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Polychaeta taxon detailsThelepus australiensis Hutchings & Smith, 1997
332555 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:332555)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Hutchings, Patricia A.; Smith, Ralph I. (1997). Descriptions of new species and comments on previously described species of terebellid polychaetes from New Zealand and Australia. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 60(2): 324-349., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1997/00000060/00000002/art00014
page(s): 329-333, figs. 3, 4a-e [details] Available for editors  [request]
Holotype AM W.22559, geounit South Australia
Holotype AM W.22559, geounit South Australia [details] type locality contained in South Australia (state) [details]
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Type locality Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia (35°33'S, 138°38'E; -35.55°, 138.63°). [details]
Type material Holotype (AM W.22559) and two paratypes (AM W.198777) deposited at the Australia Museum, Sydney, Australia. One paratype (USNM 170023) deposited at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., USA. [details]
Depth range Intertidal to 5 m.
Depth range Intertidal to 5 m. [details] Distribution Australia: South Australia; Western Australia.
Distribution Australia: South Australia; Western Australia. [details] Etymology "The specific name refers to the Australian distribution of the species" (Hutchings & Smith, 1997: 332).
Etymology "The specific name refers to the Australian distribution of the species" (Hutchings & Smith, 1997: 332). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Thelepus australiensis Hutchings & Smith, 1997. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=332555 on 2026-05-07
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original description
Hutchings, Patricia A.; Smith, Ralph I. (1997). Descriptions of new species and comments on previously described species of terebellid polychaetes from New Zealand and Australia. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 60(2): 324-349., available online at http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/umrsmas/bullmar/1997/00000060/00000002/art00014
page(s): 329-333, figs. 3, 4a-e [details] Available for editors [request] Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W.22559, geounit South Australia [details]
Paratype AM W.198777, geounit South Australia [details]
Paratype USNM 170023, geounit South Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range Intertidal to 5 m. [details]Distribution Australia: South Australia; Western Australia. [details] Etymology "The specific name refers to the Australian distribution of the species" (Hutchings & Smith, 1997: 332). [details] Habitat Under stones, among algae, including calcareous algae in reefal areas, at intertidal to subtidal depths. [details] Type locality Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia (35°33'S, 138°38'E; -35.55°, 138.63°). [details] Type material Holotype (AM W.22559) and two paratypes (AM W.198777) deposited at the Australia Museum, Sydney, Australia. One paratype (USNM 170023) deposited at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., USA. [details] |
