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Polychaeta taxon details

Thelepus paiderotos Hutchings, Nogueira & Carrerette, 2015

867794  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:867794)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hutchings, Pat A.; Nogueira, Joao M. de Matos.; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2015). Telothelepodidae, Thelepodidae and Trichobranchidae (Annelida, Terebelliformia) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 240-274., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.12
page(s): 255-258, figs. 1D-F, 8-11 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  AM W.44968, geounit Great Barrier Reef  
Holotype AM W.44968, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
Note Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef,...  
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Type locality Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island, Casuarina Beach, near water intake pipes (14º40'46''S, 145º26''49''E).  [details]
Depth range Intertidal to 10 m.   
Depth range Intertidal to 10 m.  [details]

Distribution Australia: Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland). Known only from the type locality.   
Distribution Australia: Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland). Known only from the type locality.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet paiderotos is the Greek word for rosy flowers, and refers to the pink tentacles often present in large...  
Etymology The specific epithet paiderotos is the Greek word for rosy flowers, and refers to the pink tentacles often present in large specimens of the species when alive, sometimes preserved after fixation.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Thelepus paiderotos Hutchings, Nogueira & Carrerette, 2015. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867794 on 2024-04-18
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original description Hutchings, Pat A.; Nogueira, Joao M. de Matos.; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2015). Telothelepodidae, Thelepodidae and Trichobranchidae (Annelida, Terebelliformia) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 240-274., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.12
page(s): 255-258, figs. 1D-F, 8-11 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype AM W.44968, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
Paratype AM W.44282, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
Paratype AM W.45452, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
Paratype AM W.47526, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 10 m.  [details]

Distribution Australia: Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland). Known only from the type locality.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet paiderotos is the Greek word for rosy flowers, and refers to the pink tentacles often present in large specimens of the species when alive, sometimes preserved after fixation.  [details]

Habitat Coral rubble, sponges and among green algae, intertidal to subtidal depths.  [details]

Type locality Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island, Casuarina Beach, near water intake pipes (14º40'46''S, 145º26''49''E).  [details]