WoRMS taxon details
Polycirrus culcita Nogueira, Hutchings & Carrerette, 2015
867806 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:867806)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Nogueira, Joao M. de Matos; Hutchings, Pat A.; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2015). Polycirridae (Annelida, Terebelliformia) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 437-483., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.17
page(s): 470-472, fig. 20A-L [details]
page(s): 470-472, fig. 20A-L [details]
Holotype AM W.47643, geounit Great Barrier Reef
, Note Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef,...
Holotype AM W.47643, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island, Watsons Bay, 100 m off Chinamans Ridge (14º40'S, 145º28'E; provided geocoordinates corrected here to approximately lat. -14.6644º, long. 145.4488º). [details]
Depth range 9 m.
Distribution Australia: Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland).
Etymology The specific epithet culcita is a Latin noun meaning 'mattress' or 'pillow', ans refers to the expanded lower lip of the...
Depth range 9 m. [details]
Distribution Australia: Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland).
Distribution Australia: Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet culcita is a Latin noun meaning 'mattress' or 'pillow', ans refers to the expanded lower lip of the...
Etymology The specific epithet culcita is a Latin noun meaning 'mattress' or 'pillow', ans refers to the expanded lower lip of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Polycirrus culcita Nogueira, Hutchings & Carrerette, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867806 on 2024-04-24
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Nogueira, Joao M. de Matos; Hutchings, Pat A.; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2015). Polycirridae (Annelida, Terebelliformia) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 437-483., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.17
page(s): 470-472, fig. 20A-L [details]
page(s): 470-472, fig. 20A-L [details]
Holotype AM W.47643, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 9 m. [details]Distribution Australia: Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet culcita is a Latin noun meaning 'mattress' or 'pillow', ans refers to the expanded lower lip of the species. [details]
Habitat Soft sediments with patchy seagrasses, subtidal depths. [details]
Type locality Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island, Watsons Bay, 100 m off Chinamans Ridge (14º40'S, 145º28'E; provided geocoordinates corrected here to approximately lat. -14.6644º, long. 145.4488º). [details]