Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Hutchings, Patricia A.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1987). The Thelepinae (Terebellidae) from Australia, with a discussion of the generic and specific characters of the subfamily. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 7: 217-250. page(s): 228-231, figs. 3B, 6A-G [details]
Holotype AM W.198884, geounit Victoria (Australian state) [details]
Paratype AM W.106, geounit Port Jackson [details]
Paratype AM W.198877, geounit Long Reef (NSW Australia) [details]
Paratype AM W.198909, geounit Jervis Bay [details]
Paratype AM W.198910, geounit Summercloud Bay [details]
Paratype AM W.198911, geounit Port Jackson [details]
Paratype AM W.198912, geounit Long Reef (NSW Australia) [details]
Paratype AM W.198913, geounit Port Jackson [details]
Paratype AM W.198914, geounit Port Jackson [details]
Paratype AM W.198915, geounit Port Jackson [details]
Paratype AM W.198918, geounit Twofold bay [details]
Paratype AM W.5096, geounit Long Reef (NSW Australia) [details]
Paratype AM W.6983, geounit Sydney [details]
Paratype LACM AHF POLY 1444, geounit Victoria (Australian state) [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1985.5, geounit Victoria (Australian state) [details]
Paratype USNM 97574, geounit Victoria (Australian state) [details]
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Depth range 10-30 m. [details]
Distribution Australia: Tasman Sea coast, from Port Jackson (New South Wales) to Gabo Island (Victoria). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet boja is a Latin noun for 'a collar round the neck', and refers to the membranous collars present in the species on segments 6 and 7. [details]
Habitat Reef areas, on and under rocks and boulders, often associated with sponges, ascidians, gorgonians or kelp holdfasts, at shallow shelf depths. [details]
Type locality SE face of Gabo Island, Victoria, Australia (gazetteer estimate -37.5667°, 149.9167°). [details]
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