Polychaeta 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): 711, figures 1C; 2A−I; note: Day Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype NTM W.25390, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
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Etymology Paleanotus inornatus is named for the "‘unadorned’ median paleae group possessing only a faint ‘broken line’ type of sculpture, lacking raised and ornamented ribs" In Latin 'inornatus' unadorned is a masculine-suffixed adjective, and Watson uses other masculine adjectives for Paleanotus species. [details]
Type locality Day Reef, North of Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, -14.4722, 145.5235 (14º28.33’S, 145º31.41’E) [details]
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