Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Hutchings, Patricia A.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1986). The Polycirrinae (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) from Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 38(6): 319-350., available online at http://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.38.1986.185 page(s): 333-334, figs. 6a-f, 12D, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Glasby, Christopher J.; Hutchings, Patricia A. (2014). Revision of the taxonomy of <em>Polycirrus</em> Grube, 1850 (Annelida: Terebellida: Polycirridae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3877(1): 1-117., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3877.1.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype AM W.199637, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype AM W.199638, geounit North West Shelf [details]
Paratype USNM 98821, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
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Depth range 7-80 m. [details]
Distribution Australia: Queensland and Western Australia. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet bicrinalis is composed by the Latin prefix bi-, meaning 'two', and the Latin adjective crinalis, meaning 'of/pertaining to hair' or 'covered with hair', and refers to the two types of chaetae occurring in each notopodial fascicle. [details]
Habitat Coral substrata at Lizard Island (Queensland), and muddy sediments on North West Shelf (Western Australia), at subtidal to shelf depths. [details]
Holotype Deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney (AM W.199637). [details]
Type locality Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia (provided coordinates 14°40'S, 141°28'E incorrect, corrected here to 14°40'S, 145°28'E). [details]
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