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WoRMS taxon detailsMicronephthys platycephala Murray, Wong & Hutchings, 2015
1339500 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1339500)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Murray, Anna; Wong, Eunice; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2015). Nephtyidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 414-436., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.16
page(s): 423-426, figs. 6-7 [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype AM W.47397, geounit Great Barrier Reef
Holotype AM W.47397, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Carter Reef, NE of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, -14.5667, 145.5667 (14°34'S, 145°34'E), 30–36 m, plankton tow (accidental collection, otherwise benthic) [details]
Etymology authors: Micronephthys platycephala "species name is derived from the greek words "platys" (flat) and "kephale" (head) and...
Etymology authors: Micronephthys platycephala "species name is derived from the greek words "platys" (flat) and "kephale" (head) and refers to the flattened prostomium." [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Micronephthys platycephala Murray, Wong & Hutchings, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1339500 on 2025-05-14
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Nomenclatureoriginal description
Murray, Anna; Wong, Eunice; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2015). Nephtyidae (Annelida: Phyllodocida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 414-436., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.16
page(s): 423-426, figs. 6-7 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype AM W.47397, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology authors: Micronephthys platycephala "species name is derived from the greek words "platys" (flat) and "kephale" (head) and refers to the flattened prostomium." [details]Type locality Carter Reef, NE of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, -14.5667, 145.5667 (14°34'S, 145°34'E), 30–36 m, plankton tow (accidental collection, otherwise benthic) [details] |
