WoRMS taxon details
Hydroides adamaformis Pillai, 2009
555194 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:555194)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Pillai, T. G. (2009). Descriptions of new serpulid polychaetes from the Kimberleys of Australia and discussion of Australian and Indo-West Pacific species of Spirobranchus and superficially similar taxa. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 61(2): 93-199., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Pillai-2009-Rec-Aust-Mus-612-93199/
page(s): 113-114, fig. 11A-J [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 113-114, fig. 11A-J [details] Available for editors
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Holotype AM W.21457, geounit Dampier Archipelago
, Note south west corner of Lucas Island (near...
Holotype AM W.21457, geounit Dampier Archipelago [details]
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Type locality south west corner of Lucas Island (near Dampier Archipelago) Kimberley region, Western Australia, -15.2167 124.5167, 30 m [details]
Etymology author: "The specific name adamaformis is derived from the Latin adamas = diamond, and refers to the diamond-shaped...
Etymology author: "The specific name adamaformis is derived from the Latin adamas = diamond, and refers to the diamond-shaped external appearance of the coronal processes, although their distal ends are curved inwards." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2026). World Polychaeta Database. Hydroides adamaformis Pillai, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=555194 on 2026-05-11
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Nomenclature
original description
Pillai, T. G. (2009). Descriptions of new serpulid polychaetes from the Kimberleys of Australia and discussion of Australian and Indo-West Pacific species of Spirobranchus and superficially similar taxa. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 61(2): 93-199., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Pillai-2009-Rec-Aust-Mus-612-93199/
page(s): 113-114, fig. 11A-J [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 113-114, fig. 11A-J [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
additional source
Kupriyanova, E.; Sun, Y.; Wong, E.; Ten Hove, H. (2023). Hydroides of the World. , available online at https://books.google.be/books?id=6krIEAAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&ots=EB8wg9X76r&dq=Kupriyanova%2C%20E.%3B%20Sun%2C%20Y.%3B%20Wong%2C%20E.%3B%20Ten%20Hove%2C%20H.%20(2023).%20Hydroides%20of%20the%20World.%20&lr&hl=nl&pg=PA199#v=onepage&q&f=false
page(s): 64, fig. 17 [details]
page(s): 64, fig. 17 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W.21457, geounit Dampier Archipelago [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology author: "The specific name adamaformis is derived from the Latin adamas = diamond, and refers to the diamond-shaped external appearance of the coronal processes, although their distal ends are curved inwards." [details]Grammatical gender no change even if treated as an adjectival name as -formis has the same ending feminine or masculine (adamas is masculine) [details]
Holotype Australian Museum W21457 [details]
Type locality south west corner of Lucas Island (near Dampier Archipelago) Kimberley region, Western Australia, -15.2167 124.5167, 30 m [details]
