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WoRMS taxon detailsOphelia multibranchia Hutchings & Murray, 1984
330174 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330174)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia A.; Murray, Anna. (1984). Taxonomy of polychaetes from the Hawkesbury River and the southern estuaries of New South Wales, Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> Supplement 3: 1-118., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0812-7387.3.1984.101
page(s): 77-78, fig. 22.2 [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype AM W.19029, geounit New South Wales
Holotype AM W.19029, geounit New South Wales [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Botany Bay, north east Dolls Point, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -33.99°, 151.16°), 3-4 m, sand in protected bay. [details]
Depth range 3-4 m.
Depth range 3-4 m. [details] Distribution Australia: New South Wales (Botany Bay).
Distribution Australia: New South Wales (Botany Bay). [details] Etymology The specific epithet multibranchia is composed by the Latin prefix multi-, meaning 'many', and the Latin noun of Greek...
Etymology The specific epithet multibranchia is composed by the Latin prefix multi-, meaning 'many', and the Latin noun of Greek origin branchia, meaning 'gill', and refers to the numerous pairs of branchiae present in the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Ophelia multibranchia Hutchings & Murray, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330174 on 2025-05-15
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Nomenclatureoriginal description
Hutchings, Patricia A.; Murray, Anna. (1984). Taxonomy of polychaetes from the Hawkesbury River and the southern estuaries of New South Wales, Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> Supplement 3: 1-118., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0812-7387.3.1984.101
page(s): 77-78, fig. 22.2 [details] Available for editors [request] Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W.19029, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype AM W.195646, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype AM W.195651, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype AM W.196230, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype LACM AHF POLY 1417, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1983.1743-45, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype USNM 81493, geounit New South Wales [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 3-4 m. [details]Distribution Australia: New South Wales (Botany Bay). [details] Ecology In 175 it was recorded as being abundant only during the months of January, February and April. [details] Etymology The specific epithet multibranchia is composed by the Latin prefix multi-, meaning 'many', and the Latin noun of Greek origin branchia, meaning 'gill', and refers to the numerous pairs of branchiae present in the species. [details] Habitat Sand in protected bay, at 3-4 m. [details] Type locality Botany Bay, north east Dolls Point, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -33.99°, 151.16°), 3-4 m, sand in protected bay. [details] |
