Polychaeta name details
original description
Capa, Maria; Murray, Anna. (2015). A taxonomic guide to the fanworms (Sabellidae, Annelida) of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, including new species and new records. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 98-167., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.8 page(s): 128, Fig. 12 [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype AM W.36495, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Authors: Megalomma jubata species group name "derived from the Latin word “iuba”, alluding to the characteristic rounded crest herein referred to as a caruncle, located dorsally to the mouth, between the dorsal lips." [details]
Spelling As Megalomma is a neuter genus, 'jubata' is incorrect and should have been 'jubatum'. Gil & Nishi (2017) corrected the species-group name. [details]
Type locality MacGillivray Reef, off Lizard Island, Australia, -14.6569, 145.4947 (14 39' 25" S, 145 29′ 41′′ E), coarse coral rubble, 2 m [details]
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