WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Hartman, Olga. (1963). <i>Reteterebella queenslandia</i>, a new genus and species of polychaetous annelid from Queensland, Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 25(16): 355-358., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.25.1963.668 page(s): 355-357; Pl. 1; Fig.1-3. [details] Available for editors [request]
Other
Holotype AM W3755, geounit Heron Island [details]
Nontype AM W12421, geounit Coral Sea [details]
Nontype AM W200132, geounit Lizard Island (Southern Ocean) [details]
Nontype AM W843, geounit Port Denison [details]
Nontype BMNH ZB. 1970.789, geounit Solomon Islands part of the Coral Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Habitat Occurs on dandier parts of reef flat, usually under dead coral bounders also from 8 m at Lizard Island on fringing reef, in all cases animal deeply embedded in the reef, living in a soft, flimsy tube made of silt particles. Presence of worm indicated by long white tentacles extended for 1-2 m from animal; tentacles only partially retractile. Species may be locally abundant. [details]
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