WoRMS taxon details

Thelepus alatus Hutchings & Glasby, 1987

332551  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332551)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia A.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1987). The Thelepinae (Terebellidae) from Australia, with a discussion of the generic and specific characters of the subfamily. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 7: 217-250.
page(s): 226-228, figs. 3B, 5A-E [details]   
Holotype  AM W.198870, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland)  
Holotype AM W.198870, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Note Leeward side of Lizard Island, off Chinamans...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Leeward side of Lizard Island, off Chinamans Beach, Queensland, Australia (gazetteer estimate -14.6667°, 145.4667°). [details]
Depth range 7 m.  
Depth range 7 m. [details]

Distribution Australia: Queensland (Lizard Island).  
Distribution Australia: Queensland (Lizard Island). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet alatus is a Latin adjective (masculine) meaning 'having wings' or 'winged', and refers to the shape of...  
Etymology The specific epithet alatus is a Latin adjective (masculine) meaning 'having wings' or 'winged', and refers to the shape of the elongated lamellar-like tori. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Thelepus alatus Hutchings & Glasby, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332551 on 2024-04-16
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original description Hutchings, Patricia A.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1987). The Thelepinae (Terebellidae) from Australia, with a discussion of the generic and specific characters of the subfamily. <em>Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 7: 217-250.
page(s): 226-228, figs. 3B, 5A-E [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype AM W.198870, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype AM W.198869, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype AM W.198873, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype AM W.198875, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype AM W.198876, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype AM W.198878, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype AM W.198883, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype AM W.198885, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype AM W.198886, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype AM W.198887, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype AM W.198891, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype AM W.198892, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype AM W.198893, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype AM W.198894, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype AM W.198895, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype LACM AHF POLY 1446, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1985.3-4, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Paratype USNM 97573, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 7 m. [details]

Distribution Australia: Queensland (Lizard Island). [details]

Etymology The specific epithet alatus is a Latin adjective (masculine) meaning 'having wings' or 'winged', and refers to the shape of the elongated lamellar-like tori. [details]

Habitat Amongst coral blocks of Porites sp., at shallow water. [details]

Type locality Leeward side of Lizard Island, off Chinamans Beach, Queensland, Australia (gazetteer estimate -14.6667°, 145.4667°). [details]