WoRMS taxon details

Malacoceros tripartitus Blake & Kudenov, 1978

882799  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:882799)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Blake, James A.; Kudenov, Jerry D. (1978). The Spionidae (Polychaeta) from Southeastern Australia and adjacent areas with a revision of the genera. <em>Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria.</em> 39: 171-280., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39441579
page(s): 197, fig. 12 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  MV F 42916, geounit Port Phillip Bay  
Holotype MV F 42916, geounit Port Phillip Bay [details]
Note Outfall of the Werribee Sewage-Treatment Farm...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Outfall of the Werribee Sewage-Treatment Farm (145W drain), Little River, Werribee, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia (gazetteer estimate -38.009, 144.597). [details]
Depth range Shallow subtidal, 0.5-7 m depth.  
Depth range Shallow subtidal, 0.5-7 m depth. [details]

Distribution Australia: Port Phillip Bay (Victoria).  
Distribution Australia: Port Phillip Bay (Victoria). [details]

Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet tripartitus (feminine: tripartita) is a Latin adjective meaning 'threefold' or...  
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet tripartitus (feminine: tripartita) is a Latin adjective meaning 'threefold' or 'tripartite', and refers presumably to the distinctive caruncle of the species, posteriorly trilobed and reaching the anterior margin of chaetiger 2. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Malacoceros tripartitus Blake & Kudenov, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=882799 on 2024-09-20
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original description Blake, James A.; Kudenov, Jerry D. (1978). The Spionidae (Polychaeta) from Southeastern Australia and adjacent areas with a revision of the genera. <em>Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria.</em> 39: 171-280., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39441579
page(s): 197, fig. 12 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Holotype MV F 42916, geounit Port Phillip Bay [details]
Paratype MV F 42917, geounit Port Phillip Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Shallow subtidal, 0.5-7 m depth. [details]

Distribution Australia: Port Phillip Bay (Victoria). [details]

Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet tripartitus (feminine: tripartita) is a Latin adjective meaning 'threefold' or 'tripartite', and refers presumably to the distinctive caruncle of the species, posteriorly trilobed and reaching the anterior margin of chaetiger 2. [details]

Habitat Mud. [details]

Type locality Outfall of the Werribee Sewage-Treatment Farm (145W drain), Little River, Werribee, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia (gazetteer estimate -38.009, 144.597). [details]
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