WoRMS taxon details

Thelepus brevicauda Hutchings & Glasby, 1987

332559  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332559)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia A.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1987). The Thelepinae (Terebellidae) from Australia, with a discussion of the generic and specific characters of the subfamily. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 7: 217-250.
page(s): 231-233, figs. 3B, 7A-D [details]   
Holotype  AM W.198868, geounit Victoria (Australian state)  
Holotype AM W.198868, geounit Victoria (Australian state) [details]
Note SE side of Gabo Island, Victoria, Australia...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality SE side of Gabo Island, Victoria, Australia (-37.5667°, 149.9167°). [details]
Depth range Intertidal to 20 m.  
Depth range Intertidal to 20 m. [details]

Distribution Australia: New South Wales; South Australia; Victoria.  
Distribution Australia: New South Wales; South Australia; Victoria. [details]

Etymology The specific epithet brevicauda is composed by the combining form brevi-, from the Latin adjective brevis and meaning...  
Etymology The specific epithet brevicauda is composed by the combining form brevi-, from the Latin adjective brevis and meaning 'short', and the Latin noun cauda, meaning 'tail', and refers to the short tapered abdomen of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Thelepus brevicauda Hutchings & Glasby, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332559 on 2024-03-28
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original description Hutchings, Patricia A.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1987). The Thelepinae (Terebellidae) from Australia, with a discussion of the generic and specific characters of the subfamily. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 7: 217-250.
page(s): 231-233, figs. 3B, 7A-D [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype AM W.198868, geounit Victoria (Australian state) [details]
Paratype AM W.198867, geounit Twofold bay [details]
Paratype AM W.198871, geounit Kangaroo Island [details]
Paratype AM W.198872, geounit Kangaroo Island [details]
Paratype LACM AHF POLY 1442, geounit South Australia (state) [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1985.6, geounit Victoria (Australian state) [details]
Paratype USNM 97575, geounit Victoria (Australian state) [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 20 m. [details]

Distribution Australia: New South Wales; South Australia; Victoria. [details]

Etymology The specific epithet brevicauda is composed by the combining form brevi-, from the Latin adjective brevis and meaning 'short', and the Latin noun cauda, meaning 'tail', and refers to the short tapered abdomen of the species. [details]

Habitat In algae on reef flats or exposed reefs, intertidal to subtidal depths. [details]

Type locality SE side of Gabo Island, Victoria, Australia (-37.5667°, 149.9167°). [details]