WoRMS taxon details
original description
Watson, Charlotte. (2015). Seven new species of <em>Paleanotus</em> (Annelida: Chrysopetalidae) described from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, and coral reefs of northern Australia and the Indo-Pacific: two cryptic species pairs revealed between western Pacific Ocean and the eastern Indian Ocean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 707-732., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.24 page(s): 720, figures 1F; 5A-K; note: Outer Ningaloo Reef [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NTM W.23654, geounit Western Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Paleanotus latifolia is named "from a Latin compound noun, meaning ‘broad leaf’. It refers particularly
to the shape of the distal end of the main paleae." Thus the species name is a noun in apposition and unchanging. [details]
Type locality Outer Ningaloo Reef, Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia, -22.6555°, 113.6167 (22º39.33’S, 113º37.00’E), no depth stated [details]
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