WoRMS taxon details
original description
San Martín, G. (2002). A new genus and species of Syllidae (Polychaeta) from Australia dorsally brooding eggs by means of compound notochaetae, with comments on external brooding in the family. <i>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington</i>. 115(2): 333-340., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35518696#page/343/mode/1up page(s): 336-338, figs. 1-3 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W27399, geounit Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 5-15 m. [details]
Distribution Australia: New South Wales. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet bulgannabooyanga is composed by the combination of two Australian aboriginal words, 'booyanga', meaning 'egg', and 'bulganna', meaning 'plenty', referring to the brooding of eggs by the females. [details]
Habitat Among algae, sponges, bryozoans and hydrozoans, on rocky substrates. [details]
Type locality Australia, New South Wales (marine), Broken Bay, Barrenjoey Head (33º35'S, 151º20'E). [details]
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