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Tetreres terribilis Hutchings, Capa & Peart, 2012
598884 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:598884)
accepted
Species
marine
Hutchings Pat, A.; Capa, Maria; Peart, Rachael. 2012. Revision of the Australian Sabellariidae (Polychaeta) and description of eight new species. Zootaxa 3306 [Monograph]: 1–60, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3306.html [details]
Holotype NTM W4994, geounit Great Barrier Reef
, Note Marian Plateau, South of Saumarez Reef, which...
Holotype NTM W4994, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Marian Plateau, South of Saumarez Reef, which is South of Great Barrier Reef, offshore Queensland, -22.667, 154.0917, 416–419 m [details]
Etymology Quote: "The name of this species terribilis refers to the large size of the species and which is much larger than any other...
Etymology Quote: "The name of this species terribilis refers to the large size of the species and which is much larger than any other material examined and if complete would represent a very scary animal." However, the holotype was a fragment only 35 mm long, and normally sized for Sabellariidae. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Tetreres terribilis Hutchings, Capa & Peart, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598884 on 2025-12-20
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Hutchings Pat, A.; Capa, Maria; Peart, Rachael. 2012. Revision of the Australian Sabellariidae (Polychaeta) and description of eight new species. Zootaxa 3306 [Monograph]: 1–60, available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2012/3306.html [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NTM W4994, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Quote: "The name of this species terribilis refers to the large size of the species and which is much larger than any other material examined and if complete would represent a very scary animal." However, the holotype was a fragment only 35 mm long, and normally sized for Sabellariidae. [details]Type locality Marian Plateau, South of Saumarez Reef, which is South of Great Barrier Reef, offshore Queensland, -22.667, 154.0917, 416–419 m [details]
