WoRMS taxon details
Polycirrus cruciformis Nogueira, Hutchings & Carrerette, 2015
867803 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:867803)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Nogueira, Joao M. de Matos; Hutchings, Pat A.; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2015). Polycirridae (Annelida, Terebelliformia) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 437-483., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.17
page(s): 467-470, figs. 1B-C, 18-19 [details]
page(s): 467-470, figs. 1B-C, 18-19 [details]
Holotype AM W.47663, geounit Great Barrier Reef
, Note Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef,...
Holotype AM W.47663, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
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Type locality Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island, MacGillivray Reef (14º39'23''S, 145º29'31''E). [details]
Depth range 4-12 m.
Distribution Australia: Lizard Island and Yonge Reef (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland).
Etymology The specific epithet cruciformis is composed by the Latin noun crucis, genitive of crux and meaning 'cross', and the Latin...
Depth range 4-12 m. [details]
Distribution Australia: Lizard Island and Yonge Reef (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland).
Distribution Australia: Lizard Island and Yonge Reef (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet cruciformis is composed by the Latin noun crucis, genitive of crux and meaning 'cross', and the Latin...
Etymology The specific epithet cruciformis is composed by the Latin noun crucis, genitive of crux and meaning 'cross', and the Latin noun formis, plural of forma and meaning 'shape' or 'form', and refers to the shape of the tips of the long buccal tentacles, with a subdistal cylindrical inflation and a blunt tip, resembling a cross. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Polycirrus cruciformis Nogueira, Hutchings & Carrerette, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867803 on 2024-04-24
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Nogueira, Joao M. de Matos; Hutchings, Pat A.; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2015). Polycirridae (Annelida, Terebelliformia) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 437-483., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.17
page(s): 467-470, figs. 1B-C, 18-19 [details]
page(s): 467-470, figs. 1B-C, 18-19 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W.47663, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
Paratype AM W.47664, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 4-12 m. [details]Distribution Australia: Lizard Island and Yonge Reef (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland). [details]
Etymology The specific epithet cruciformis is composed by the Latin noun crucis, genitive of crux and meaning 'cross', and the Latin noun formis, plural of forma and meaning 'shape' or 'form', and refers to the shape of the tips of the long buccal tentacles, with a subdistal cylindrical inflation and a blunt tip, resembling a cross. [details]
Habitat Amongst Halimeda beds, at subtidal depths. [details]
Type locality Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island, MacGillivray Reef (14º39'23''S, 145º29'31''E). [details]
