Polychaeta taxon details
original description
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 [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]
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