WoRMS taxon details
Spiophanes viriosus Meißner & Hutchings, 2003
332101 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332101)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Meißner, Karin and Hutchings, Patricia A. 2003. Spiophanes species (polychaeta: Spionidae) from eastern Australia: with descriptions of new species, new records and an emended generic diagosis. Records of the Australian Museum, 55(2): 117-140.
page(s): 123-125, figs. 1A, 2E, H, 4-5 [details]
page(s): 123-125, figs. 1A, 2E, H, 4-5 [details]
Holotype QM G10387, geounit Australia
, Note Australia, Queensland (marine), Moreton Bay,...
Holotype QM G10387, geounit Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, Queensland (marine), Moreton Bay, Peel Island (27º03'S, 153º21'E). [details]
Depth range Shallow waters (3.35-10 m).
Distribution Australia: Queensland (Moreton Bay region and Lizard Island).
Etymology The specific epithet viriosus is a Latin adjective, meaning 'strong' or 'robust', and refers to the comparatively large...
Depth range Shallow waters (3.35-10 m). [details]
Distribution Australia: Queensland (Moreton Bay region and Lizard Island).
Distribution Australia: Queensland (Moreton Bay region and Lizard Island). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet viriosus is a Latin adjective, meaning 'strong' or 'robust', and refers to the comparatively large...
Etymology The specific epithet viriosus is a Latin adjective, meaning 'strong' or 'robust', and refers to the comparatively large size of the species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Spiophanes viriosus Meißner & Hutchings, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332101 on 2024-04-23
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original description
Meißner, Karin and Hutchings, Patricia A. 2003. Spiophanes species (polychaeta: Spionidae) from eastern Australia: with descriptions of new species, new records and an emended generic diagosis. Records of the Australian Museum, 55(2): 117-140.
page(s): 123-125, figs. 1A, 2E, H, 4-5 [details]
additional source Meißner, Karin; Götting, Miriam. (2015). Spionidae (Annelida: ‘Polychaeta': Canalipalpata) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia: the genera <em>Malacoceros</em>, <em>Scolelepis</em>, <em>Spio</em>, <em>Microspio</em>, and <em>Spiophanes</em>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 378-413., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.15
page(s): 406 [details]
page(s): 123-125, figs. 1A, 2E, H, 4-5 [details]
additional source Meißner, Karin; Götting, Miriam. (2015). Spionidae (Annelida: ‘Polychaeta': Canalipalpata) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia: the genera <em>Malacoceros</em>, <em>Scolelepis</em>, <em>Spio</em>, <em>Microspio</em>, and <em>Spiophanes</em>. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 378-413., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.15
page(s): 406 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype QM G10387, geounit Australia [details]
Nontype AM W.44566, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
Paratype MV F42849, geounit Australia [details]
Paratype MV F42850, geounit Australia [details]
Paratype QM G10353, geounit Australia [details]
Paratype QM G10399, geounit Australia [details]
Paratype QM G10415, geounit Australia [details]
Paratype QM G10631, geounit Australia [details]
Paratype QM G218424, geounit Australia [details]
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Depth range Shallow waters (3.35-10 m). [details]Distribution Australia: Queensland (Moreton Bay region and Lizard Island). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet viriosus is a Latin adjective, meaning 'strong' or 'robust', and refers to the comparatively large size of the species. [details]
Habitat Different sediment types at shallow waters. In coral sand at Yonge Reef (Lizard Island). [details]
Reproduction Gravid specimen found in May (holotype QM G10387). [details]
Type locality Australia, Queensland (marine), Moreton Bay, Peel Island (27º03'S, 153º21'E). [details]
