher N. (2025). Well-connected worms: genetic connectivity of annelids (Melinnidae and Ampharetidae) across a biogeographical break in Australia's eastern abyss. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 77(2): 121-135., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/gunton-2025-rec-aust-mus-772-121135/
note: Report on phylogeography and haplotypes [details]
note: Report on phylogeography and haplotypes [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Gunton, Laetitia M.; Kupriyanova, Elena; Alvestad, Tom. (2020). Two new deep-water species of Ampharetidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the eastern Australian continental margin. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 72(4): 101-121., available online at https://journals.australian.museum/gunton-2020-rec-aust-mus-724-101121/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type AM W.52950, geounit Queensland [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Deep-sea context derived from a specimen depth data search [details]Etymology authors: Melinnopsis chadwicki is "named after Clarence (Clarry) Chadwick [ 1909 – 2004 ] for his endowment that supports the Chadwick Biodiversity Fellowship at the Australian Museum Research Institute." Chadwick was an entomologist and a Research Associate at the Australian Museum between 1974 and 1998. [details]
Type locality off Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia, RV Investigator voyage IN2017_V03, beam Trawl -26.961, 153.848 (start 26°57'39.6"S 153°50'52.8"E, 1071-1138 m [details]
