WoRMS taxon details

Polycirrus oculeus Nogueira, Hutchings & Carrerette, 2015

867805  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:867805)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Nogueira, Joao M. de Matos; Hutchings, Pat A.; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2015). Polycirridae (Annelida, Terebelliformia) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 437-483., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.17
page(s): 475-477, figs. 1D-E, 5B-F, 22A-J [details]   
Holotype  NTM W.23159, geounit Great Barrier Reef  
Holotype NTM W.23159, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
Note Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island, off SW Palfrey Island (14º41'39.408''S, 145º26'29.724''E).  [details]
Depth range Intertidal to shallow water.  
Depth range Intertidal to shallow water. [details]

Distribution Australia: Lizard Island region (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland).   
Distribution Australia: Lizard Island region (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet oculeus is a Latin adjective meaning 'full of eyes', and refers to the presence of numerous eyes in...  
Etymology The specific epithet oculeus is a Latin adjective meaning 'full of eyes', and refers to the presence of numerous eyes in the species, with one pair of red eyespots being visible near the tip of all tentacles in live material.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Polycirrus oculeus Nogueira, Hutchings & Carrerette, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867805 on 2024-03-29
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original description Nogueira, Joao M. de Matos; Hutchings, Pat A.; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2015). Polycirridae (Annelida, Terebelliformia) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 437-483., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.17
page(s): 475-477, figs. 1D-E, 5B-F, 22A-J [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Holotype NTM W.23159, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
Paratype AM W.44612, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to shallow water. [details]

Distribution Australia: Lizard Island region (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet oculeus is a Latin adjective meaning 'full of eyes', and refers to the presence of numerous eyes in the species, with one pair of red eyespots being visible near the tip of all tentacles in live material.  [details]

Habitat Coral rubble, at shallow water.  [details]

Type locality Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island, off SW Palfrey Island (14º41'39.408''S, 145º26'29.724''E).  [details]