WoRMS taxon details
Acrocirrus aciculigerus Kudenov, 1976
326210 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:326210)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kudenov, J.D. (1976). Polychaeta from southeastern Australia 1. Acrocirridae Banse, 1969, from Victoria and New South Wales. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 30(9): 137-149., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.30.1976.395#sthash.tJg83EGt.93T4ZqcW.dpuf
page(s): 138-139, figs. 1-2 [details]
page(s): 138-139, figs. 1-2 [details]
Holotype AM W.4908, geounit New South Wales
, Note Long Reef, Collaroy, Sydney, New South Wales,...
Holotype AM W.4908, geounit New South Wales [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Long Reef, Collaroy, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -33.738º, 151.313º). [details]
Depth range Mid-tide level.
Distribution Australia: Long Reef, Collaroy (Sydney, New South Wales).
Etymology The specific epithet aciculigerus means 'bearing aciculae', and is composed by the Latin prefix acicul-, from the Latin...
Depth range Mid-tide level. [details]
Distribution Australia: Long Reef, Collaroy (Sydney, New South Wales).
Distribution Australia: Long Reef, Collaroy (Sydney, New South Wales). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet aciculigerus means 'bearing aciculae', and is composed by the Latin prefix acicul-, from the Latin...
Etymology The specific epithet aciculigerus means 'bearing aciculae', and is composed by the Latin prefix acicul-, from the Latin noun acicula and meaning 'needle' or 'small pin', and the suffix gerus, from the Latin verb gero and meaning 'to bear' or 'to carry', and seems to refer to the three to six acicula per parapodium the species presents on segment 14. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2023). World Polychaeta Database. Acrocirrus aciculigerus Kudenov, 1976. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=326210 on 2023-12-09
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Kudenov, J.D. (1976). Polychaeta from southeastern Australia 1. Acrocirridae Banse, 1969, from Victoria and New South Wales. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 30(9): 137-149., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.30.1976.395#sthash.tJg83EGt.93T4ZqcW.dpuf
page(s): 138-139, figs. 1-2 [details]
page(s): 138-139, figs. 1-2 [details]





Holotype AM W.4908, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype AM W.4907, geounit New South Wales [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Mid-tide level. [details]Distribution Australia: Long Reef, Collaroy (Sydney, New South Wales). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet aciculigerus means 'bearing aciculae', and is composed by the Latin prefix acicul-, from the Latin noun acicula and meaning 'needle' or 'small pin', and the suffix gerus, from the Latin verb gero and meaning 'to bear' or 'to carry', and seems to refer to the three to six acicula per parapodium the species presents on segment 14. [details]
Habitat In sand under stones, at mid-tide level. [details]
Type locality Long Reef, Collaroy, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (gazetteer estimate -33.738º, 151.313º). [details]