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Boccardia limnicola Blake & Woodwick, 1976
327247 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:327247)
unaccepted (superseded original combination)
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Blake, J.A.; Woodwick, K.H. (1976). A new species of <i>Boccardia</i> (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from two freshwater lakes in southeastern Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 30(7): 123-128., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.30.1976.397
page(s): 123-125, figs. 1-13, table 1 [details]
page(s): 123-125, figs. 1-13, table 1 [details]
Holotype AM W.7033, geounit Australia
, Note Lake Bong Bong (also named Lake Mombeong, Lake...
Holotype AM W.7033, geounit Australia [details]
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Type locality Lake Bong Bong (also named Lake Mombeong, Lake Moniebong, or Lake Bung Bung), near Glenelg River Estuary, Nelson, Victoria, Australia (gazetteer estimate -38.131º, 141.178º), 0.5 m depth, in sand, freshwater. [details]
Depth range 0.5-3 m.
Distribution Australia (Victoria): Lake Bong Bong (= Lake Mombeong) and Lake Barracoota.
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet limnicola means 'lake inhabitant ' and is composed by the Greek noun limni, meaning...
Depth range 0.5-3 m. [details]
Distribution Australia (Victoria): Lake Bong Bong (= Lake Mombeong) and Lake Barracoota.
Distribution Australia (Victoria): Lake Bong Bong (= Lake Mombeong) and Lake Barracoota. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet limnicola means 'lake inhabitant ' and is composed by the Greek noun limni, meaning...
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet limnicola means 'lake inhabitant ' and is composed by the Greek noun limni, meaning 'lake', followed by the Latin suffix -cola, meaning 'inhabitant' or 'one who inhabits', and presumably refers to the habitat of the species, in freshwater lakes. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Boccardia limnicola Blake & Woodwick, 1976. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=327247 on 2024-04-19
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Blake, J.A.; Woodwick, K.H. (1976). A new species of <i>Boccardia</i> (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from two freshwater lakes in southeastern Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 30(7): 123-128., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.30.1976.397
page(s): 123-125, figs. 1-13, table 1 [details]
new combination reference Blake, James A.; Kudenov, Jerry D. (1978). The Spionidae (Polychaeta) from Southeastern Australia and adjacent areas with a revision of the genera. <em>Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria.</em> 39: 171-280., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39441579
page(s): 265, 266-267; note: as Boccardiella limnicola [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 123-125, figs. 1-13, table 1 [details]
new combination reference Blake, James A.; Kudenov, Jerry D. (1978). The Spionidae (Polychaeta) from Southeastern Australia and adjacent areas with a revision of the genera. <em>Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria.</em> 39: 171-280., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39441579
page(s): 265, 266-267; note: as Boccardiella limnicola [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W.7033, geounit Australia [details]
Nontype Private, geounit Australia [details]
Paratype AM W.7034, geounit Australia [details]
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Depth range 0.5-3 m. [details]Distribution Australia (Victoria): Lake Bong Bong (= Lake Mombeong) and Lake Barracoota. [details]
Etymology Not stated. The specific epithet limnicola means 'lake inhabitant ' and is composed by the Greek noun limni, meaning 'lake', followed by the Latin suffix -cola, meaning 'inhabitant' or 'one who inhabits', and presumably refers to the habitat of the species, in freshwater lakes. [details]
Habitat In freshwater lakes with a maximum salinity of 0.30-0.36‰, in sand and coarse sand covered with detritus, at shallow water(0.5-3 m). [details]
Type locality Lake Bong Bong (also named Lake Mombeong, Lake Moniebong, or Lake Bung Bung), near Glenelg River Estuary, Nelson, Victoria, Australia (gazetteer estimate -38.131º, 141.178º), 0.5 m depth, in sand, freshwater. [details]
