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Polychaeta taxon detailsClavisyllis yongei Watson, 2009
582530 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:582530)
accepted
Species
marine
recent only
Watson, C. (2009). A new species of <i>Clavisyllis</i> Knox, 1957 (Polychaeta: Syllidae): a genus with the unusual distribution of New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef, Northern Queensland, Australia. <em>The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory.</em> 25, 79-85., available online at http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=945046650393005;res=IELHSS
page(s): 80-83, 85, figs. 1-3 [details]
Holotype NTM W.022995, geounit Australia
Holotype NTM W.022995, geounit Australia [details] From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Yonge Reef, 14°36’S, 145°37’E (-14.6°, 145.6167°), coarse coral rubble, 30 m) [details]
Depth range 30 m.
Depth range 30 m. [details] Distribution Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef (Yonge Reef and Sykes Reef).
Distribution Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef (Yonge Reef and Sykes Reef). [details] Etymology "The species is named yongei after Charles Maurice Yonge, eminent marine biologist and leader of the Great Barrier Reef...
Etymology "The species is named yongei after Charles Maurice Yonge, eminent marine biologist and leader of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition of 1928-29. His name was given to Yonge Reef on the Outer Great Barrier Reef from where Clavisyllis yongei was discovered." (Watson, 2009). [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2025). World Polychaeta Database. Clavisyllis yongei Watson, 2009. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=582530 on 2026-03-02
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original description
Watson, C. (2009). A new species of <i>Clavisyllis</i> Knox, 1957 (Polychaeta: Syllidae): a genus with the unusual distribution of New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef, Northern Queensland, Australia. <em>The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory.</em> 25, 79-85., available online at http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=945046650393005;res=IELHSS
page(s): 80-83, 85, figs. 1-3 [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NTM W.022995, geounit Australia [details]
Nontype NTM W.023223, geounit Australia [details]
Paratype NTM W.022994, geounit Australia [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 30 m. [details]Distribution Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef (Yonge Reef and Sykes Reef). [details] Etymology "The species is named yongei after Charles Maurice Yonge, eminent marine biologist and leader of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition of 1928-29. His name was given to Yonge Reef on the Outer Great Barrier Reef from where Clavisyllis yongei was discovered." (Watson, 2009). [details] Habitat On coral rubble at 30 m depth. [details] Holotype Holotype (NTM W.22995) a complete specimen with 51 segments, 5.1 mm long, 1.5 mm wide. [details] Type locality Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Yonge Reef, 14°36’S, 145°37’E (-14.6°, 145.6167°), coarse coral rubble, 30 m) [details] |
