original description
Hutchings, Patricia A.; Glasby, Christopher J. (1988). The Amphitritinae (Polychaeta: Terebellidae) from Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 40(1): 1-60., available online at http://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.40.1988.150
page(s): 46, fig. 17b-e. [details] Available for editors
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Holotype AM W200682, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype AHF Poly 1475, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype AM W200683, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype BMNH ZB. 1986.93-95, geounit New South Wales [details]
Paratype USNM 99979, geounit New South Wales [details]
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Etymology The specific name turawa refers to the name of an Aboriginal tribe living on the coast just south of Sydney, the Turawal tribe. [details]
Habitat Occurs in deep water on the continental slope, living in dense colonies. A few of the tubes opened in the colony contained an ampharetid was present. It is very unusual to find these two families living in such close association. [details]
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