WoRMS taxon details
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): 242-245, fig. 36 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype MV F 42865, geounit Port Phillip Bay [details]
Paratype MV F 42862, geounit Port Phillip Bay [details]
Paratype MV F 42863, geounit Port Phillip Bay [details]
Paratype MV F 42864, geounit Port Phillip Bay [details]
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Depth range 2-10 m. [details]
Distribution Australia: Victoria (Port Phillip Bay). [details]
Etymology Not stated by the author. The specific epithet hymenobranchiata is composed by the prefix of Greek origin hymeno-, meaning 'membrane', and the Latin adjective branchiata, meaning 'having gills or branchiae', and refers presumably to the expansion of the notopodial lobes as leaf-like extensions, fused dorsally with the branchiae to form membranous wings: "The fusion of branchiae and notopodial lobes in C. hymenobranchiata are unique for this genus" (Blake & Kudenov, 1978: 245). [details]
Habitat Sand, at subtidal depths. [details]
Type locality Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia (-38.1°, 144.88°). [details]
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