Polychaeta name details
original description
Haswell, William A. (1886). Observation on some Australian Polychaeta. Part I. [ section headings: I. Syllidae. II. Staurocephalus. III. Eulalia. IV. Psamathe. IV. Siphonostoma. V. Halla.]. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 10(4): 733-756, plates L-LV., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6598060 page(s): 734-739, plate L figs. 1-3, plate LV fig. 5 [details]
source of synonymy
Knox, George A. (1960). Biological Results of the Chatham Islands 1954 Expedition. Part 3. Polychaeta errantia. <em>New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Bulletin.</em> 139(3): 77-143., available online at https://archive.org/details/nzoimemoir00061960 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Littoral down to 15 fathoms (27.5 m). [details]
Distribution Port Jackson (New South Wales), Australia. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet corruscans refers probably to the bright colours of live specimens. [details]
Taxonomy Moved to another genus. [details]
Type locality Australia, New South Wales, Port Jackson (geocoordinates not provided but estimated with gazetteer to be approximately lat. -33.853º, long. 151.254º). [details]
Type material Not known to exist, probably lost or never retained. [details]
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