WoRMS name details
original description
Hartmann-Schröder, Gesa. (1979). Die Polychaeten der tropischen Nordwestküste Australiens (zwischen Derby im Norden und Port Hedland im Süden). Teil 2. IN: Hartmann-Schröder, G. and Gerd Hartmann. Zur Kenntnis des Eulitorals der australischen Küsten unter besonder Berücksichtigung der Polychaeten und Ostracoden. (Teil 2 und Teil 3). <em>Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen zoologischen Museum und Institut.</em> 76: 77-218. page(s): 131-132, figs. 276-282 [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy
Eibye-Jacobsen, Danny. (2002). The Orbiniidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of the BIOSHELF Project, Andaman Sea, Thailand. <em>Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication.</em> 24: 77-99. page(s): 89-91, fig. 8A-D [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype ZMH P-15523, geounit Australia [details]
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Depth range Eulittoral. [details]
Distribution Australia: Western Australia (Port Hedland). [details]
Etymology The subspecific epithet australiensis refers to the type locality of the subspecies, Australia. [details]
Habitat Amongst vegetation with sand and detritus, in shallow water. [details]
Specimen Holotype deposited at the Zoologische Museum, Hamburg, Germany (ZMH P-15523). [details]
Type locality Australia, Western Australia, Port Hedland, abrasion terrace (reef) near Highway Motel, now Hospitality Inn (geocoordinates not provided, estimated to be approximately lat. -20.3074º, long. 118.6059º). [details]
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