WoRMS taxon details

Notomastus estuarius Hutchings & Murray, 1984

330010  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:330010)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia A.; Murray, Anna. (1984). Taxonomy of polychaetes from the Hawkesbury River and the southern estuaries of New South Wales, Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> Supplement 3: 1-118., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0812-7387.3.1984.101
page(s): 83-85, fig. 24.1-3 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  AM W.18635, geounit New South Wales  
Holotype AM W.18635, geounit New South Wales [details]
Note Avoca Lake (= Avoca Lagoon or Bulbararing...  
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Type locality Avoca Lake (= Avoca Lagoon or Bulbararing Lagoon), New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -33.460°, 151.427°). [details]
Depth range 4-20 m.  
Depth range 4-20 m. [details]

Distribution Australia: New South Wales. Widespread in reduced-salinity environments, such as estuaries.  
Distribution Australia: New South Wales. Widespread in reduced-salinity environments, such as estuaries. [details]

Etymology The specific epithet estuarius is a latinized form derived of the Latin noun aestuarium, meaning 'estuary' or 'tidal...  
Etymology The specific epithet estuarius is a latinized form derived of the Latin noun aestuarium, meaning 'estuary' or 'tidal creeek', and refers to the habitat in which the species occurs, being always found in the upper reaches of rivers. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Notomastus estuarius Hutchings & Murray, 1984. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=330010 on 2024-03-29
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original description Hutchings, Patricia A.; Murray, Anna. (1984). Taxonomy of polychaetes from the Hawkesbury River and the southern estuaries of New South Wales, Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> Supplement 3: 1-118., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0812-7387.3.1984.101
page(s): 83-85, fig. 24.1-3 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype AM W.18635, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype USNM 81472, geounit New South Wales [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 4-20 m. [details]

Distribution Australia: New South Wales. Widespread in reduced-salinity environments, such as estuaries. [details]

Etymology The specific epithet estuarius is a latinized form derived of the Latin noun aestuarium, meaning 'estuary' or 'tidal creeek', and refers to the habitat in which the species occurs, being always found in the upper reaches of rivers. [details]

Habitat Sediments of muddy sand (fine to coarse), in salinities of 0.0-29.0 ‰, at shallow water in the upper reaches of rivers and estuaries. [details]

Holotype Deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia (AM W.18635). [details]

Type locality Avoca Lake (= Avoca Lagoon or Bulbararing Lagoon), New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -33.460°, 151.427°). [details]