WoRMS taxon details
Thelepus praecox Hutchings & Glasby, 1987
332571 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332571)
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): 239-241, figs. 3B, 12A-H [details]
page(s): 239-241, figs. 3B, 12A-H [details]
Holotype AM W.198875, geounit Wollongong
, Note Off Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia...
Holotype AM W.198875, geounit Wollongong [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Off Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia (-34.4°, 151.3167°). [details]
Depth range 274-278 m (150-152 fathoms).
Distribution Australia: New South Wales (off Wollongong).
Etymology The specific epithet praecox is a Latin adjective meaning 'ripe before its time' or 'premature', and refers to the small...
Depth range 274-278 m (150-152 fathoms). [details]
Distribution Australia: New South Wales (off Wollongong).
Distribution Australia: New South Wales (off Wollongong). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet praecox is a Latin adjective meaning 'ripe before its time' or 'premature', and refers to the small...
Etymology The specific epithet praecox is a Latin adjective meaning 'ripe before its time' or 'premature', and refers to the small size at which the species matures. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Thelepus praecox Hutchings & Glasby, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332571 on 2025-04-25
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Nomenclature
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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): 239-241, figs. 3B, 12A-H [details]
page(s): 239-241, figs. 3B, 12A-H [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W.198875, geounit Wollongong [details]
Paratype AM W.198874, geounit Wollongong [details]
Paratype AM W.198879, geounit Wollongong [details]
Paratype LACM AHF POLY 1445, geounit Wollongong [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1985.29, geounit Wollongong [details]
Paratype USNM 97577, geounit Wollongong [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 274-278 m (150-152 fathoms). [details]Distribution Australia: New South Wales (off Wollongong). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet praecox is a Latin adjective meaning 'ripe before its time' or 'premature', and refers to the small size at which the species matures. [details]
Habitat At shelf depths, no other habitat data available. [details]
Holotype Deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney (AM W.198875). [details]
Reproduction "Although the holotype was only 14 mm long, with 55 setigers, the coelom was filled with oocytes" (Hutchings & Glasby, 1987: 239). [details]
Type locality Off Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia (-34.4°, 151.3167°). [details]
