WoRMS taxon details
original description
Hutchings, Pat A.; Nogueira, Joao M. de Matos.; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2015). Telothelepodidae, Thelepodidae and Trichobranchidae (Annelida, Terebelliformia) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 240-274., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.12 page(s): 251-252, figs. 6-7 [details] Available for editors [request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype AM W.47509, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 3-15 m. [details]
Distribution Australia: Martin Reef (Lizard Island region, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland). Known only from the type locality. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet aserrula is composed by the prefix a-, meaning 'not' or 'without', and the Latin noun serrula, designating 'a toothed keel' or a 'little saw', and refers to the lack of serrated chaetae characteristic of the species. [details]
Habitat Coarse coral rubble from back reef, protected from SE trades, at subtidal depths. [details]
Type locality Martin Reef, back reef, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia (-14.7561°, 145.3628°). [details]
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