WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Hutchings, Patricia; Rainer, Sebastian. (1979). The polychaete fauna of Careel Bay, Pittwater, New South Wales, Australia. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 13(6): 745-796., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937900770561 page(s): 779-782, fig. 8A-B [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype AM W8402, geounit Careel Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated. Probably shallow water. [details]
Distribution Australia: New South Wales (Merimbula, Tuross R., Clyde R., Port Hacking, Georges R., Botany Bay, Pittwater, Brisbane Waters, Burwood Bch., Hunter R., Wallis L.); Queensland (Moreton Bay, Fraser Is., Gladstone); Victoria (Western Port). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet torquatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'adorned with a neck chain' or 'adorned with a collar', and refers to the girdled appearance of the branchial chaetigers. [details]
Habitat Posidonia beds. [details]
Specimen Holotype deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney (AM W10849). [details]
Type locality Australia, New South Wales, Pittwater, Careel Bay (33º37'S, 151º20'E; provided geocoordinates slightly displaced, corrected here to approximately lat. -33.617º, long. 151.323º). [details]
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