Polychaeta name details
original description
Knox, G. A. and Cameron, D. B. 1971. Port Phillip Bay Survey 1957-1963, Victoria, Australia. Part 2(4) Polychaeta. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, 32: 21-42., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39191497 page(s): 25-27, figs. 11-14 [details]
source of synonymy
San Martín, G.; Hutchings Pat, A.; Aguado, M.T. 2008. Syllinae (Polychaeta, Syllidae) from Australia. Part. 2. Genera <i>Inermosyllis</i>, <i>Megasyllis</i> n. gen., <i>Opisthosyllis</i>, and <i>Trypanosyllis</i>. Zootaxa 1840: 1-53 page(s): 6 [details]
Holotype NMV F 41739, geounit Port Phillip Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 2.7-15 m. [details]
Distribution Australia: Victoria. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet brevicirrata refers to the relatively short dorsal cirri of the species. [details]
Habitat Silty clay to sand, on shallow water. [details]
Type locality Australia: Port Phillip Bay (Victoria), mouth of Werribee River (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated using annexed map to be approximately lat. -37.9766º, long. 144.6892º). [details]
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