WoRMS name details
Decathelepus wambira Nogueira & Hutchings, 2007
759640 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:759640)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2007). New species of terebellid polychaetes (Polychaeta : Terebellidae) from Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1473: 1-24., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/z01473p024f.pdf
page(s): 15-18, figs. 7-8 [details]
page(s): 15-18, figs. 7-8 [details]
Holotype AM W8742, geounit New South Wales
, Note Belmont Beach, New South Wales, Australia,...
Holotype AM W8742, geounit New South Wales [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Belmont Beach, New South Wales, Australia, -33.0433 151.6822, low tide. [details]
Depth range Intertidal.
Distribution Australia: New South Wales (Tasman Sea).
Etymology The name “wambira” is an Aboriginal word for the coast (Endacott 1973) and refers to the open coast locality for this...
Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Australia: New South Wales (Tasman Sea).
Distribution Australia: New South Wales (Tasman Sea). [details]
Etymology The name “wambira” is an Aboriginal word for the coast (Endacott 1973) and refers to the open coast locality for this...
Etymology The name “wambira” is an Aboriginal word for the coast (Endacott 1973) and refers to the open coast locality for this species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Decathelepus wambira Nogueira & Hutchings, 2007. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759640 on 2025-11-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2007). New species of terebellid polychaetes (Polychaeta : Terebellidae) from Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1473: 1-24., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/z01473p024f.pdf
page(s): 15-18, figs. 7-8 [details]
new combination reference Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos; Fitzhugh, Kirk; Hutchings, Pat; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2017). Phylogenetic analysis of the family Telothelepodidae Nogueira, Fitzhugh & Hutchings, 2013 (Annelida: Terebelliformia). <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 1-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2017.1283526
page(s): 19 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 15-18, figs. 7-8 [details]
new combination reference Nogueira, João Miguel de Matos; Fitzhugh, Kirk; Hutchings, Pat; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2017). Phylogenetic analysis of the family Telothelepodidae Nogueira, Fitzhugh & Hutchings, 2013 (Annelida: Terebelliformia). <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 1-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2017.1283526
page(s): 19 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W8742, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype AM W8741, geounit New South Wales [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal. [details]Distribution Australia: New South Wales (Tasman Sea). [details]
Etymology The name “wambira” is an Aboriginal word for the coast (Endacott 1973) and refers to the open coast locality for this species. [details]
Habitat Intertidal, type of substrate not specified. [details]
Type locality Belmont Beach, New South Wales, Australia, -33.0433 151.6822, low tide. [details]
