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Polychaeta taxon details

Spirobranchus zelandicus Pillai, 2009

557287  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:557287)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Pillai, T. G. (2009). Descriptions of new serpulid polychaetes from the Kimberleys of Australia and discussion of Australian and Indo-West Pacific species of Spirobranchus and superficially similar taxa. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 61(2): 93-199., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Pillai-2009-Rec-Aust-Mus-612-93199/
page(s): 186-188, fig. 62A-F [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  BM NHM ANEA 2009.20, geounit North Island  
Holotype BM NHM ANEA 2009.20, geounit North Island [details]
Note off North Island coast, near Kapiti Island,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality off North Island coast, near Kapiti Island, New Zealand, Discovery Station 941, -40.8567°, 174.8033°(40°51.4'S 174°48.2'E to 40°55.8'S 174°46.7'E), 128 m [details]
Type material holotype, NHM ANEA 2009.20, paratype, NHM ANEA 2009.21 [details]
Etymology author: "Named after its type locality, New Zealand". Pillai evidently preferred the spelling of 'zelandicus' without the...  
Etymology author: "Named after its type locality, New Zealand". Pillai evidently preferred the spelling of 'zelandicus' without the 'a' to 'zealandicus', and it is a common spelling variant.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Spirobranchus zelandicus Pillai, 2009. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=557287 on 2024-03-28
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original description Pillai, T. G. (2009). Descriptions of new serpulid polychaetes from the Kimberleys of Australia and discussion of Australian and Indo-West Pacific species of Spirobranchus and superficially similar taxa. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 61(2): 93-199., available online at http://australianmuseum.net.au/journal/Pillai-2009-Rec-Aust-Mus-612-93199/
page(s): 186-188, fig. 62A-F [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

taxonomy source Monro, C.C.A. (1936). Polychaete worms II. <em>Discovery Reports, Cambridge.</em> 12: 59-197., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5606907
page(s): 192; note: same specimens initial record as Spirobranchus latiscapus Marenzeller [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype BM NHM ANEA 2009.20, geounit North Island [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology author: "Named after its type locality, New Zealand". Pillai evidently preferred the spelling of 'zelandicus' without the 'a' to 'zealandicus', and it is a common spelling variant.  [details]

Type locality off North Island coast, near Kapiti Island, New Zealand, Discovery Station 941, -40.8567°, 174.8033°(40°51.4'S 174°48.2'E to 40°55.8'S 174°46.7'E), 128 m [details]

Type material holotype, NHM ANEA 2009.20, paratype, NHM ANEA 2009.21 [details]