Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Hutchings, P.; Rainer, S. (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 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222937900770561 page(s): 765-767, fig. 4A-E [details]
Holotype AM W8256, geounit Careel Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated. Probably shallow water. [details]
Distribution Australia: Careel Bay, Pittwater (New South Wales). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet penicillata is the feminine of the Latin adjective penicillatus, meaning 'having tufts of hair' or 'penicillate', and refers to the brush-tipped spines on the chaetae of chaetiger 5. [details]
Habitat Sandy beach. [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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