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Polychaeta taxon details

Polycirrus minutus Nogueira, Hutchings & Carrerette, 2015

867799  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:867799)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Nogueira, Joao M. de Matos; Hutchings, Pat A.; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2015). Polycirridae (Annelida, Terebelliformia) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 437-483., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.17
page(s): 450-453, figs. 6A-L, 7A-J [details]   
Holotype  AM W.47640, geounit Great Barrier Reef  
Holotype AM W.47640, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
Note Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island, MacGillivray Reef (14º39'23''S, 145º29'03''E).  [details]
Depth range 7-22 m.   
Depth range 7-22 m.  [details]

Distribution Australia: Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland). Known only from the type locality.   
Distribution Australia: Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland). Known only from the type locality.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet minutus is a Latin adjective meaning 'small' or 'little', and refers to the small size of the species.   
Etymology The specific epithet minutus is a Latin adjective meaning 'small' or 'little', and refers to the small size of the species.  [details]
Read, G.; Fauchald, K. (Ed.) (2024). World Polychaeta Database. Polycirrus minutus Nogueira, Hutchings & Carrerette, 2015. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/polychaeta/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867799 on 2024-04-19
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original description Nogueira, Joao M. de Matos; Hutchings, Pat A.; Carrerette, Orlemir. (2015). Polycirridae (Annelida, Terebelliformia) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4019(1): 437-483., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4019.1.17
page(s): 450-453, figs. 6A-L, 7A-J [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype AM W.47640, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
Paratype AM W.47638, geounit Great Barrier Reef [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 7-22 m.  [details]

Distribution Australia: Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef, Queensland). Known only from the type locality.  [details]

Etymology The specific epithet minutus is a Latin adjective meaning 'small' or 'little', and refers to the small size of the species.  [details]

Habitat Coarse coral rubble and medium to fine sand.  [details]

Type locality Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef, Lizard Island, MacGillivray Reef (14º39'23''S, 145º29'03''E).  [details]