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Polychaeta taxon detailsMyxicola nana Capa & Murray, 2015
1298185 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1298185)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
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): 132, Fig. 14-15 [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype AM W.45485, MI QLD 2445, geounit Lizard...
Holotype AM W.45485, MI QLD 2445, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
Etymology authors: the "species epithet refers to the very small size of the specimen described, in comparison to other reported...
Etymology authors: the "species epithet refers to the very small size of the specimen described, in comparison to other reported members of this genus, and is derived from the Latin word “nanus” meaning dwarf" At about 4 mm the species is 1/10th to 1/100th the size of other Myxicola. [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Myxicola nana Capa & Murray, 2015. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1298185 on 2024-04-19
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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): 132, Fig. 14-15 [details] Available for editors [request]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W.45485, MI QLD 2445, geounit Lizard Island (Queensland) [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology authors: the "species epithet refers to the very small size of the specimen described, in comparison to other reported members of this genus, and is derived from the Latin word “nanus” meaning dwarf" At about 4 mm the species is 1/10th to 1/100th the size of other Myxicola. [details]Type locality North of North Point, Lizard Island, Australia, station MI QLD 2445, -14.6433, 145.4525 (14 38' 36" S,145 27' 09" E), 25 m [details] Type material Only known from the holotype specimen. There are no other specimens [details] |