WoRMS name details
Megalomma inflata Capa & Murray, 2009
578925 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:578925)
unaccepted (superseded original combination, gender original misspelling)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Capa, M.; Murray, A. (2009). Review of the genus <i>Megalomma</i> (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) in Australia with description of three new species, new records and notes on certain features with phylogenetic implications. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 61(2): 201-224., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.61.2009.1529 [details]
Holotype AM W35503, verbatimGeounit Southeast of Bate...
, Note Southeast of Bate Bay, S. of Sydney, New South...
Holotype AM W35503, verbatimGeounit Southeast of Bate Ba... [details]
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Type locality Southeast of Bate Bay, S. of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 34° 04' S 151° 13' E (-34.0666° 151.2166°), 45–50 m. [details]
Etymology The name relates to the conspicuously inflated peristomium, a unique feature amongst Megalomma species.
Etymology The name relates to the conspicuously inflated peristomium, a unique feature amongst Megalomma species. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Megalomma inflata Capa & Murray, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578925 on 2024-04-18
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original description
Capa, M.; Murray, A. (2009). Review of the genus <i>Megalomma</i> (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) in Australia with description of three new species, new records and notes on certain features with phylogenetic implications. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 61(2): 201-224., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.61.2009.1529 [details]
source of synonymy Gil, João; Nishi, Eijiroh. (2017). Nomenclatural checklist for <i>Acromegalomma</i> species (Annelida, Sabellidae), a <i>nomen novum</i> replacement for the junior homonym <i>Megalomma</i> Johansson, 1926. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 677: 131-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.677.12030
page(s): 138; note: recombination and correction for gender misspellling [details] Available for editors
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source of synonymy Gil, João; Nishi, Eijiroh. (2017). Nomenclatural checklist for <i>Acromegalomma</i> species (Annelida, Sabellidae), a <i>nomen novum</i> replacement for the junior homonym <i>Megalomma</i> Johansson, 1926. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 677: 131-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.677.12030
page(s): 138; note: recombination and correction for gender misspellling [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W35503, verbatimGeounit Southeast of Bate Ba... [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The name relates to the conspicuously inflated peristomium, a unique feature amongst Megalomma species. [details]Spelling The name 'inflata' is an original misspelling as Megalomma is neuter. The correct ending would have been 'inflatum'. [details]
Type locality Southeast of Bate Bay, S. of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 34° 04' S 151° 13' E (-34.0666° 151.2166°), 45–50 m. [details]
