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Polychaeta name detailsDecathelepus ocellatus Hutchings, 1977
326887 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326887)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
Species
marine,
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia A. (1977). Terebelliform Polychaeta of the families Ampharetidae, Terebellidae and Trichobranchidae from Australia, chiefly from Moreton Bay, Queensland. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 31(1): 1-38., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.31.1977.232
page(s): 11-12, fig. 5a-d [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype AM W.6782, geounit Moreton Bay
Holotype AM W.6782, geounit Moreton Bay [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, Queensland, Moreton Bay, 1.5 miles south of SW rocks of Peel Island (geocoordinates not provided, estimated to be approximately lat. -27.537º, long. 153.345º). [details]
Type material Holotype deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney (AM W.6782). [details]
Depth range 4 m.
Depth range 4 m. [details] Distribution Australia: Moreton Bay (Queensland).
Distribution Australia: Moreton Bay (Queensland). [details] Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet ocellatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'having small eyes', and presumably refers to the...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet ocellatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'having small eyes', and presumably refers to the presence of two discrete patches of eye spots on the dorsal surface of the prostomium. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2021). World Polychaeta Database. Decathelepus ocellatus Hutchings, 1977. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326887 on 2024-04-24
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original description
Hutchings, Patricia A. (1977). Terebelliform Polychaeta of the families Ampharetidae, Terebellidae and Trichobranchidae from Australia, chiefly from Moreton Bay, Queensland. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 31(1): 1-38., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.31.1977.232
page(s): 11-12, fig. 5a-d [details] Available for editors [request]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W.6782, geounit Moreton Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 4 m. [details]Distribution Australia: Moreton Bay (Queensland). [details] Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet ocellatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'having small eyes', and presumably refers to the presence of two discrete patches of eye spots on the dorsal surface of the prostomium. [details] Habitat Sand, mud and shells, at shallow water. [details] Type locality Australia, Queensland, Moreton Bay, 1.5 miles south of SW rocks of Peel Island (geocoordinates not provided, estimated to be approximately lat. -27.537º, long. 153.345º). [details] Type material Holotype deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney (AM W.6782). [details] |