Polychaeta taxon details
original description
Capa, María; Murray, Anna. (2015). Integrative taxonomy of Parasabella and Sabellomma (Sabellidae: Annelida) from Australia: description of new species, indication of cryptic diversity, and translocation of some species out of their natural distribution range. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 175(4): 764-811., available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zoj.12308/abstract page(s): 787; note: from Shellharbour, NSW, Australia [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy source
Tovar-Hernández, María Ana; ten Hove, Harry A.; Vinn, Olev; Zatoń, Michał; de León-González, Jesús Angel; García-Garza, María Elena. (2020). Fan worms (Annelida: Sabellidae) from Indonesia collected by the Snellius II Expedition (1984) with descriptions of three new species and tube microstructure. <em>PeerJ.</em> 8 (e9692): 1-72., available online at https://peerj.com/articles/9692/# page(s): 42/72; note: record and brief description for NE coast of Sumba, Indonesia, at 50. Again recorded as "Parasabella crassichaetae complex" [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype AM W.47145, geounit New South Wales [details]
From editor or global species database
Editor's comment Authors headline their new species as "Parasabella crassichaetae sp. nov. complex", because of the range of their molecular data, and some morphological variation (shown in a table) but a holotype can only be the one species, thus Parasabella crassichaetae. It is not clear if molecular data is available for the holotype and paratype. If other material does not agree with the holotype, then it does not belong as part of the original description, but could be part of the discussion. The "complex" mentioned can only be at the subspecific or lower rank at this time. [details]
Etymology The species-group name, crassichaetae, "refers to the broad inferior thoracic chaetae, a distinct trait when compared with other Australian congeners." Not stated, but assumed derived from Latin stem 'crassi-' meaning thick or stout. [details]
Type locality ‘The Humps’, north-east of Bass Point, near Shellharbour NSW, Australia, -34.5931, 150.9061 (34 35′ 35" S, 150 54′ 22" E), from orange sponge, 22.4 m [details]
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