WoRMS taxon details
Paleanotus aquifolia Watson, 2015
1458365 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1458365)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Watson, Charlotte. (2015). Seven new species of <em>Paleanotus</em> (Annelida: Chrysopetalidae) described from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, and coral reefs of northern Australia and the Indo-Pacific: two cryptic species pairs revealed between western Pacific Ocean and the eastern Indian Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 707-732., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.24
page(s): 717, figures 1E; 4A−I; note: MacGillivray Reef, near Lizard Island [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 717, figures 1E; 4A−I; note: MacGillivray Reef, near Lizard Island [details] Available for editors
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Holotype NTM W.25615, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland)
, Note MacGillivray Reef, near Lizard Island, Great...
Holotype NTM W.25615, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
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Type locality MacGillivray Reef, near Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, -14.6568, 145.4947 (14º39.41’S, 145º29.68’E), 2-12 m [details]
Etymology Paleanotus aquifolia is named from "a Latin compound noun, meaning ‘pointed leaf’. It refers
particularly to the shape...
particularly to the shape...
Etymology Paleanotus aquifolia is named from "a Latin compound noun, meaning ‘pointed leaf’. It refers
particularly to the shape of the pointed apices of main and median paleae". As the species name is a noun, it is an unchanging noun in apposition [details]
particularly to the shape of the pointed apices of main and median paleae". As the species name is a noun, it is an unchanging noun in apposition [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Paleanotus aquifolia Watson, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1458365 on 2025-03-05
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Watson, Charlotte. (2015). Seven new species of <em>Paleanotus</em> (Annelida: Chrysopetalidae) described from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, and coral reefs of northern Australia and the Indo-Pacific: two cryptic species pairs revealed between western Pacific Ocean and the eastern Indian Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 707-732., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.24
page(s): 717, figures 1E; 4A−I; note: MacGillivray Reef, near Lizard Island [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 717, figures 1E; 4A−I; note: MacGillivray Reef, near Lizard Island [details] Available for editors
[request]
Holotype NTM W.25615, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Paleanotus aquifolia is named from "a Latin compound noun, meaning ‘pointed leaf’. It refersparticularly to the shape of the pointed apices of main and median paleae". As the species name is a noun, it is an unchanging noun in apposition [details]
Type locality MacGillivray Reef, near Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, -14.6568, 145.4947 (14º39.41’S, 145º29.68’E), 2-12 m [details]
