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Polychaeta taxon detailsXenosyllis moloch San Martín, Hutchings & Aguado, 2008
760017 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:760017)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
San Martín, G.; Hutchings, P.A.; Aguado, M.T. 2008. Syllinae (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Australia. Part 1. Genera <i>Branchiosyllis</i>, <i>Eurysyllis</i>, <i>Karroonsyllis</i>, <i>Parasphaerosyllis</i>, <i>Plakosyllis</i>, <i>Rhopalosyllis</i>, <i>Tetrapalpia</i> n.gen., and <i>Xenosyllis</i>. Records of the Australian Museum 60: 119-160
page(s): 153-154, figs. 24E-F, 28A-D, 29A-F, 30A-D [details]
Holotype AM W30159, geounit Tasman Sea
Holotype AM W30159, geounit Tasman Sea [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Tasman Sea, Taupo Seamount (33º16'51"S, 156º09'09"E). [details]
Depth range 244 m.
Depth range 244 m. [details] Distribution Tasman Sea.
Distribution Tasman Sea. [details] Etymology The species is named after the generic name of an Australian lizard, the Thorny Devil, Moloch horridus Gray, 1841, because...
Etymology The species is named after the generic name of an Australian lizard, the Thorny Devil, Moloch horridus Gray, 1841, because of the superficial appearance to that species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Xenosyllis moloch San Martín, Hutchings & Aguado, 2008. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=760017 on 2024-04-18
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San Martín, G.; Hutchings, P.A.; Aguado, M.T. 2008. Syllinae (Polychaeta: Syllidae) from Australia. Part 1. Genera <i>Branchiosyllis</i>, <i>Eurysyllis</i>, <i>Karroonsyllis</i>, <i>Parasphaerosyllis</i>, <i>Plakosyllis</i>, <i>Rhopalosyllis</i>, <i>Tetrapalpia</i> n.gen., and <i>Xenosyllis</i>. Records of the Australian Museum 60: 119-160
page(s): 153-154, figs. 24E-F, 28A-D, 29A-F, 30A-D [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W30159, geounit Tasman Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 244 m. [details]Distribution Tasman Sea. [details] Etymology The species is named after the generic name of an Australian lizard, the Thorny Devil, Moloch horridus Gray, 1841, because of the superficial appearance to that species. [details] Type locality Tasman Sea, Taupo Seamount (33º16'51"S, 156º09'09"E). [details] |