Polychaeta taxon details
Scolecolepides aciculatus Blake & Kudenov, 1978
331718 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:331718)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A.; Kudenov, Jerry D. (1978). The Spionidae (Polychaeta) from Southeastern Australia and adjacent areas with a revision of the genera. <em>Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria.</em> 39: 171-280., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39441579
page(s): 202-204, fig. 16 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NMV F 42891, geounit Western Port Bay
, Note Australia, Victoria, Western Port Bay,...
Holotype NMV F 42891, geounit Western Port Bay [details]
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Type locality Australia, Victoria, Western Port Bay, Flinders (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -38.47º, long. 145.03º), in sand on rock platform. [details]
Depth range Nit stated. Probably shallow water.
Distribution Australia: Western Port Bay, and Port Phillip Bay (Victoria).
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet aciculatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'aciculate' of 'having acicula', and presumably...
Depth range Nit stated. Probably shallow water. [details]
Distribution Australia: Western Port Bay, and Port Phillip Bay (Victoria).
Distribution Australia: Western Port Bay, and Port Phillip Bay (Victoria). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet aciculatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'aciculate' of 'having acicula', and presumably...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet aciculatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'aciculate' of 'having acicula', and presumably refers to the presence of 20 or more neuroacicula of two types (blunt and pointed) from chaetiger 6-8. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Scolecolepides aciculatus Blake & Kudenov, 1978. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=331718 on 2025-04-24
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Blake, James A.; Kudenov, Jerry D. (1978). The Spionidae (Polychaeta) from Southeastern Australia and adjacent areas with a revision of the genera. <em>Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria.</em> 39: 171-280., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39441579
page(s): 202-204, fig. 16 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 202-204, fig. 16 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NMV F 42891, geounit Western Port Bay [details]
Nontype NMV G2999, geounit Port Phillip Bay [details]
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Depth range Nit stated. Probably shallow water. [details]Distribution Australia: Western Port Bay, and Port Phillip Bay (Victoria). [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet aciculatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'aciculate' of 'having acicula', and presumably refers to the presence of 20 or more neuroacicula of two types (blunt and pointed) from chaetiger 6-8. [details]
Habitat In sand on rock platforms, probably at shallow water. Near sewage outfalls, so it may tolerate low salinities. [details]
Type locality Australia, Victoria, Western Port Bay, Flinders (geocoordinates not provided, estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -38.47º, long. 145.03º), in sand on rock platform. [details]
