WoRMS taxon details
Paleanotus silus Watson, 2015
1458415 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1458415)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Watson, Charlotte. (2015). Seven new species of <em>Paleanotus</em> (Annelida: Chrysopetalidae) described from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, and coral reefs of northern Australia and the Indo-Pacific: two cryptic species pairs revealed between western Pacific Ocean and the eastern Indian Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 707-732., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.24
page(s): 722, figures 1G; 6A−L; note: Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 722, figures 1G; 6A−L; note: Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea [details] Available for editors

Holotype NTM W.9309, geounit Timor Sea
, Note West end of Ashmore Reef / Pulau Pasir...
Holotype NTM W.9309, geounit Timor Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality West end of Ashmore Reef / Pulau Pasir (Indonesia) , Timor Sea, a reef closer to Timor-Leste than the Australian mainland, no geolocation given, estimated at -12.2404, 122.9244, 6 m. A paratype designated for an Andaman Sea, Thailand, specimen [details]
Etymology Paleanotus silus is named for "the very small ‘pug-nosed’ shape of the apex of the main paleae". Silus -a -um is a...
Etymology Paleanotus silus is named for "the very small ‘pug-nosed’ shape of the apex of the main paleae". Silus -a -um is a Latin adjective meaning pug-nosed. Thus here the author has used a masculine form, so indicating she treats the genus as masculine. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2023). World Polychaeta Database. Paleanotus silus Watson, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1458415 on 2023-12-02
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Watson, Charlotte. (2015). Seven new species of <em>Paleanotus</em> (Annelida: Chrysopetalidae) described from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, and coral reefs of northern Australia and the Indo-Pacific: two cryptic species pairs revealed between western Pacific Ocean and the eastern Indian Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 707-732., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.24
page(s): 722, figures 1G; 6A−L; note: Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 722, figures 1G; 6A−L; note: Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea [details] Available for editors

Holotype NTM W.9309, geounit Timor Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Paleanotus silus is named for "the very small ‘pug-nosed’ shape of the apex of the main paleae". Silus -a -um is a Latin adjective meaning pug-nosed. Thus here the author has used a masculine form, so indicating she treats the genus as masculine. [details]Type locality West end of Ashmore Reef / Pulau Pasir (Indonesia) , Timor Sea, a reef closer to Timor-Leste than the Australian mainland, no geolocation given, estimated at -12.2404, 122.9244, 6 m. A paratype designated for an Andaman Sea, Thailand, specimen [details]