Polychaeta taxon details
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): 223-225, figs. 3A, 4A-E, 19D-F [details]
Holotype AM W.198881, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype AM W.198880, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype LACM AHF POLY 1447, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype NHMUK 1985.1, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype USNM 97572, geounit New South Wales [details]
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Depth range Intertidal. [details]
Distribution Australia: New South Wales (Minnie Water). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet minutum is a form of the Latin adjective minutus, meaning 'small' or 'little', and refers to the small size of the species. [details]
Habitat Underneath boulders and in rock crevices and pools; rock covered with Corallina. [details]
Holotype Deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney (AM W.198881). [details]
Reproduction One unspecified paratype is an ovigerous female. [details]
Type locality Minnie Water, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -29.783°, 153.3°). [details]
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