WoRMS taxon details

Perinereis akuna Wilson & Glasby, 1993

334427  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:334427)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Wilson, Robin S.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1993). A revision of the <i>Perinereis nuntia</i> species group (Polychaeta: Nereididae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 45(3): 253-277., available online at http://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.45.1993.23
page(s): 259-262, fig. 7a-m [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  NMV F53985, geounit Hawkesbury River  
Holotype NMV F53985, geounit Hawkesbury River [details]
Note Coal & Candle Creek, Hawkesbury River, near...  
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Type locality Coal & Candle Creek, Hawkesbury River, near Akuna Bay, New South Wales, Australia (about -33.643º, 151.238º), intertidal under stones in sandy mud.  [details]
Depth range Intertidal zone.   
Depth range Intertidal zone.  [details]

Distribution Widespread in SE Australia, from Gladstone in the north, to Twofold Bay in the south. Two isolated records in SW Australia.   
Distribution Widespread in SE Australia, from Gladstone in the north, to Twofold Bay in the south. Two isolated records in SW Australia.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet akuna is derived from an Australian aboriginal word meaning 'flowing water', and is now used as a...  
Etymology The specific epithet akuna is derived from an Australian aboriginal word meaning 'flowing water', and is now used as a toponym for a place close to the type locality.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Perinereis akuna Wilson & Glasby, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=334427 on 2024-03-29
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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2008-03-26 11:36:43Z
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original description Wilson, Robin S.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1993). A revision of the <i>Perinereis nuntia</i> species group (Polychaeta: Nereididae). <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 45(3): 253-277., available online at http://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.45.1993.23
page(s): 259-262, fig. 7a-m [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

redescription Bakken, Torkild; Wilson, Robin S. (2005). Phylogeny of nereidids (Polychaeta, Nereididae) with paragnaths. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 34(5): 507-547., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.2005.00200.x [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Holotype NMV F53985, geounit Hawkesbury River [details]
Paratype NMV F53988-53994, geounit Batemans Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal zone.  [details]

Distribution Widespread in SE Australia, from Gladstone in the north, to Twofold Bay in the south. Two isolated records in SW Australia.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet akuna is derived from an Australian aboriginal word meaning 'flowing water', and is now used as a toponym for a place close to the type locality.  [details]

Habitat On a variety of hard substrates, including cobble, but apparently restricted to the intertidal zone. Can occur in areas of reduced salinity.  [details]

Type locality Coal & Candle Creek, Hawkesbury River, near Akuna Bay, New South Wales, Australia (about -33.643º, 151.238º), intertidal under stones in sandy mud.  [details]