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Polychaeta taxon detailsAphrodita malkaris Hutchings & McRae, 1993
876199 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:876199)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia A.; McRae, Jane. (1993). The Aphroditidae (Polychaeta) from Australia, together with a redescription of the Aphroditidae collected during the Siboga Expedition. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 45(3): 279-363., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.45.1993.24
page(s): 303-305, figs. 17, 18a-f, 19a-k, 59B, table 1 [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype WAM 88-89, geounit Western Australia (state)
Holotype WAM 88-89, geounit Western Australia (state) [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Rowley Shoals, north western Australia, l6°58'S 120°07', 428-432 m, 20 Aug 1983 (WAM 88-89) [details]
Etymology The specific name is from an aboriginal word Malkaris which means a shield, and this species has the body form of a shield.
Etymology The specific name is from an aboriginal word Malkaris which means a shield, and this species has the body form of a shield. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Aphrodita malkaris Hutchings & McRae, 1993. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=876199 on 2025-06-06
Date action by
original description
Hutchings, Patricia A.; McRae, Jane. (1993). The Aphroditidae (Polychaeta) from Australia, together with a redescription of the Aphroditidae collected during the Siboga Expedition. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 45(3): 279-363., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.45.1993.24
page(s): 303-305, figs. 17, 18a-f, 19a-k, 59B, table 1 [details] Available for editors [request] Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype WAM 88-89, geounit Western Australia (state) [details]
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