WoRMS name details
Hydroides pseudexaltatus Pillai, 2009 [original]
555208 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:555208)
unaccepted (incorrect original spelling for gender agreement)
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): 120-122, fig. 17A-K [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 120-122, fig. 17A-K [details] Available for editors [request]
Note : "Island off north east Heywood Island"...
From editor or global species database
Type locality : "Island off north east Heywood Island" Kimberley, Western Australia. The author's given geolocation (15°05'S 124°25'E) is oceanic and clearly incorrect. The island north east of Heywood is the closely adjacent and much larger Jungulu Island. Map estimate of -15.3167°, 124.3493° for Jungulu shore adjacent Heywood Island [details]
Etymology The author states he named H. pseudexaltatus after the superficial similarity of the operculum to that of H. exaltatus.
Etymology The author states he named H. pseudexaltatus after the superficial similarity of the operculum to that of H. exaltatus. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Hydroides pseudexaltatus Pillai, 2009 [original]. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=555208 on 2024-09-23
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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): 120-122, fig. 17A-K [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 120-122, fig. 17A-K [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The author states he named H. pseudexaltatus after the superficial similarity of the operculum to that of H. exaltatus. [details]Holotype Australian Museum W202930 [details]
Type locality : "Island off north east Heywood Island" Kimberley, Western Australia. The author's given geolocation (15°05'S 124°25'E) is oceanic and clearly incorrect. The island north east of Heywood is the closely adjacent and much larger Jungulu Island. Map estimate of -15.3167°, 124.3493° for Jungulu shore adjacent Heywood Island [details]