WoRMS taxon details

Notomastus (Clistomastus) torquatus Hutchings & Rainer, 1979

329996  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:329996)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hutchings, P.; Rainer, S. (1979). The polychaete fauna of Careel Bay, Pittwater, New South Wales, Australia. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 13(6): 745-796., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222937900770561
page(s): 779-782, fig. 8A-B [details]   
Holotype  AM W8402, geounit Careel Bay  
Holotype AM W8402, geounit Careel Bay [details]
Note Australia, New South Wales, Pittwater, Careel...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, New South Wales, Pittwater, Careel Bay (33º37'S, 151º20'E; provided geocoordinates slightly displaced, corrected here to approximately lat. -33.617º, long. 151.323º).  [details]
Depth range Not stated. Probably shallow water.   
Depth range Not stated. Probably shallow water.  [details]

Distribution Australia: New South Wales (Merimbula, Tuross R., Clyde R., Port Hacking, Georges R., Botany Bay, Pittwater, Brisbane...  
Distribution Australia: New South Wales (Merimbula, Tuross R., Clyde R., Port Hacking, Georges R., Botany Bay, Pittwater, Brisbane Waters, Burwood Bch., Hunter R., Wallis L.); Queensland (Moreton Bay, Fraser Is., Gladstone); Victoria (Western Port).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet torquatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'adorned with a neck chain' or 'adorned with a collar', and...  
Etymology The specific epithet torquatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'adorned with a neck chain' or 'adorned with a collar', and refers to the girdled appearance of the branchial chaetigers.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Notomastus (Clistomastus) torquatus Hutchings & Rainer, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=329996 on 2024-03-29
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2008-03-17 10:44:16Z
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original description Hutchings, P.; Rainer, S. (1979). The polychaete fauna of Careel Bay, Pittwater, New South Wales, Australia. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 13(6): 745-796., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222937900770561
page(s): 779-782, fig. 8A-B [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype AM W8402, geounit Careel Bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Not stated. Probably shallow water.  [details]

Distribution Australia: New South Wales (Merimbula, Tuross R., Clyde R., Port Hacking, Georges R., Botany Bay, Pittwater, Brisbane Waters, Burwood Bch., Hunter R., Wallis L.); Queensland (Moreton Bay, Fraser Is., Gladstone); Victoria (Western Port).  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet torquatus is a Latin adjective meaning 'adorned with a neck chain' or 'adorned with a collar', and refers to the girdled appearance of the branchial chaetigers.  [details]

Habitat Posidonia beds. [details]

Specimen Holotype deposited at the Australian Museum, Sydney (AM W10849).  [details]

Type locality Australia, New South Wales, Pittwater, Careel Bay (33º37'S, 151º20'E; provided geocoordinates slightly displaced, corrected here to approximately lat. -33.617º, long. 151.323º).  [details]