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Polychaeta taxon detailsMalacoceros divisus Hutchings & Rainer, 1979
329168 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329168)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia; Rainer, Sebastian. (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 https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937900770561
page(s): 763-765, fig. 3A-F [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype AM W8223, geounit Careel Bay
Holotype AM W8223, geounit Careel Bay [details] From editor or global species database
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]
Depth range Not stated. Probably shallow water.
Depth range Not stated. Probably shallow water. [details] Distribution Australia: Careel Bay, Pittwater (New South Wales).
Distribution Australia: Careel Bay, Pittwater (New South Wales). [details] Etymology The specific epithet divisus is the perfect passive participle of the Latin verb divido, and means 'divided' or 'separated'...
Etymology The specific epithet divisus is the perfect passive participle of the Latin verb divido, and means 'divided' or 'separated' and refers to the divided neuropodial postchaetal lamella, typical of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Malacoceros divisus Hutchings & Rainer, 1979. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329168 on 2025-06-03
Date action by
original description
Hutchings, Patricia; Rainer, Sebastian. (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 https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937900770561
page(s): 763-765, fig. 3A-F [details] Available for editors [request] Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W8223, 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 divisus is the perfect passive participle of the Latin verb divido, and means 'divided' or 'separated' and refers to the divided neuropodial postchaetal lamella, typical of the species. [details] Habitat Posidonia beds. [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] |
